The document discusses the natural resources of Sikkim, India. It describes forests as complex ecosystems composed of trees and shrubs that cover 81% of Sikkim's land. Minerals are described as non-renewable and forming the basis for basic industries and development. Specific minerals mentioned are coal, limestone, dolomite, and quartz. Agriculture is also discussed as fertile land that supports crops like wheat, maize, barley, cardamom, and potatoes, with Sikkim being a top producer of cardamom in India.

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2. 1. Natural Resources
2. Types of Natural Resources
3. Forest
4. Minerals
5. Types of Minerals
6. Images of Minerals found in Sikkim
7. Agriculture

3. Soil,Water,Plants,Air and Animals are Natural Resources.
Natural Resources
Renewable
Plants
Animals
Non-Renewable
Air
Soil
Minerals
Water

4. 1. FOREST
2. MINERALS
3. AGRICLUTURE

5.  It is a complex ecosystem composed of Trees and Shrubs
 It is also known as the storehouses of Plants , Mammals , Birds , insects and Reptiles
 81% of land is cover with forest in Sikkim

6.  They are valuable natural resources being finite and non-renewable
 It constitute raw materials for basic industries and are a major resources for
development
 Minerals are naturally formed and have a unique and specific chemical
composition
 They have a crystalline structure

7. 1. COAL
 It is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock occurs at rock strata
2. LIMESTONE
 It is a sedimentary rock composed primarily of calcium carbonate
 It commonly forms in clear, warm, shallow marine waters
3. DOLOMITE
 It is a calcium magnesium carbonate with a chemical composition of CaMg
4. QUARTZ
 It is a hard mineral consisting of silica, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and occurring
as colourless or white hexagonal prisms

8. Fig: Coal Fig: Quartz Fig: Dolomite Fig: Limestone

9.  Sikkim is blessed by a fertile land that largely supports agriculture.
 Chief crops grown in sikkim are wheat, maize, Barley, Cardamom, Potatoes, Tea, etc.
 Sikkim produces the highest amount of cardamom in India.