Resources and Development: Class 10 Geography Chapter 1 Hinglish mein
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Is chapter mein aap kya seekhenge
- Samjhao ki nature ki kisi cheez ko resource kya banata hai, aur resources ko origin, exhaustibility, ownership aur status of development ke hisaab se classify karo
- Resources ke laaparwah use se hone wali problems batao, aur sustainable development, 1992 Earth Summit aur Agenda 21 ko samjhao
- India mein resource planning ke teen stages batao aur dekho ki conservation ka idea kaise bada hua
- Land ko use ke hisaab se classify karo, net sown area aur gross cropped area nikaalo, aur samjho ki 1960–61 se 2019–20 ke beech India ka land use kaise badla
- Land degradation ke har cause ko un regions se jodo jahan woh hota hai, aur sahi remedy chuno
- Batao ki soil kaise banti hai, aur India ke chhe main soil types ke features, locations aur crops batao
- Sheet, gully aur wind erosion pehchaano, aur hills, plains aur deserts ke liye sahi soil conservation methods match karo
NCERT Social Science Class 10, Chapter 1, pp. 1–12 par based original companion text. Yeh NCERT se juda nahi hai aur NCERT ne ise endorse nahi kiya hai.
Fan on karo, bus se school jao, dal-chawal ki plate khao: har kaam mein kuch aisa use hota hai jo nature se shuru hua aur jise logon ne badla. Yeh chapter poochta hai ki nature ki kisi cheez ko resource kya banata hai, aur India apne resources ki planning aur protection kaise karta hai. Phir yeh do resources, land aur soil, ko dhyaan se dekhta hai, jo humare jeene ke tareeke ko itna zyada shape karte hain.
1.1 Resources aur unke types
Upper Assam ki hills ke neeche crude oil laakhon saal tak pada raha, aur kisi ke kaam ka nahi tha. Woh useful tab bana jab logon ne use drill karna, refine karna aur aise price par bechna seekha jo buyers de sakein.Assam ka Digboi 1901 se oil refine kar raha hai, isliye yeh India ki sabse purani chalti refinery hai. Tab tak woh bas rocks ka hissa tha.
To humare aas-paas ki koi cheez resource (संसाधन) tabhi kehlati hai jab woh teen tests pass kare. Use tak pahunchne aur use karne ki technology humare paas honi chahiye, uska use affordable hona chahiye, aur society ko uska use accept hona chahiye. Exam ki language mein, resource technologically accessible, economically feasible aur culturally acceptable hona chahiye. Ek bhi test fail hua to woh cheez bas ‘saamaan’ hi rehti hai.
Humare environment ki koi bhi cheez jo humari needs poori kar sake, bas shart yeh hai ki use use karne ki technology humare paas ho, uska use affordable ho aur humari culture use accept kare.
ExampleTamil Nadu ki tez seasonal hawaayein tab resource bani jab turbines unhe sasti electricity mein badalne lagi.
Cheezon ko resources banana nature, technology aur institutions ka teamwork hai: banks, laws, markets, government departments aur panchayats. Is team ke centre mein log hain. Hum technology invent karte hain, institutions banate hain aur kaam karte hain (Fig. 1.1). Isiliye resources sirf nature ke free gifts nahi hain. Insaan khud bhi ek resource hain, aur unki ginti aur skills tay karti hain ki baaki har resource se kitna milega.
4/4Ab family ke paas electricity hai: sunlight ek resource ban gayi hai.
Top left mein ek sun flat chhat wale Indian ghar par chamak raha hai. Step 1 sirf nature dikhata hai: khaali chhat par girti sunlight. Step 2 technology jodta hai: chhat par do solar panels, jin par sun ki rays pad rahi hain. Step 3 institutions jodta hai: right mein ek building jis par loan aur grid likha hai, jo ghar se ek power line se judi hai. Step 4 result dikhata hai: ghar ke andar jalta bulb aur label electricity, a resource.
Resources ko classify karne ke chaar tareeke
Ek hi resource ko chaar tarah se sort kar sakte hain, is par depend karta hai ki hum uske baare mein kya sawaal poochte hain (Fig. 1.2).
- Origin ke hisaab se: kya woh living hai? Biotic resources living world se aate hain: forests, crops, fish, livestock aur log. Abiotic resources non-living hote hain: rocks, metals, paani aur sunlight.
- Exhaustibility ke hisaab se: kya woh renew ho sakta hai? Renewable resources natural processes se wapas bhar jaate hain: sunlight, wind, behta paani, aur forests aur wildlife bhi, agar hum unka overuse na karein. Non-renewable resources banne mein laakhon saal lage, isliye ek baar khatam hua stock humare liye kho jaata hai: coal, petroleum, natural gas aur metal ores.
- Ownership ke hisaab se: iska maalik kaun hai? Individual resources kisi ek insaan ke hote hain, jaise kisaan ka khet ya private kuan. Community resources gaon ya town mein sabke share kiye hote hain: talaab, grazing ground, park, cremation ground. National resources desh ke hote hain, jaise uske forests, rivers, minerals aur coast ke saath ka sea. International resources kisi ek desh ki seema se bahar hote hain, jaise saare coasts se door deep ocean floor, aur unka use international bodies control karti hain.
- Status of development ke hisaab se: hum uske saath kahan tak pahunche hain? Potential resources ke baare mein pata hai ki woh kisi region mein hain, lekin abhi use nahi hote, jaise Gulf of Khambhat ki tez tides. Developed resources ka survey ho chuka hai, unki quality aur quantity naapi ja chuki hai, aur woh use mein hain, jaise Jharia field mein mine hone wala coal. Stock woh material hai jo humari needs poori kar sakta hai, lekin use use karne ki technology humare paas nahi hai, jaise nuclear fusion se energy. Reserves stock ka woh hissa hain jise hum abhi bhi use kar sakte hain lekin baad ke liye bacha kar rakhte hain, jaise garmi ke mahino ke liye dam ke peeche roka gaya paani.
1/5Har resource ko har row ke ek box mein rakha ja sakta hai.
Chaar labelled rows, classification ke har basis ke liye ek. Origin mein do boxes hain, biotic aur abiotic. Exhaustibility mein renewable aur non-renewable. Ownership mein individual, community, national aur international. Status of development mein potential, developed, stock aur reserves. Step 1 chaaron rows saath mein dikhata hai. Steps 2 se 5 har baar ek row ko bright karte hain aur baaki ko fade, is order mein: origin, exhaustibility, ownership aur development, aur caption us row ki har category ka ek example deta hai.
Do tarah ke renewable, do tarah ke non-renewable
Renewable: flow
- Hum kuch bhi karein, aate hi rehte hain
- Sunlight, wind, behta paani
Renewable: biological
- Tabhi renew hote hain jab hum utna kam lein jitna wapas ug jaaye
- Forests, fish aur wildlife
Non-renewable: recyclable
- Pighla kar dobara use ho sakte hain
- Iron, copper aur aluminium
Non-renewable: khatam hone wale
- Use karte hi khatam ho jaate hain
- Coal, petroleum aur natural gas
Tumhari textbook ka classification tree natural resources ko human resources se bhi alag karta hai. Human resources ko quantity (kitne log) aur quality (unki health, education aur skills) se judge kiya jaata hai. Log structures aur institutions bhi banate hain, jaise schools, hospitals, banks aur cooperatives, jo baaki har resource ko use karne mein madad karte hain.
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Answer (C) stock ka hissa
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- (A) iron ore
- (C) natural gas
- (E) coal
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Answer (B) Ise bade paimaane par use karne ki technology abhi ready nahi hai.
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1.2 Resources ka development
Sau saal pehle bahut kam log sochte the ki coal, forests ya groundwater kam pad sakte hain: lagta tha ki nature unhe free mein aur bina limit ke de rahi hai. Is soch se laaparwah use hua, aur laaparwah use ne teen badi problems khadi ki:
- Khatam hona: jab kuch users apni zaroorat se kahin zyada le lete hain, to stocks ghat jaate hain.
- Unequal sharing: jab resources kuch logon ke haath mein jama ho jaate hain, to society haves aur have-nots, yaani ameer aur gareeb, mein bant jaati hai.
- Ecological crises: bina soche-samjhe use se global warming, patli ozone layer, polluted hawa aur paani, aur degraded land aaye hain.
Isse do sabak milte hain. Pehla, resources ko barabari se share karna chahiye. Aisi duniya jismein kuch log aur desh zyada-tar resources khatam kar dein, na theek ho sakti hai na peaceful, aur uska future khatre mein hai. Doosra, unka use aise plan karna chahiye ki har tarah ki life, aaj bhi aur aage bhi, bach sake. Survival ke liye aisi planning sustainable development (सतत् पोषणीय विकास) ka hissa hai. Fig. 1.4 yeh idea groundwater ke example se dikhata hai.
Aisa development jo aaj ki needs poori kare, environment ko nuksaan pahunchaaye bina, aur aane wali generations ke liye apni needs poori karna mushkil banaye bina.
ExampleAisa gaon jo groundwater utni hi speed se pump kare jitni speed se monsoon use wapas bharta hai.
2/3Kai pumps baarish ke wapas bharne se kahin zyada paani nikaalte hain. Water table saal-dar-saal neeche girta hai.
Gaon ke khet ka cut-away view, left mein baarish ka baadal aur soil ke neeche groundwater ki layer. Step 1 mein ek pump hai aur baarish neeche ris rahi hai, aur water table water layer ke upar ke paas steady hai. Step 2 mein chaar pumps hain; water table kaafi neeche gir gaya hai kyunki pumping recharge se tez hai. Step 3 agli generation dikhata hai: water table neeche ke paas hai aur kuon ke pipes ab paani tak nahi pahunchte.
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Answer (B) Ek fishing village breeding season mein fishing rok deta hai taaki stocks wapas bhar jaayein.
Left mein koi item tap karo, phir right mein uska match.
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- Khatam hona : gaon ke kuein sookhna
- Unequal sharing : haves aur have-nots
- Ecological crisis : global warming
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Answer Sahi
1.3 Resource planning
Resource planning (संसाधन नियोजन) ka matlab hai pehle se tay karna ki resources ko samajhdaari se kaise use karein, aur India dikhata hai ki yeh kyun zaroori hai. Jharkhand ki coal belt se Rajasthan ke deserts aur Arunachal Pradesh ki baarish se bheegi hills tak jao, to resources poori tarah badal jaate hain (Table 1.3). Koi region ek resource mein ameer aur doosre mein gareeb ho sakta hai; bas kuch hi regions ke paas lagbhag sab kuch hota hai jo unhe chahiye, aur kuch mein koi zaroori cheez kam hoti hai.
| Region | Kis cheez ki bhaarmaar | Kis cheez ki kami |
|---|---|---|
| Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh aur Madhya Pradesh | minerals aur coal | – |
| Arunachal Pradesh | paani | infrastructure |
| Rajasthan | solar aur wind energy | paani |
| Ladakh (cold desert) | bharpoor cultural heritage | paani, infrastructure, kuch zaroori minerals |
Koi ek plan in sab regions mein fit nahi ho sakta. Isiliye India apne resources ki planning har level par karta hai: nation, har state, har region aur har locality ke liye.
1.3.1 India mein resource planning
Resource planning ek decision nahi, balki teen kaamon ki ek chain hai (Fig. 1.5):
- Har region ke resources ko pehchaano aur list karo: unka survey karo, map banao, aur andaaza lagao ki kitne hain aur kitne achhe hain.
- Development plans ko laagu karne ke liye sahi technology, trained logon aur institutions ke saath ek planning set-up banao.
- Har resource plan ko desh ke overall development plan mein fit karo.
3/3Har resource plan ko national development plan mein fit karo.
Teen boxes left se right chalte hain, arrows se jude hue. Step 1 pehla box roshan karta hai, ticks wala ek clipboard, jis par label hai survey: map, count and measure. Step 2 doosra box roshan karta hai, ek gear, jis par label hai set up: technology, skills and institutions. Step 3 teesra box roshan karta hai, ek document, jis par label hai match: national plan. Har step mein jin boxes tak abhi nahi pahunche, woh faded rehte hain.
India Independence ke thodi der baad shuru hue First Five Year Plan (1951–56) se in goals ke peeche laga hai. 2015 mein Planning Commission ki jagah NITI Aayog aaya, jo ab aisi planning par salah deta hai.
Chaabi ke bina khazane ka sandook kisi kaam ka nahi. Develop hone ke liye region ko resources chahiye, lekin unhe use karne ki technology aur unka use organise karne ke liye institutions bhi chahiye; inke bina ameer deposits gareeb gaon ke bagal mein pade reh sakte hain. Isi tarah India mein aise regions hain jo resources mein ameer hain lekin economically backward hain, aur aise regions bhi jinke paas kam resources hain lekin woh prosperous hain.
History bhi yahi sabak sikhaati hai. Nineteenth century mein Britain ki machines aur steamships ki wajah se woh India mein raw cotton sasta khareed paata, Lancashire ki mills mein use spin aur weave karta, aur kapda wapas Indians ko bechta. Colonies ko unke resources ke liye chaaha jaata tha, aur behtar technology ne colonisers ko unhe exploit karne aur raaj karne diya; India ne kai phases mein yeh jhela. India ke liye sabak: uske resources uske logon ke liye kya karte hain, yeh sirf is par depend nahi karta ki zameen mein kya pada hai. Yeh available technology, workers ki skills aur uski history ke experience par bhi depend karta hai.
1.3.2 Resources ka conservation
Resources ke bina development nahi ho sakta. Lekin din-raat chalta tube well, ya forest jo wapas ugne se tez kaata jaaye, logon, economies aur environment, sabko nuksaan pahunchata hai. Iska jawab hai conservation, jo ghar, gaon, desh aur poori duniya milkar karein. Global slogan banne se bahut pehle India aur bahar ke thinkers ne iski baat ki thi.
Har kisi ki need ke liye kaafi hai, lekin kisi ke bhi greed ke liye nahi.
Gandhiji ki nazar mein Earth ko khaali karne wali cheez need nahi, greed thi, aur unhe aisi technology par bharosa nahi tha jo logon aur nature ko exploit kare. Laakhon ki ginti mein saamaan banane wali badi factories (mass production) ki jagah woh production by the masses chahte the: kaam bahut saare logon mein bata ho, jaise har ghar mein chalta charkha.
Conservation ka idea kaise bada hua
- 1968
Club of Rome bana
Scientists, economists aur business leaders ke is group ne pehli baar international level par systematic tareeke se conservation ki maang uthaayi. Iski 1972 ki report The Limits to Growth ne warning di ki resources kam pad sakte hain.
- 1973
Small is Beautiful
E. F. Schumacher ki book ne chhote level ke, logon par focused production ke Gandhian ideas ko duniya bhar ke readers tak pahunchaaya. (Tumhari textbook iski date 1974 deti hai.)
- 1987
Brundtland Commission ki report
UN ke World Commission on Environment and Development ne Our Common Future book mein resources ko conserve karne ke tareeke ke roop mein sustainable development ka idea diya.
- 1992
Earth Summit, Rio de Janeiro
World leaders ne sustainable development ke liye Agenda 21 adopt kiya.
- 2015
Sustainable Development Goals
UN member countries 2030 tak poore karne ke liye 17 goals par sahmat hue.
- Technology, skills, institutions taiyaar karo
- National plans se match karo
- Resources ka survey karo aur naapo
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- Resources ka survey karo aur naapo
- Technology, skills, institutions taiyaar karo
- National plans se match karo
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Answer (A) Arunachal Pradesh
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Answer (C) Brundtland Commission
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Answer Galat
1.4 Land resources
Aaj tumne jo kuch kiya, ghar mein sone se lekar chawal khaane aur bus se school jaane tak, sab mein land use hui. Forests, wildlife, crops, factories, roads aur phone towers, sab ispar khade hain. Lagbhag har doosre resource ke ulat, iski maatra fixed hai: India aur land nahi bana sakta, bas yeh plan kar sakta hai ki jo hai use kaise use kare.
India ki relief dekho to chaar tarah ki land milti hai: mountains, plateaus, plains aur islands. Land area ka lagbhag 43 per cent plains, 30 per cent mountains aur 27 per cent plateaus hain (Fig. 1.6). Har ek humare liye alag kaam karta hai.
1/4Land area ka 43 % plains, 30 % mountains, 27 % plateaus.
Ek schematic landscape ka side view: left mein barf wale mountains, beech mein flat top wala plateau aur right mein river aur kheton wala neecha plain. Uske neeche ek bar isi order mein 30, 27 aur 43 per cent mein bati hai. Step 1 teeno dikhata hai. Step 2 mountains ko highlight karta hai aur unke uses jodta hai, perennial rivers aur tourism. Step 3 plateau ko minerals, fossil fuels aur forests ke saath highlight karta hai. Step 4 plains ko farming aur industry ke saath highlight karta hai.
1.4.1 Land utilisation
Government ke land records India ki land ko use ke hisaab se paanch groups mein baant-te hain. Yeh categories har land-use table ki language hain, isliye inhe achhe se seekh lo:
- Forests.
- Kheti ke liye available nahi land:
- barren aur waste land, jaise pathreeli ya desert land
- non-agricultural uses mein lagi land: ghar, roads, railways, factories
- Baaki uncultivated land (fallow ko chhodkar):
- permanent pastures aur grazing land
- miscellaneous tree crops aur groves wali land, jo net sown area mein nahi gini jaati
- culturable waste land: is par kheti ho sakti hai lekin yeh 5 se zyada agricultural years se bina kheti ke padi hai
- Fallow land:
- current fallow: ek agricultural year ya usse kam ke liye bina boye chhodi gayi
- current fallow ke alawa fallow: 1 se 5 agricultural years tak bina boye
- Net sown area: woh land jis par sach mein crops boyi aur kaati jaati hain.
Woh physical area jis par ek saal mein crops boyi aur kaati jaati hain; har tukda ek hi baar gina jaata hai, chahe us par kitni bhi crops ugein.
Net sown area plus woh area jo usi agricultural year mein ek se zyada baar boya gaya.
ExampleEk 2-hectare ka khet jo kharif mein paddy aur rabi mein wheat ugata hai, net sown area mein 2 ha jodta hai lekin gross cropped area mein 4 ha.
Gaon ka land record padhna
500 hectare wale ek gaon ke patwari ke record mein hai: forest 60 ha, ghar aur roads 40 ha, pathreeli barren land 25 ha, grazing ground 35 ha, mango groves 10 ha, culturable waste 20 ha, current fallow 30 ha, other fallow 15 ha aur net sown area 265 ha. Net sown area mein se 120 ha par rabi crop bhi ugti hai.
- (a) Gaon ka kitna percentage net sown area hai?
- (b) Gross cropped area nikaalo.
- (c) Kitni land kheti ke liye available nahi hai?
- (d) Kaunsi land par sabse aasaani se dobara kheti ho sakti hai?
Pehle khud try karo. Phir solution ek-ek step karke kholo.
1.4.2 India mein land use pattern
Land ka use do tarah ke factors par depend karta hai:
Land use kya tay karta hai
Physical factors
- relief (topography)
- climate
- soil type
Human factors
- population density
- technology
- culture aur traditions
India ka total geographical area lagbhag 3.28 million sq km hai, lekin land-use records isme se sirf lagbhag 93 per cent ko cover karte hain. Assam ke alawa zyada-tar north-eastern states ki reporting adhoori hai, aur Jammu and Kashmir ke jin areas par Pakistan aur China ka kabza hai, unka kabhi survey nahi hua. Isliye land-use tables mein shares reporting area ke per cent mein hote hain.
Fig. 1.7 1960–61 aur 2019–20 mein har category ke shares ko compare karta hai. Do baatein saaf dikhti hain. Net sown area saath saal se 45 per cent ke aas-paas hi raha hai. Forests bade hain, lekin sirf reporting area ke lagbhag 18 se lagbhag 23 per cent tak.
2/32019–20 tak forests 23.41 % aur non-farm uses 9.06 % ho gaye; net sown area 45.64 % tha.
Nau rows wala ek horizontal bar chart: forests, barren land, non-farm uses, pastures, tree groves, culturable waste, ek se paanch saal ki fallow, current fallow aur net sown area. Step 1 1960–61 ke bars unki values ke saath dikhata hai, forests ke 18.11 per cent se net sown area ke 45.26 per cent tak. Step 2 har ek ke neeche 2019–20 ka doosra bar jodta hai, jaise forests ke liye 23.41 aur net sown area ke liye 45.64. Step 3 values ki jagah percentage points mein change dikhata hai; sabse bade hain forests ke liye plus 5.30, barren land ke liye minus 6.61 aur non-farm uses ke liye plus 4.11.
Net sown area states ke beech bahut alag hai. Punjab aur Haryana apne area ke chaar-paanchve hisse se zyada (80 per cent se upar) par buvaai karte hain. Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur aur Andaman and Nicobar Islands ek-dasve hisse se bhi kam (10 per cent se neeche) par buvaai karte hain.
Kuch land saalon tak fallow kyun rehti hai? Aksar woh kamzor hoti hai, ya har season us par kheti karna bahut mehenga padta hai, isliye kisaan us par do-teen saal mein sirf ek-do baar buvaai karte hain. Aisi land ko net sown area mein jodo to reporting area ka hal ke neeche wala share lagbhag 54 per cent ho jaata hai.
1952 ki National Forest Policy ne nature ka balance banaye rakhne ke liye desh ke ek-tihaai (33 per cent) hisse ko forest ke neeche rakhne ka goal rakha. India abhi bhi us goal se kaafi peeche hai. Yeh kami wildlife ke saath logon ke liye bhi maayne rakhti hai: forest ke kinaare rehne wali laakhon tribal aur gaon ki families lakdi, chaara, tendu leaves, shahad aur medicinal plants ikattha karke guzaara karti hain.
Do aur categories par nazar rakhni zaroori hai. Pathreele, sookhe aur desert ilaake waste land banate hain. Ghar, roads, railway lines aur factories non-agricultural uses mein lagi land gherte hain, aur yeh share har saal badhta hai jaise-jaise towns failte hain. Aur jis land par saal-dar-saal bina dekhbhaal ke kaam hota hai, woh dheere-dheere ghis jaati hai, jisse log aur environment dono ko nuksaan hota hai.
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Answer (D) current fallow
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Answer 4 ha
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Answer (C) Punjab aur Haryana
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Answer (1) 43, (2) 30
1.5 Land degradation aur conservation measures
Land ko family ki khaandaani virasat samjho: humein yeh pichhli generations se mili hai aur humein ise achhi haalat mein aane wali generations ko dena hai. Yeh humein khana, kapda aur ghar deti hai; in basic needs ka lagbhag 95 per cent land se aata hai. Land degradation (भूमि निम्नीकरण) ka matlab hai land ki paidaawaar dene ki taakat ka kam hona. Log ise seedhe karte hain, aur hawa aur paani ko bhi land ko apne aap se zyada tezi se ghisne dete hain.
Main human causes hain forests kaatna, overgrazing, mining aur quarrying, over-irrigation, mineral processing ki dhool aur industrial waste. Alag-alag regions alag-alag causes se pareshaan hain (Table 1.6).
| Cause | Land ko kaise nuksaan karta hai | Sabse zyada asar |
|---|---|---|
| Mining | forests saaf; gaddhe aur waste rock ke dher peeche chhoot jaate hain | Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh aur Odisha |
| Overgrazing | ghaas khatam, soil nangi reh jaati hai | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh aur Maharashtra |
| Over-irrigation | waterlogging, phir namkeen aur alkaline soil | Punjab, Haryana aur western Uttar Pradesh |
| Mineral processing | dhool jam jaati hai aur paani ko andar risne nahi deti | cement aur ceramic works ke aas-paas |
| Industrial effluents | toxic waste land aur paani ko pollute karta hai | kai industrial areas |
Jab kisi mine ka saara ore nikal jaata hai, to aksar use bas chhod diya jaata hai. Peeche bachta hai zakhmi landscape, khule gaddhe aur overburden ke dher, yaani ore tak pahunchne ke liye hataye gaye waste rock aur soil, wahan jahan kabhi forest uga tha.
Over-irrigation dheere kaam karta hai (Fig. 1.8). Jab kheton ko saal-dar-saal canal ke paani se bhar diya jaata hai, to water table upar aa jaata hai aur soil bheegi rehti hai, yaani waterlogged. Surface tak upar kheencha gaya paani evaporate hota hai aur apne ghule hue salts peeche chhod deta hai, isliye soil saline aur alkaline ho jaati hai.
3/3Surface par paani evaporate hota hai aur salts peeche chhod deta hai: soil saline aur alkaline ho jaati hai.
Left mein ek canal se paani paane wale crop field ka cut-away view. Step 1 mein canal ka paani khet par faila hai aur arrows neeche ris rahe hain, aur water table roots se kaafi neeche hai. Step 2 mein water table upar root zone tak aa gaya hai, jis par label waterlogged hai. Step 3 mein upar Sun hai, surface se evaporation ke lehardaar arrows upar uth rahe hain, soil ke upar safed salt ki parat hai aur crop feeki pad gayi hai.
Jo works cement ke liye limestone, ya tiles aur ceramics ke liye calcite aur soapstone peeste hain, woh hawa ko baareek dhool se bhar dete hain. Yeh paas ke kheton par parat ki tarah jam jaati hai, isliye baarish ka paani andar risne ke bajaay beh jaata hai. Bina treatment ke phenke gaye factory effluents bhi poore India mein land aur paani ke bade polluter ban gaye hain.
Degraded land ko theek kiya ja sakta hai, aur ilaaj cause par depend karta hai:
Degraded land ko theek karna
Har jagah
- Ped lagao (afforestation)
- Grazing ko sahi se manage karo
Sookhe (arid) areas
- Shelter belts lagao
- Overgrazing control karo
- Kaanton wali jhaadiyon se sand dunes ko roko
Industrial aur suburban areas
- Waste land manage karo
- Mining control karo
- Effluents aur waste ko phenkne se pehle treat karo
Left mein koi item tap karo, phir right mein uska match.
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- Over-irrigation : Punjab aur Haryana
- Overgrazing : Gujarat aur Rajasthan
- Mining : Jharkhand aur Odisha
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Answer (D) Yeh ek parat banati hai jo paani ka andar risna dheema kar deti hai.
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- (A) sand dunes par kaanton wali jhaadiyan ugaana
- (B) shelter belts lagaana
- (D) overgrazing control karna
1.6 Soil ek resource ke roop mein
Humare saare natural resources mein shayad soil sabse zyada maayne rakhti hai. Plants ismein ugte hain, aur yeh anginat living things ka ghar hai. Yeh khud ek living system hai, roots, kenchuon, fungi aur bacteria se bhari hui. Aur yeh bahut dheere banti hai: UN ka Food and Agriculture Organization andaaza lagata hai ki ek centimetre topsoil banne mein 1,000 saal tak lag sakte hain. Tumhari textbook bhi yahi baat zor dekar kehti hai ki kuch centimetres banne mein ‘millions of years’ lagte hain.
Soil ko ek bahut dheemi recipe samjho. Base ingredient hai parent rock (bedrock); cooks hain climate, land ka relief (slope), plants aur doosre living things, aur time. Roz garam aur thanda hona rock mein daraarein daalta hai; baarish, rivers, wind aur glaciers tukdon ko peeste aur le jaate hain; aur decomposers mare hue patton aur jaanwaron ko humus mein badal dete hain. Saath-saath chemical reactions aur living things ka kaam chalta rehta hai. Taiyaar soil ka ek hissa inorganic (rock particles) aur ek hissa organic (humus) hota hai.
Ek gehra gaddha khodo to tumhe layers dikhengi, jinhe horizons kehte hain, aur yeh milkar soil profile banati hain (Fig. 1.9). Sabse upar dark, humus se bhari topsoil hai. Uske neeche weathered rock ki subsoil hai jismein sand, silt aur clay hai, phir dheeli, weathered parent rock ka substratum. Sabse neeche solid, bina weathered bedrock hai.
4/4Plants aur decomposers humus jodte hain, jisse dark, fertile topsoil banti hai.
Right mein labels ke saath ek cut-away soil pit. Step 1 mein sirf kuch daraaron wali solid bedrock hai. Step 2 substratum jodta hai: parent rock ke toote, weathered tukde, aur Sun aur baarish, jo use todne wali forces hain. Step 3 sand, silt aur clay wali subsoil jodta hai. Step 4 humus wali dark topsoil jodta hai, saath mein ek kenchua, roots aur surface par crop plants.
1.6.1 Soils ka classification
India mein relief, landforms, climates aur plant cover itne alag-alag hain, isliye yahan kai tarah ki soils hain. Geographers unhe is hisaab se sort karte hain ki woh kaise bani, aur unke colour, gehrai, texture, umar aur chemical aur physical banawat ke hisaab se. Table 1.7 chhe main types ka summary deta hai.
Alluvial soils
Alluvial soil (जलोढ़ मृदा) India ki sabse zyada faili aur sabse important soil hai. Ise teen badi Himalayan river systems, Indus, Ganga aur Brahmaputra, ne bichhaaya hai, isliye poore northern plains isi se bane hain. Yeh ek sankare corridor se Rajasthan aur Gujarat tak bhi pahunchti hai, aur eastern coastal plains ko cover karti hai, khaaskar Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna aur Kaveri ke deltas ko.
Alluvium sand, silt aur clay ka alag-alag proportions mein mix hai. Particle size is par depend karta hai ki river ne apna load kahan giraya. Mountains ki talhati ke paas, jahan break of slope par rivers tezi se bahar nikalti hain, soil coarse hoti hai. Yeh Duars, Chos aur Terai jaise piedmont plains ki khaasiyat hai. Aage neeche ki taraf rivers dheemi ho jaati hain aur aur bhi baareek particles giraati hain.
Alluvium ko umar ke hisaab se bhi group kiya jaata hai (Fig. 1.10). Bangar oonchi zameen par purana alluvium hai; ismein kankar (lime) nodules zyada hote hain. Khadar neeche floodplain par naya alluvium hai, jo lagbhag har saal floods se naya ho jaata hai. Iske particles zyada baareek hote hain, aur dono mein yeh zyada fertile hai.
3/3Baadh taaze, baareek silt ki parat chhod jaati hai: khadar naya aur fertile bana rehta hai.
Northern plains ki ek river ka cross-section. Dono taraf oonche, flat bangar terraces hain jinmein chhote kankar nodules hain, jo seedhi ki tarah neeche river channel ke aas-paas ke neeche khadar floodplain tak utarte hain. Step 1 valley ko uske labels ke saath dikhata hai. Step 2 monsoon ki baadh ko khadar par failte dikhata hai, bangar par nahi. Step 3 dikhata hai ki baadh chali gayi aur khadar par baareek silt ki nayi parat chhoot gayi.
Kul milakar alluvial soils bahut fertile hoti hain. Inmein aam taur par kaafi potash, phosphoric acid aur lime hota hai, jo sugarcane, paddy, wheat aur doosre cereals aur pulses ke liye theek hai. Isiliye alluvial regions mein intensive kheti hoti hai aur population ghani hai. Sookhe areas ki soils zyada alkaline hoti hain, lekin sahi treatment aur irrigation se unhe productive banaya ja sakta hai.
Black soil
Black soil (काली मृदा), jise regur bhi kehte hain, cotton ke liye mashhoor hai, isiliye iska doosra naam black cotton soil hai. Yeh Deccan plateau ke north-west mein Deccan trap ki lava rock (basalt) par bani; climate aur is parent rock ne milkar ise banaya. Yeh Maharashtra plateau par, Saurashtra (Gujarat) mein, Malwa plateau par aur Madhya Pradesh mein aur jagah, aur Chhattisgarh mein milti hai. Wahan se yeh Godavari aur Krishna valleys ke saath south-east tak failti hai.
Black soil bahut baareek, clayey particles se bani hai, isliye yeh moisture achhe se pakad kar rakhti hai. Ismein lime aur calcium carbonate, magnesium aur potash bharpoor hote hain, lekin phosphorus aam taur par kam hota hai. Garam, sookhe season mein yeh sikudti hai aur gehri daraarein khul jaati hain, jo soil mein hawa jaane deti hain (Fig. 1.11). Geeli hone par yeh phoolti hai aur chipchipi aur bhaari ho jaati hai, isliye kisaan ise pehli bauchhaar ke turant baad ya monsoon aane se pehle jotne ki koshish karte hain.
2/2Soil sikudti hai aur gehri daraarein khulti hain, jisse hawa andar jaati hai.
Black soil ka ek block jiske upar cotton plants hain. Step 1 rainy season dikhata hai: baarish ho rahi hai, soil ki surface smooth aur phooli hui hai, aur labels kehte hain ki yeh paani pakadti hai aur chipchipi hai. Step 2 dry season dikhata hai: Sun chamak raha hai, surface se neeche ki taraf gehri wedge jaisi daraarein khulti hain, aur arrows dikhate hain ki hawa daraaron mein ja rahi hai.
Red aur yellow soils
Red soil Deccan plateau ke sookhe, kam baarish wale east aur south mein purani crystalline igneous rocks par banti hai. Red aur yellow soils Odisha aur Chhattisgarh ke kuch hisson, middle Ganga plain ke southern hisse aur Western Ghats ke foothill (piedmont) zone mein bhi milti hain. Laal rang crystalline aur metamorphic rocks mein faile iron se aata hai. Jahan iron hydrated hai, yaani paani ke saath juda hai, wahan soil yellow dikhti hai.
Laterite soil
Yeh naam Latin shabd later se aaya hai, jiska matlab hai brick; khod kar sukhaane par laterite brick ki tarah sakht ho jaati hai. Laterite soil tropical aur subtropical climates mein banti hai jahan baari-baari se geela aur sookha season aata hai. Tez baarish isse hokar risti hai aur nutrients ko neeche aur bahar baha le jaati hai; is process ko intense leaching (निक्षालन) kehte hain.
Iska result aam taur par gehri se bahut gehri soil hoti hai jo acidic (pH 6.0 se kam) aur plant nutrients mein kamzor hoti hai. Deciduous aur evergreen forests ke neeche ismein humus bharpoor hota hai; semi-arid areas mein patli vegetation ke neeche bahut kam. Landscape mein apni jagah ki wajah se yeh aasaani se erode aur degrade ho jaati hai.
- Kahan: southern states, Maharashtra ke Western Ghats, Odisha, West Bengal ke kuch hisse, aur north-east.
- Tea aur coffee: soil conservation ke saath, yeh Karnataka, Kerala aur Tamil Nadu ki hill slopes par inhe ugaati hai.
- Cashew nut: Kerala, Tamil Nadu aur Andhra Pradesh ki red laterite par achha ugta hai.
Arid soils
Arid soils ka rang laal se bhoora hota hai, texture sandy hota hai aur yeh namkeen hoti hain; kuch jagahon par yeh itni namkeen hoti hain ki log inse nikle paani ko evaporate karke common salt banate hain. Garmi aur sookhepan se evaporation tez hota hai, isliye in soils mein humus aur moisture ki kami hoti hai. Gehrai ke saath calcium badhta hai, isliye neeche ke horizons mein kankar ki parat hoti hai jo paani ko neeche risne se rokti hai. Sahi irrigation se arid soils par kheti ho sakti hai, jaisa western Rajasthan dikhata hai.Indira Gandhi Canal, jo Punjab ke Harike barrage se shuru hoti hai, Thar desert mein door tak paani le jaati hai.
Forest soils
Forest soils un hilly aur mountain areas mein banti hain jahan forests ke liye kaafi baarish hoti hai. Inka texture mountain ki jagah ke saath badalta hai: valley ke kinaaron par loamy aur silty, upar ki slopes par coarse-grained. Himalayas ke barf se dhake hisson mein yeh ghis jaati hain (denuded), acidic hoti hain aur inmein humus kam hota hai. Valleys mein neeche, khaaskar river terraces aur alluvial fans par, yeh fertile hoti hain.
| Soil | Kahan (shabdon mein) | Khaas features | Crops |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alluvial | Northern plains; Rajasthan aur Gujarat tak corridor; eastern deltas | Sand, silt, clay; khadar aur bangar; bahut fertile | Sugarcane, paddy, wheat aur pulses |
| Black (regur) | Deccan trap: Maharashtra, Saurashtra, Malwa, MP, Chhattisgarh; Godavari aur Krishna valleys | Clayey, moisture pakadti hai; lime, potash bharpoor; phosphorus kam; sookhne par fatti hai | Cotton |
| Red aur yellow | Eastern aur southern Deccan; Odisha, Chhattisgarh; southern middle Ganga plain; Western Ghats ki foothills | Iron se laal rang; hydrated hone par yellow | – |
| Laterite | Southern states, Maharashtra ke Western Ghats, Odisha, West Bengal ke hisse, north-east | Leached, acidic, nutrients kam; aasaani se erode hoti hai | Tea, coffee aur cashew nut |
| Arid | Sookha west, jaise western Rajasthan | Sandy, saline, humus kam; neeche kankar | Irrigation ke saath |
| Forest | Forests wale hills aur mountains | Texture slope ke saath badalta hai; barfeele Himalayas mein acidic | – |
Soil ke shabd jo pata hone chahiye
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Answer (A) Ek baar bheegne par yeh chipchipi ho jaati hai aur ispar kaam karna mushkil hota hai.
Left mein koi item tap karo, phir right mein uska match.
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- Black : cotton
- Alluvial : wheat aur sugarcane
- Laterite : tea, coffee aur cashew
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Answer (C) Tez baarish ne isse nutrients leach karke baha diye hain.
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1.7 Soil erosion aur soil conservation
Soil ko ek bank account samjho: nayi soil deposit hai, khoi hui soil withdrawal. Nature dono entries lagataar karti rehti hai, aur aam taur par dono lagbhag barabar rehti hain. Soil erosion (मृदा अपरदन) withdrawal wala side hai: soil cover hat jaata hai aur beh jaata hai ya ud jaata hai. Jab log forests saaf karte hain, overgrazing karte hain, construction ya mining karte hain, to withdrawals aage nikal jaate hain, aur paani, wind aur glaciers khuli soil ko le jaate hain.
Erosion kai roop leta hai (Fig. 1.12):
- Gully erosion: clayey soil par tezi se behta baarish ka paani aur gehre channels kaatta jaata hai jinhe gullies kehte hain, jab tak land itni kat jaaye ki use jota na ja sake. Aisi land ko bad land kehte hain; Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan aur Uttar Pradesh mein faile Chambal basin ke ravines iska jaana-maana example hain.
- Sheet erosion: tez baarish ke baad paani slope par ek patli, chaudi parat ki tarah neeche fisalta hai aur chupchaap poore khet se topsoil hata deta hai.
- Wind erosion: tez, sookhi hawaayein khaali kheton se dheeli topsoil uthaati hain aur use dhool bana kar le jaati hain.
- Galat kheti: slope par seedhe neeche jote gaye furrows naaliyon ki tarah kaam karte hain, aur paani aur soil ko tezi se neeche bhejte hain.
2/3Gully erosion: behta paani gehre channels kaatta hai aur bad land chhod deta hai.
Ek landscape jismein left mein khaali hill slope aur right mein flat khuli land hai, aur surface ke saath topsoil ki patli patti hai. Step 1, sheet erosion: paani ki patli parat arrows ke saath poori slope par neeche fisalti hai aur topsoil le jaati hai. Step 2, gully erosion: slope mein teen gehre V-shaped kaat bane hain, jin par label bad land aur ravines hai. Step 3, wind erosion: do lambe wind arrows flat land par se guzarte hain aur dheeli soil ke kan hawa mein uthte hain.
Kisaan apni land ke hisaab se sahi methods se erosion ko dheema kar sakte hain ya rok sakte hain (Fig. 1.13):
- Contour ploughing (समोच्च जुताई): contour lines ke saath, slope ke aar-paar jotna, taaki har furrow paani ko rok le.
- Terrace farming: slope ko flat seedhiyon mein kaatna. Western aur central Himalayas ke pahaadi kisaan peedhiyon se terraces par kheti karte aa rahe hain.
- Strip cropping: ek chaude khet mein pattiyon mein kheti hoti hai, baari-baari se crop aur ghaas, taaki ghaas ki pattiyan hawa ko soil uthaane se pehle dheema kar dein.
- Shelter belts: trees ki rows jo windbreaks ka kaam karti hain. Western India mein inhone chalte sand dunes ko jagah par rokne aur desert ko failne se rokne mein madad ki hai.
3/5Terraces: hill mein kaati gayi flat seedhiyan paani ko tezi se neeche bhaagne se rokti hain.
Do panels: upar ek gol hill aur neeche flat, hawa wali land; jo panel use ho raha hai woh bright hai aur doosra faded. Step 1, upar-neeche: furrows hill par seedhe neeche jaate hain aur lambe arrows dikhate hain ki paani unmein tezi se neeche bhaagta hai. Step 2, contour ploughing: furrows hill ke aar-paar mudte hain aur chhote arrows dikhate hain ki paani har furrow par ruk jaata hai. Step 3, terraces: hill flat kheton ki seedhi ban jaati hai aur har step par crops hain. Step 4, strip cropping: flat land par chhoti ghaas ki pattiyon ke beech oonchi crops ki pattiyan hain, aur unke aar-paar wind arrows chhote hote jaate hain. Step 5, shelter belt: hawa ki taraf do trees khade hain, wind arrow unpar ruk jaata hai aur unke peeche ek sand dune par label dune ruka hai.
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Answer (B) Paani furrows mein tezi se neeche bhaagega aur soil baha le jaayega.
Left mein koi item tap karo, phir right mein uska match.
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- Terrace farming : seedhi Himalayan slopes
- Shelter belts : chalte sand dunes
- Strip cropping : chaude kheton par hawa
- Contour ploughing : slope par neeche behta paani
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Answer (1) bad, (2) ravines
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Answer (D) jab paani bade area par patli parat ki tarah behta hai to topsoil ka beh jaana
Summary aur key points
- Koi cheez resource tabhi banti hai jab use use karne ki technology humare paas ho, woh affordable ho aur hum uska use accept karein; nature, technology aur institutions logon ke zariye saath kaam karte hain (Section 1.1).
- Resources ko origin, exhaustibility, ownership aur status of development ke hisaab se classify kiya jaata hai (Classify karne ke chaar tareeke).
- Laaparwah use se depletion, inequality aur ecological crises aate hain; sustainable development aane wali generations ki needs ko bachaata hai (Section 1.2).
- 1992 ke Rio Earth Summit ne Agenda 21 adopt kiya, jismein local Agenda 21 plans bhi shaamil hain (Earth Summit).
- India mein resource planning: inventory, planning set-up, national plans se match; development laane ke liye resources ko technology aur institutions chahiye (Section 1.3.1).
- Gandhiji, Club of Rome (1968), Schumacher, Brundtland report (1987) aur Rio (1992) ne conservation ke idea ko shape diya (Section 1.3.2).
- India ke land area ka 43 % plains, 30 % mountains aur 27 % plateaus hain (Section 1.4).
- Land ko forests, kheti ke liye available nahi land, other uncultivated land, fallow aur net sown area mein classify kiya jaata hai; gross cropped area mein ek se zyada baar boyi land bhi judti hai (Section 1.4.1).
- 2019–20 mein reporting area ka 45.64 % net sown area aur 23.41 % forests tha, jo ab bhi 33 % goal se kam hai (Section 1.4.2).
- Mining, overgrazing aur over-irrigation alag-alag regions mein land degrade karte hain; afforestation, grazing control, shelter belts aur effluent treatment se madad milti hai (Section 1.5).
- Soil parent rock se relief, climate, life aur time ke asar mein dheere-dheere banti hai; iski profile mein topsoil, subsoil, substratum, bedrock aate hain (Section 1.6).
- India ki chhe main soils hain alluvial, black, red aur yellow, laterite, arid aur forest soils (Section 1.6.1).
- Paani ki sheets, gullies aur hawa se hone wala erosion contour ploughing, terraces, strip cropping aur shelter belts se control hota hai (Section 1.7).
Practice questions answers ke saath (NCERT “Exercises”)
Saalon tak bhaari canal irrigation ke baad Haryana ke kuch hisson mein kheton par namak ki safed parat aa gayi hai. Land degradation ka kaunsa cause kaam kar raha hai?
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Answer (C) over-irrigation
Over-irrigation water table ko upar uthaata hai; phir evaporation namak peeche chhod deta hai. Punjab, Haryana aur western Uttar Pradesh mein degradation ka yahi main cause hai.Seedhiyon jaise kheton mein kati pahaadiyan tumhe kahan dikhne ki ummeed hai?
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Answer (B) Himachal Pradesh ki hills
Terrace farming western aur central Himalayas mein achhi tarah develop hui hai, jinmein Himachal Pradesh bhi aata hai. Plains, deltas aur deserts itne flat hain ki unhe terraces ki zaroorat nahi.Regur kis region ki main soil hai?
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Answer (D) Madhya Pradesh ka Malwa plateau
Regur, yaani black soil, Malwa jaise Deccan trap plateaus ko cover karti hai. Brahmaputra valley aur Terai mein alluvium hai, aur Thar mein arid soil.Ek textile company kheton ke paas raw cotton khareedna chahti hai. Black soil wale teen states ke naam batao jahan woh dhoondh sakti hai, aur do reasons do ki black soil cotton ke liye kyun sahi hai.
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AnswerMaharashtra, Gujarat (Saurashtra), Madhya Pradesh ya Chhattisgarh; clayey soil moisture pakadti hai aur lime, potash, calcium aur magnesium se bharpoor hai.
Black soil Maharashtra, Gujarat (Saurashtra), Madhya Pradesh (Malwa) aur Chhattisgarh mein milti hai. Yeh cotton ke liye sahi hai kyunki iski baareek clay lambe samay tak moisture pakad kar rakhti hai, jisse crop sookhe dino mein bhi bachi rehti hai, aur kyunki yeh nutrients se bharpoor hai: lime (calcium carbonate), magnesium aur potash. Garmi mein iski daraarein soil mein hawa bhi pahunchaati hain.
Andhra Pradesh mein Godavari aur Krishna ke delta par paddy ke khet faile hain. Wahan ki soil ka naam batao aur uske teen features do.
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AnswerAlluvial soil: bahut fertile; sand, silt aur clay ka mix; ismein kaafi potash, phosphoric acid aur lime hota hai.
East coast ke deltas mein alluvial soil hai, jise rivers ne bichhaaya hai. Features: (1) yeh bahut fertile hai aur paddy, sugarcane aur pulses ke liye sahi hai; (2) yeh sand, silt aur clay ka mix hai; (3) ismein aam taur par kaafi potash, phosphoric acid aur lime hota hai. Isi wajah se delta regions mein intensive kheti hoti hai aur population ghani hai.
Uttarakhand mein hill slope par basa ek gaon har monsoon mein topsoil kho deta hai. Gaon waale ise rokne ke teen tareeke suggest karo.
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AnswerTerraces banao, contours ke saath jotai karo, aur grazing control karte hue trees aur ghaas lagao.
- Slope ko terraces mein kaato, taaki paani neeche bhaagne ki jagah flat seedhiyon par ruka rahe.
- Contour lines ke saath jotai karo, slope par upar-neeche kabhi nahi.
- Khaali jagahon par trees aur ghaas lagao aur grazing control karo, taaki roots soil ko baandh kar rakhein.
Ek planning officer tumse 120 words ka brief maangta hai. Aaj India ki land kaise use hoti hai (2019–20 ke figures use karo), aur 1960–61 se forest land itni dheere kyun badhi hai?
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Land use physical factors (relief, climate, soil) aur human factors (population, technology, culture) par depend karta hai. Records India ke 3.28 million sq km ka lagbhag 93 per cent cover karte hain. 2019–20 (DES data) mein net sown area reporting area ka 45.64 per cent aur forests 23.41 per cent the. Non-agricultural uses mein 9.06 per cent, fallow land 8.16 per cent, barren land 5.40 per cent, culturable waste 3.90 per cent aur pastures 3.42 per cent the. Punjab aur Haryana apne area ke 80 per cent se zyada par buvaai karte hain, lekin pahaadi Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram aur Manipur, aur Andaman and Nicobar Islands 10 per cent se kam par buvaai karte hain.
Forests sirf 18.11 se 23.41 per cent tak bade, jo ab bhi 1952 ki policy ke 33 per cent goal se kam hai. Land limited hai aur farms, housing, roads aur industry uske liye compete karte hain. Mining aur doosre projects ke liye bhi forests saaf kiye gaye, overgrazing aur lakdi ki kataai naye ugaav ko rokti hai, aur nayi plantations ko taiyaar hone mein saalon lagte hain.
1960s ki ek kisaan family ki aaj ki family se tulna karo: tractor, tube well, electricity, fertiliser aur mobile phone ke baare mein socho. Aise examples se samjhao ki technological aur economic development ne resources ka use kaise badhaaya hai. (lagbhag 120 words)
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Technology logon ko un resources tak pahunchne aur unhe use karne deti hai jo pehle pahunch se bahar the. Electric pumps aur tube wells se kisaan zameen ke kaafi neeche se groundwater nikaal paate hain, isliye Punjab aur Haryana mein paani ka use bahut badh gaya aur water tables gir gaye. Tractors aur harvesters diesel par chalte hain, urea natural gas se banta hai, aur har mobile phone ko metals aur electricity chahiye.
Economic growth isko aur badhaata hai: zyada income se log vehicles, appliances, packaged food aur bade ghar khareedte hain, aur in sab mein minerals, energy aur land lagti hai. Industry ko bahut bade paimaane par coal, iron ore aur paani chahiye. History bhi yahi pattern dikhaati hai: behtar technology ne colonial powers ko apni colonies ke resources exploit karne diye. Jab tak planning aur conservation saath-saath na chalein, tez consumption depletion, inequality aur pollution laata hai.
Word hunt: clues solve karo. (a) Land, paani, plants aur minerals jinhe log kaam mein la sakte hain: . (b) Zameen se khod kar nikaale gaye non-renewable resources, jaise iron ore: . (c) Us soil ka rang jo paani sabse achhe se pakadti hai: . (d) Monsoon ki tez baarish se leached, brick jaisi soil: . (e) Soil ko bachaane ke liye bade paimaane par ped lagaana: . (f) Northern plains ki rivers se bichhi soil: .
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Answer (1) resources, (2) minerals, (3) black, (4) laterite, (5) afforestation, (6) alluvial
Answers: resources, minerals, black, laterite, afforestation, alluvial.Assertion (A): Regur mein cotton khaas taur par achha ugta hai. Reason (R): Regur baareek clayey material se bani hai jo moisture achhe se pakadti hai.
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Answer (A) A aur R dono sahi hain, aur R, A ko samjhaata hai.
Dono sahi hain, aur moisture pakadne wali clay (apne bharpoor nutrients ke saath) hi wajah hai ki regur, yaani black soil, mein cotton itna achha ugta hai.Passage padho aur answer do. ‘Bathinda ke paas ek gaon mein dashakon se unhi kheton par wheat aur paddy ugaaye ja rahe hain. Canals aur tube wells unhe khoob paani dete hain. Bujurg kisaan kehte hain ki neeche ke khet ab hafton tak geele rehte hain, aur kuch jagahon par safed parat dikhti hai jahan extra fertiliser se bhi ab paidaawaar nahi badhti.’
In kheton ki problem aur uska cause batao.
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AnswerWaterlogging aur salinity se land degradation, jiska cause over-irrigation hai.
Khet waterlogging aur salinity se land degradation jhel rahe hain. Iska cause over-irrigation hai: wheat aur paddy ke liye dashakon tak canal aur tube-well se bhaari paani dena.
Samjhao ki bahut zyada paani safed parat kaise banata hai.
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Irrigation ka extra paani water table ko tab tak upar uthaata hai jab tak soil waterlogged na ho jaaye. Surface tak aaya paani garmi mein evaporate hota hai aur apne ghule hue salts safed parat ke roop mein peeche chhod deta hai, jisse soil saline aur alkaline ho jaati hai.
Do remedies suggest karo.
Solution dikhao
Koi do: kam paani use karo, jaise drip ya sprinkler irrigation se; water table neeche laane ke liye drains khodo; alkaline soil ke treatment ke liye gypsum daalo; kuch kheton mein aisi crops lagao jinhe kam paani chahiye.
Map skill: India ke outline map par neeche di gayi jagahein dhoondho aur label karo. Apne answers naamon ke roop mein likho.
East coast par alluvial soil wala ek river delta.
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Koi ek: Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna ya Kaveri delta.
Black soil wala ek plateau region.
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Koi ek: Malwa (Madhya Pradesh), Saurashtra (Gujarat), Maharashtra plateau.
Do states jahan net sown area 80 per cent se zyada hai.
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Punjab aur Haryana.
Ek state jahan laterite soil par hill slopes par tea aur coffee ugti hai.
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Koi ek: Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu.
Project: dikhao ki tumhare ilaake mein resources kaise consume aur conserve hote hain. Project ko chaar ya paanch steps mein plan karo.
Solution dikhao
- Teen resources chuno: jaise paani, electricity aur paper.
- Ek hafte tak use naapo: roz electricity meter padho, paani ki baaltiyaan gino, raddi paper tolo.
- Pata karo woh kahan se aate hain: river ya borewell, power station aur uska fuel, paper mill.
- Jo conservation pehle se ho raha hai use record karo: rainwater harvesting, solar panels, kabadiwala ke saath recycling.
- Use ka ek chart present karo aur apne area ke liye bachat ke teen tareeke suggest karo.
Tumhara school jo resources use karta hai, unhe bachaane par class discussion ke liye points taiyaar karo.
Solution dikhao
- Khaali kamron mein lights aur fans band karo; ek student monitor har break mein check kare.
- Tapakte taps theek karo aur garden ke liye chhat ka baarish ka paani ikattha karo.
- Paper ke dono taraf likho aur rough work ke liye purani notebooks dobara use karo.
- Canteen aur garden ke waste ka compost banao; dry waste ke liye alag bins rakho.
- Alag-alag cars ki jagah paidal chalne, cycle ya school bus ko badhaava do.
‘Potential’, ‘developed’, ‘stock’ aur ‘reserves’ resources ko kis aadhaar par classify karte hain?
Answer dekho
Answer (D) status of development
Yeh chaar classes batati hain ki kisi resource ka kahan tak survey hua hai aur use kahan tak kaam mein laaya gaya hai.Stock aur reserves mein fark batao, dono ka ek-ek example do.
Solution dikhao
AnswerStock: needs poori kar sakta hai lekin technology humare paas nahi (fusion energy). Reserves: stock ka woh hissa jo aaj ki technology se use ho sakta hai lekin future ke liye rakha gaya hai (dam mein paani).
Stock environment ka woh material hai jo insaan ki needs poori kar sakta hai, lekin use use karne ki technology abhi humare paas nahi hai. Nuclear fusion se energy iska example hai. Reserves stock ka woh hissa hain jo maujooda technology se use ho sakta hai lekin future ki needs ke liye alag rakha gaya hai. Sookhe mahino ke liye dam reservoir mein jama paani iska example hai. To har reserve stock ka hissa hai, lekin saara stock reserve nahi hai.
India mein resource planning kyun zaroori hai? Examples ke saath do reasons do.
Solution dikhao
(1) Resources barabar nahi faile hain: Rajasthan mein dhoop aur wind bahut hai lekin paani kam, jabki Arunachal Pradesh mein paani hai lekin infrastructure kamzor, isliye har region ko apna plan chahiye. (2) Kai resources limited ya non-renewable hain, jaise coal aur groundwater; planning ke bina woh khatam ho jaayenge aur aane wali generations unhe kho dengi. Planning resources ko technology aur institutions se bhi jodti hai taaki woh sach mein development tak le jaayein.
Mining land ko degrade karne ke do tareeke samjhao, aur do states ke naam batao jahan yeh serious hai.
Solution dikhao
AnswerMines ke liye forests saaf kiye jaate hain; chhodi hui gaddhe aur overburden ke dher land par nishaan chhodte hain. Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha.
Mines kholne ke liye forests kaate jaate hain, jisse soil erosion ke liye khuli reh jaati hai. Khudaai khatam hone par mines aksar gehre gaddhon aur overburden ke dheron ke saath chhod di jaati hain jin par kuch nahi ugta. Yeh Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh aur Odisha mein serious hai (koi do).
Apna NCERT exercise question dhoondo
Hamare practice questions ncert.ai ke liye likhe gaye hain aur NCERT exercises ko follow karte hain. Apni textbook ke question se match karne wala question dhoondo; uska answer uske saath hai.
| Tumhari NCERT textbook mein | Yahan practice question |
|---|---|
| NCERT Exercises Q1 (i) | Practice Q1 |
| NCERT Exercises Q1 (ii) | Practice Q2 |
| NCERT Exercises Q1 (iii) | Practice Q3 |
| NCERT Exercises Q2 (i) | Practice Q4 |
| NCERT Exercises Q2 (ii) | Practice Q5 |
| NCERT Exercises Q2 (iii) | Practice Q6 |
| NCERT Exercises Q3 (i) | Practice Q7 |
| NCERT Exercises Q3 (ii) | Practice Q8 |
| NCERT Project/Activity Q4 | Practice Q9 |
| NCERT Project/Activity Q1 | Practice Q13 |
| NCERT Project/Activity Q2 | Practice Q14 |
Quick check: MCQs
- Resources ko classify karne ke chaar tareeke4 questions
- 1.2 Resources ka development3 questions
- 1.3.2 Resources ka conservation4 questions
- 1.4.2 India mein land use pattern4 questions
- 1.5 Land degradation aur conservation measures3 questions
- Forest soils4 questions
- 1.7 Soil erosion aur soil conservation4 questions
Key terms (English + Hindi)
- alluvial soilजलोढ़ मृदाjalodh mrida
- Rivers ki bichhaayi sand, silt aur clay ki fertile soil; isi se northern plains aur eastern deltas bane hain.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
- black soilकाली मृदाkaali mrida
- Deccan trap ki lava rock se bani clayey, moisture pakadne wali soil; cotton ke liye best, ise regur bhi kehte hain.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
- contour ploughingसमोच्च जुताईsamochch jutaai
- Slope ke aar-paar uski contour lines ke saath jotna, taaki har furrow neeche behte paani ko dheema kare.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
- fallow landपरती भूमिparti bhoomi
- Kuch samay ke liye bina boyi chhodi gayi farmland: ek agricultural year tak (current fallow) ya ek se paanch saal (other fallow).Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
- gross cropped areaसकल कृषित क्षेत्रsakal krishit kshetra
- Net sown area plus woh land jo usi agricultural year mein ek se zyada baar boyi gayi.
- humusह्यूमसhyumas
- Soil mein dark organic matter jo decomposers mare hue plants aur jaanwaron se banate hain; yeh soil ko fertile banata hai.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
- land degradationभूमि निम्नीकरणbhoomi nimnikaran
- Crops, plants aur jaanwaron ko sahaara dene ki land ki taakat ka kam hona, overgrazing, mining ya over-irrigation jaise galat use se, ya natural forces se.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
- laterite soilलेटराइट मृदाletarait mrida
- Baari-baari geele aur sookhe seasons wale garam regions ki gehri, acidic, leached soil; naam Latin later, yaani brick, se aaya hai.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
- leachingनिक्षालनnikshaalan
- Soil se hokar risti tez baarish dwara nutrients ka neeche aur bahar beh jaana.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
- net sown areaशुद्ध बोया गया क्षेत्रshuddh boya gaya kshetra
- Woh land jis par ek saal mein crops boyi aur kaati jaati hain, har tukda sirf ek baar gina jaata hai.
- resourceसंसाधनsansaadhan
- Environment ki koi bhi cheez jo humari needs poori kar sake, jab use use karne ki technology humare paas ho, uska use affordable ho aur uska use acceptable ho.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
- resource planningसंसाधन नियोजनsansaadhan niyojan
- Desh ke overall plans ke hisaab se, region-dar-region, pehle se tay karna ki resources ko kaise pehchaanein, develop karein aur samajhdaari se use karein.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
- shelter beltरक्षक मेखलाrakshak mekhala
- Hawa ka zor todne aur kheton aur sand dunes ko bachaane ke liye lagayi gayi trees ki row.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
- soil erosionमृदा अपरदनmrida apradan
- Paani, hawa, glaciers ya insaani activity se soil cover ka hatna aur beh jaana.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →
- sustainable developmentसतत् पोषणीय विकासsatat poshaniya vikas
- Aisa development jo aaj ki needs poori kare, bina environment ko nuksaan pahunchaaye aur bina aane wali generations ke liye unki needs poori karna mushkil banaye.Chapter mein pehli baar yahan aaya →