Very Short Answer- Class 10 – Social Science -Geography-Chapter 2 Forest and Wild Resources

Class-10- Very Short Answer-Geography-2- Forest and Wild Resources

Q1. Which species is on the verge of extinction ?

Ans : Cheetah, pink-headed duck, mountain quail, forest spotted owlet and plants like mahua and hubbardia  heptaneuron are on the verge of extinction.

Q2. Categorize the following as endemic or endangered species- Lion tailed macaque, Nicobar Pigeon.

Ans : (i) Lion tailed macaque – Endangered species.

(ii) Nicobar pigeon – Endemic species.

Q3. What are the greatest degrading factors in the view of foresters and environmentalists ?

Ans : The greatest degrading factors behind the depletion of forests in the view of foresters and environmentalists are grazing and wood – fuel collection.

Q4.Which factors have led to a decline in India’s biodiversity ?

Ans : Habitat destruction, hunting, poaching, over exploitation, environmental pollution, poisoning and forest fires are the factors that have led to a decline in India’s biodiversity.

Q5. What are the causes of environmental destruction ?

Ans : Unequal access, inequitable consumption of resources and differential sharing of responsibility for environmental well – being are the causes of environmental destruction.

Q6. How is the biological loss, the loss of cultural diversity ?

Ans : These losses have marginalized and impoverished many indigenous and other forest dependent communities, who directly depend on various components of the forest and wildlife for food, drink, medicine, cultural, spirituality, etc.