Forests And Wildlife Resources Class 10 - Revision Notes, Important Terms with Explanations

byMr. Chandan

 We humans along with all living organisms form a complex web of an ecological system. Chapter 2 of Class 10 Geography starts with the introduction of flora and fauna in India. The chapter subsequently discusses the important role that forests play in the ecological system and how we can conserve forest and wildlife in India. The chapter ends by explaining various steps taken people to conserve our forest and wildlife resources. Here we have compiled all these topics in the form of CBSE Revision Notes Class 10 Geography Chapter 2 - Forests and Wildlife Resources Going through these Forests and Wildlife Resources Class 10 - Revision Notes, Important Terms with Explanations will help you in understanding the chapter easily.

Chapter At A Glance

  1. The earth has immense biodiversity.
  2. India is one of the world's richest country in terms of biodiversity.
  3. Over 81,000 specied of fauna and 47,000 species of flora are found in India.
  4. The forest cover in India in 637,293 sq.km.
  5. Brown bear and desert fish are rare species of wildlife.
  6. Cheetah is the world's fastest land animal.
  7. Slash and Burn agriculture has degraded land.
  8. The Buxa Tiger reserve in West Bengal in seriously threatened by mining.
  9. The Indian Wildlife Act was implemented in 1972.
  10. The tiger population in India has reduced to 1434 from 55,000.
  11. There are 27 Tiger Reserves in India. At present, there are 39 reserves all over India.
  12. Madhya Pradesh has the largest area under permanent forests.
  13. The famous Chipko Movement has resisted deforestation.

Important Terms & Their Explanations

  • Forests - A renewable resource.
  • Wildlife - Various types of forest dwellers.
  • Ecosystem - Plants, animals and human together with their non-living environment.
  • Factots affecting Forest - Climate, soil, relief, land-forms, winds and light.
  • Forest cover - 76.5 million hectares (23% of geographic area). Actual 67 million or 19.4% of geographic area.
  • Types of forests - Reserved (54.5%), protected (29.2%) and unclassed (16.2%).
  • Density - 59% dense, 40% open, and 1% mangroves.
  • Species distribution - India : 5000 species of plants (45,000 in the world) 89,000 species of animals 1,200 species of birds.
  • Conservation - 12 biosphere reserves, 88 national parks, 490 sanctuaries, 20 wetland, 15 mangroves.
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