Resources and Development Notes | Class 10 Geography
What is a resource? Everything available in our environment which can be used to satisfy our needs, provided it is technologically accessible, economically feasible and culturally acceptable can be termed as ‘Resource’. How can we use these resources effectively? For utilisation of these resources human beings should be able to interact with nature by use of technology and in a coordinated manner by creating institutions. This interaction between nature, technology and institutions helps in...
10 min read →Water Resources Notes | Class 10 Geography
Some Facts About Water Water has a lot of uses and is essential for life. It can therefore be observed that most human civilizations flourished near rivers which are fresh water sources. Water is a renewable resource and is recharged through hydrological cycles. It covers around 3/4th of the Earth’s surface Majority of it (Around 96.5%) is however found in oceans and seas which is saline and thus cannot be put to use. Only 2.5% of water on earth accounts as freshwater. Around 70% of this...
5 min read →Agriculture Notes | Class 10 Geography
Agrarian Economy of India Agriculture is India's most important economic industry. Agriculture in India accounts for 18% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) and employs 50% of the workforce. India produces the most pulses, rice, wheat, spices, and spice goods in the world. India offers numerous commercial opportunities in sectors such as dairy, meat, poultry, fishery, and food grains. India has also surpassed China as the world's second largest producer of fruits and vegetables....
8 min read →Minerals and Energy Resources Notes | Class 10 Geography
What are Minerals? Minerals are “homogeneous, naturally occurring substances with a definable internal structure.” Minerals are found in varied forms in nature, ranging from the hardest diamond to the softest talc. A particular mineral that will be formed from a certain combination of elements depends upon the physical and chemical conditions under which the material forms. This, in turn, results in a wide range of colours, hardness, crystal forms, lustre and density that a particular mineral...
11 min read →Manufacturing Industries Notes | Class 10 Geography
What is the importance of Manufacturing? Manufacturing industries not only help in modernising agriculture, which forms the backbone of our economy, they also reduce the heavy dependence of people on agricultural income by providing them jobs in secondary and tertiary sectors. Countries that transform their raw materials into a wide variety of furnished goods of higher value are prosperous. Industrial development is a precondition for eradication of unemployment and poverty from our country....
14 min read →Lifelines of National Economy Notes | Class 10 Geography
Roadways in India India has one of the largest road networks in the world (2nd in the World), aggregating to about 4.3 million km at present. The growing importance of road transport vis--vis rail transport is rooted in the following reasons; Construction cost of roads is much lower than that of railway lines, Roads can traverse comparatively more dissected and undulating topography, Roads can negotiate higher gradients of slopes and as such can traverse mountains such as the Himalayas, Road...
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