NCERT Solutions for Class 10 Social Science Contemporary India Chapter 2 - Forest and Wildlife Resources

NCERT Solutions Class 10 Social Science Geography Chapter 2 is available for download on Vedantu’s application and website where these are created by experienced teachers. The solutions are available in the PDF format and can be downloaded very easily.

The theme of the chapter revolves around forest and wildlife resources. The chapter introduces you firstly to the scientific terms of flora and fauna and their essentiality. The chapter also describes the terms such as endangered, vulnerable, and rare species. The chapter also explains the factors that had led to the depletion and destruction of natural resources. The chapter ends with educating us on how they can be preserved as well as the government initiatives for conserving them.

The chapter contains important terms, concepts, measures, and initiatives that one might forget if they do not prepare it in the right manner or are too confident that they don't invest proper time in the chapter. You can do the chapter on your own in an easy and simple manner. Just follow these steps: read the chapter, underline important points, jot down notes, definitions, and terms in a notebook and go through them again and again. 

The importance of a chapter should never be gauged from the exam’s perspective. What is more important are the core concepts mentioned and described in the chapter for the sole purpose of enhancing your knowledge. But to answer the question: yes. The chapter contains important terms, definitions, protected areas, and the measures taken by the government. Questions from the chapter will surely feature in your question paper. 

The answers by Vedantu are crafted after extensive and thorough research and analysis of the syllabus as well as the trend of the past years’ papers. The answers prepared by the expert faculty will allow you to understand how you must write an answer to satisfy the demand of the question and thereby hitting the bull’s eye. Another important thing that you will learn is how to present the answer, keep it precise and concise. You will also learn the importance of using the right terminology.

There are numerous factors that have together contributed to the depletion of the flora and fauna of our nation. They are:

• The exploitation of resources during the colonial period

• Poaching and hunting of animals

• Clearing of forests for various development projects

• Deforestation due to mining

• Impact of shifting cultivation in the densely forested areas

• Feeling of trees for agriculture expansion

• Grazing and fuelwood collection

• Impact of forest fires

We are interconnected with the larger ecosystem of which we are but just a part. The stability and continuity of the ecological system depend on the survival and sustenance of every single part.