RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

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Resources Classification of resources Development of resources Sustainable development Resource planning Resource planning in India Land resources

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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 Click to edit Master subtitle style

Resou rces

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Classification of Resources

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Development of Resourcessurvival as Resources are vital for human

well as for maintaining the quality of life. It was believed that resources are free giftsClick to edit MasterAs a result, human beings of nature. subtitle style used them indiscriminately and this had led to the following major problems : Depletion of resources for satisfying the greed of few individual. 10/20/12

Sustainable Development Sustainable economic development

means development should take place without damaging the environment .and development in the present should not compromise with the needs of the future generation.

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Resource Planning
Resource planning is a skill or technique to develop the resource in a judicial way.

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Resource Planning in India Identification and inventory of

resource across the region of the country. This involves surveying, mapping and qualitative and quantitative estimation and measurement of the resources.

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Land is a natural resource of utmost importance. It supports natural vegetation, wild life, human life, economic activities, transport and communication systems. India has land under a variety of relief features , namely ; mountains, plains and plateaus. About 43% of the land area is plain, which provides facilities for agriculture and industry. Mountains account for 30%of the total surface area of the country and ensure perennial flow of some rivers. About 27% of the area of the country the plateau region. It possesses rich reserves of minerals, fossil fuels and forests.

Land Resources

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Land Utilization

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Land Degradation and Conservation Measures

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Human activities have not only brought about degradation of land but have also aggravated the pace of natural forces to cause damage to land. There are many ways to solve the problems of land degradation Afforestation and proper management of grazing. Planting of shelter belts of plants, control on overgrazing, stabilization of sand dunes by growing thorny bushes. Proper management of waste lands, control of mining activities, proper discharge and disposal of industrial

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Soil as a resource
Top soil the upper soil layer Subsoil weathered rocks sand and silt clay Substratum weathered parent rock material

Unweathered parent bed rock

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Alluvial Soils Black Soil

Classification Of soil

Red and yellow soils Laterite soil Arid Soil Forest Soil
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Soil Erosion and soil conservation The running water cuts through
the clayey soils and makes deep channels as gullies. This is known as gully erosion. Water flows as a sheet over large areas down a slope. In such case the top soil is washed away. This is known as sheet erosion. To prevent soil erosion :
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Ploughing along the contour

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Anjali Bansal X-B