Delhi Public School Udhampur

Class 10th Subject – Geography

Chapter -2 Forest and Wild Life resources
Worksheet
Very short answer type questions
Q1. Which organization of international level has classified existing plants and animal species of the world?
Ans. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
Q2 Name any one endangered species.
Ans. Black buck, crocodile, Indian wild ass, Indian rhino, lion tailed macaque, sangai.
Q3 Name one vulnerable species of India.
Ans. Blue sheep, Asiatic elephant, Gangetic dolphin.
Q4 Why flora and fauna are under great stress?
Ans. Due to insensitivity to our environment.
Q5 How forests play a key role in the ecological system?
Ans. Because these are primary producers on which all other living beings depend.
Q6 Name the major types of forests.
Ans. Reserved forests, Protected forests and unclassed forests.
Q 7 When was the National Forest policy introduced? What was its main aim?
Ans. The National Forest Policy was introduced in 1988.Its main aim was to maintain ecological balance
Q 8 Give two examples of rare species?
Ans. 1. Wild Asiatic Buffalo
2. Hornbill.
Q 9 Name the tiger reserve which is seriously threatened by dolomite mining activity.
Ans. The Bauxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal.
Q 10 Which state has the largest area under permanent forests?
Ans. Madhya Pradesh
Q 11. Name any two states which have bulk of its forests area under protected forests.
Ans. Punjab and Haryana
Q 12 Name any two states which have bulk of its forests area under unclassed forests.
Ans. Assam and Tripura
Q 13 Name any two farmers/citizens group which have shown that adequate levels of Diversified crop production
without use of synthetic chemicals are possible and economically viable.
Ans. Beej Bachao Andolan and Navdanya.
Q 14 Name the state which was first to pass JFM resolution.
Ans. Odisha
Q 15 Name any four resources which are obtained from our biodiversity.
Ans. The resources are wood, rubber, medicines and dyes.
Short answer type questions
Q1 Brief about Project Tiger.
Ans. The tiger population in 1973 declined to 1,827 from the estimated 55,000 and hence forced the authorities to take a
serious action towards same. “Project Tiger” was launched in 1973 and was not only an effort to same tigers but also
preserving the biotypes.
Corbett national park in Uttarakhand, Sundarbans. National Park in west Bengal, Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya
Pradesh, Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary in Rajasthan, Manas Tiger Reserve in Assam and Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala are
some of the tiger reserve of India.
Q2 What is Bhairodev Dakav ‘Sonchuri'?
Ans. Bhairodev Dakav ‘Sonchuri’ was an initiative by the people of Alwar to protect their 1200 hectares of forest. The
land was declared as the Bhairodev Dakav Sonchuri and declared their own set of rules and regulations which do not
allow hunting and are protecting the wildlife against any outside encroachments.
Q 3 Why is aquatic diversity important for human community?
Ans. Fishers are a major source of income for many communities especially along the coastline. A rich aquatic diversity
will provide a constant income for them. Everyone depends on water for their daily activities and hence rich water
resources would mean healthy community and regular food source.
Q4. Write three adverse impacts of dolomite mining in the Buxa Tiger Reserve on the ecosystem.
Ans. The three adverse impacts of dolomite mining in the Buxa Tiger Reserve are:
1. It has caused ecological damage.
2. It has blocked the migration route of several species.
3. It has disturbed the natural habitat of many species.
Q5 What are 'Permanent Forest Estates’ and why? Which state has maximum forest cover falling under this
category? Write its percentage share in the total forest area of this state.
Ans. Reserved and protected forests are referred to as the Permanent Forest Estates maintained for the purpose of
producing timber and other forest produce. Madhya Pradesh has the largest area under permanent forests, constituting
75% of its total area.
Q 6 Give an account of the Himalayan yew highlighting its importance.
Ans. The species is under great threat due to over exploitation. In the last one decade, thousands of yew trees have dried
up in various parts of Himachal Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh. And these species have a special type of chemical
compound called Taxol which is extracted from the various parts of yew trees and it had been found that this is used for
the treatment of cancer and now it is the biggest selling anti-cancer drug in the world.
Q7 “Forest play a key role in the ecological system”. Highlight the value of forests in our life.
Ans. Forest play a key role in the ecological system as these are the primary producers on which all other living beings
depend. It also supports diverse flora and fauna which are part of our life and also provide us fruits, flowers, medicine,
wood etc.
Q8 Mention a social impact of deforestation.
Ans. In many societies, women bear the major responsibility of collection of fuel, fodder, water and other basic
subsistence needs. As these resources are depleted, the drudgery of women increases and sometimes they have to walk for
more than 10 km to collect these resources.
Q 9 What is Bio-reserve? Give two examples.
Ans. A Bio-reserve is a place which consists of fairly c vast wild land and is devoted to the protection and preservation of
flora and fauna of the country in the very natural form. Examples. Gulf of Mannar, Nilgiri.
Q 10. What is ‘enrichment plantation’?
Ans. “Enrichment plantation” was carried out during the colonial period in India. When a particular species of trees which
are commercially profitable are planted after the removal of other species in the area, it is called “enrichment plantation”.
Examples of “enrichment plantation” are: Teak trees planted in South India after cutting down natural forests Chirr Pine
plantations which have replaced the Himalayan oak in the Himalayas.
Long answer type questions
Q1 How has the destruction of forests and wildlife resulted into the loss of cultural diversity? Explain
Ans. The destruction of forests and wildlife resulted in the loss of cultural diversity in the following ways.
1. The destruction of forests and wildlife has affected the livelihood of many communities.
2. It adversely affects the lives of some people like women of some areas who involved in fuel collection, fodder for
their animals and water for their domestic needs.
3. It also resulted in serve droughts and floods which has affected forest-dependent communities.
4. It also leads to extreme poverty.
Q 2. What is JFM? Enumerate the features of Joint Forest Management Programme.
Ans. JFM (joint forest management) was a movement launched by people in 1988 to manage and restore degraded forests
by involving the local communities.
Following are the features of Joint Forest Management Programme are:
1. Formation of local or village institutions, that undertake activities on degraded forest land managed by the forest
department.
2. Local communities involved in the management and restoration of degraded forests.
3. In these intermediary benefits like non- timber forest produce and the share in the timber harvested given to the
members of the communities in return.
Q 3 What is Chipko Movement? What are the impacts of Chipko movement?
Ans. Chipko Movement, started in 1970’s was a non-violence movement aimed at protection and conservation of trees
and forests from being destroyed. The name of the Chipko Movement originated from the villagers used to hug the trees
and protect them from wood cutters from cutting trees.
The Chipko Movement has great impact on various group of peoples. Is has successful helped in saving the flora but has
also brought people together to save the environment. It also gave rise to many other programs where the communities
came together to save the natural resources. Some examples are Beej Bachao Andolan in Tehri and Navdanya has
persuaded people to stop the use of synthetic chemicals for crops. And JFM is also the impact of Chipko Movement on
peoples.
Q 4 Mention any four major threats to the population of tiger? Explain the efforts made by the government to
protect them.
Ans. The four major threats to the population of tiger are:
1. Poaching for trade abs shrinking habitats.
2. Depletion of prey base species.
3. Increasing human population
4. Trade of tiger skin and the use of their bones for the purpose of transitional medicines especially in Asian
countries left the tiger population on the verge of extinction.
Efforts made by the government to protect them are as under:
1. In 1973, one of the well-publicized wildlife campaigns in the world launched named as Project tiger.
2. There are 42 tiger reserves in India covering an area of 37,761sq.km.
3. It is not only focused to save an endangered species, but with equal importance to preserving Biotypes of sizeable
magnitude.
4. Some of tiger reserves of India are Corbett national park in Uttarakhand, Sundarbans national park in west Bengal
etc.
Q 5 Give the main characteristics of the Asiatic Cheetah. Where has it gone?
Ans. Asiatic Cheetah (acinonyxjubantus) is the world fastest mammal. It is unique and specialized member of the cat
family. It can move at the speed 112km/ hour. It is similar to the leopard sometimes we confused who it is. But it has
some distinguishing marks on each side of the nose from the comer of eyes to its mouth. Earlier to the 20 th century,
Cheetahs were widely found in Africa and Asia but today it is nearly extinct due to a decline of available habitat and prey
and this species is declared as extinct species in 1952.