Elpro International School Pune

Session: 2021-22
Worksheet

Name : Date : May 2021

Class : X Section : Subject : Geography

Prepared By : Mayuri RC L:2-Forest & Wildlife Resources [Question bank]

Q. Answer the following questions according to the number of points mentioned in

brackets:
1. What are the negative factors that cause such fearful depletion of the flora and fauna? -3
2. (i) Which of these statements is not a valid reason for the depletion of flora and fauna?
(a) Agricultural expansion.
(b) Large scale developmental projects.
(c) Grazing and fuelwood collection.
(d) Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation
3. Are colonial forest policies to be blamed? -1
4. Have you noticed any activity which leads to the loss of biodiversity around you? Write a note
on it and suggest some measures to prevent it. -3
5. Match the following animals with their category of existence.
Animals/Plants Category of existence
Blackbuck Extinct
Asiatic elephant Rare
Andaman wild pig Endangered
Himalayan brown bear Vulnerable
Pink head duck Endemi
6. Which of the following factors has led to the decline of India’s biodiversity? -3

1. Environmental pollution
2. Forest fires

(c) Poaching
(d) All of the above
7. Reserved and protected forests are also considered as permanent forest estates. Is the statement
——–?
(a) True
(b) False
8. What is biodiversity? Why is biodiversity important for human lives? -3
9. Write a short essay on any practices that you may have observed and practised in the everyday
lives, which helped to conserve and protect the environment around you. -5
10. Justify how the destruction of forests and wildlife is not just a biological issue.-3
11. How did the destruction of wildlife result in the loss of cultural diversity?-3
12. Explain Joint Forest Management.-3
13. What are the steps taken by the government to conserve and protect wildlife? -5
14. Explain the various categories into which the existing species of plants and animals can be
classified. Write examples of plants and animals in each category. -5
15. Give 3 methods of forest conservation adopted by the Government post-independence.-3
16. Distinguish between endangered species and vulnerable species of wild animals. Give one
example of each. -3
17. Write a brief note on ‘Project Tiger’.-3
18. Explain any four reasons for the depletion of forest resources in India.-3