CH: 1 Geography
Class 10th CH: 1 Development
CBSE Class 10th
Session 2022-2023
NCERT IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
Class 10th SST Geography CH:1 Development Important Questions
CBSE Board and other State Board
Extra Question for Board Class 10th SST
What are main purpose of land resources?
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Land resources are used for the following purposes:
1. Forests
2. Land not available for cultivation
(a) Barren and waste land
(b) Land put to non-agricultural uses, e.g. buildings, roads, factories, etc.
3. Other uncultivated land (excluding fallow land)
(a) Permanent pastures and grazing land,
(b) Land under miscellaneous tree crops groves (not included in net sown area),
(c) Cultruable waste land (left uncultivated for more than 5 agricultural years).
4. Fallow lands
(a) Current fallow-(left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year),
(b) Other than current fallow-(left uncultivated for the past 1 to 5 agricultural years).
5. Net sown area
Area sown more than once in an agricultural year plus net sown area is known as gross cropped area.