For CBSE Grade X Students

2. What is a
NATURAL RESOURCE ?
A natural resource is
a material that
comes from the
Earth and in its raw
or ‘natural’ state.
For example: Oil,
timber, water etc.

4. Importance of
forests :
i) Forests help to preserve
biodiversity.
ii) Forests are natural habitats of
plants and animals.
iii) Forests provide timber, wood, fuel,
medicines, fodder, etc.
iv) Forests help to maintain ecological
balance.
v) Forests help to control climate and
rainfall.
vi) Forests help to prevent soil erosion
and controls floods.
vii) Forests help to maintain the oxygen

5. Conservation of forests :-
i) Afforestation – planting of more trees.
ii) Preventing or reducing deforestation.
iii) Preventing over grazing by cattle.
iv) By setting up wildlife sanctuaries, national parks, biosphere reserves etc.
v) Undertaking social forestry programs like Van Mahotsav, Chipko
movement for planting and protecting trees on a large scale.

6. Wildlife :-
a) Importance of wildlife :-
i) Wildlife helps to preserve biodiversity.
ii) Wild life helps to maintain food chains and food web.
iii) We get useful products from wild life like food, medicines, leather,
bones, honey, lac etc.
b) Conservation of wildlife :-
i) Preserving the natural habitats of animals.
ii) Banning poaching of animals.
iii) Protecting endangered species of animals.
iv) Setting up of wildlife sanctuaries, national parks, biosphere
reserves etc.

7. (i) The people who live in or around forests are dependent on forest produce for
various aspects of their life.
(ii) The Forest Department of the Government which owns the land and controls the
resources from forests.
(iii) The industrialists – from those who use ‘tendu’ leaves to make bidis to the ones
with paper mills – who use various forest produce, but are not dependent on the
forests in any one area.
iv) The wild life and nature enthusiasts who want to conserve nature in its pristine
form.

8. One of the factor is
• Efficient use of
natural resources
of land, water,
forest, energy and
biological
resources.

9. Sustainabili
ty is a
multi-disciplinary
focus on
ensuring
the
compatibilit
y of
economic
growth,