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GSEB Class 10 Social
Science Notes Chapter 8
Natural Resources
March 22, 2024 / By Bhagya / Class 10
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Our Revision Notes for GSEB Class 10 Social
Science Notes Chapter 8 Natural Resources
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Natural Resources Class 10
GSEB Notes Social Science
Chapter 8
Natural Resources Class 10 GSEB
Notes
→ Anything which is used to fulfil the human
needs becomes a resource.
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→ The resources are made of the interaction of
the three, i.e. nature, man, and the culture.
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Uses of Resource:
All activities from agriculture to industries
ultimately depend on natural resources.
Various food requirements of man are
complied by various resources.
Various goods obtained from forests,
agro-products, wool, hides and meat
available from animals, minerals ores etc,
provide the raw material for many
industries.
Energy resources like coal, natural gas,
solar insolation, wind, sea waves, tides
and ebbs and waterfalls are used as
resources.
Resources are classified on the basis of
ownership, re-availabjiity, and distribution
centres.
Some resources reproduce themselves as
per their usage during a specific time,
These are called renewable resources.
Non-renewable resources are those
which are present in limited quantity and
cannot be reproduced.
→ Planning and conservation of resources: Due
to the extraordinary development in the science
and technology and due to population explosion
the use of resources became unlimited.
→ Resource consecration is the concept of
using resources carefully so that they do not
end up quickly.
→ The future generations also need the
resources, but if we keep using them at a fast
pace, they may exhaust thus, posing problems
for the future.
→ The uppermost layer of the crust of the earth
is called soil which contain minerals and biotic
elements necessary for the growth and
development of vegetation.
→ Soils are classified on the basis of their
colour, parental rocks, structure on the basis of
their colour, climate, parental rock structure,
humus, etc.
Types of soil: ICAR has divided the soil into eight
types.
Alluvial soil: The formation soil is due to
the alluvial depostition by the rivers.
Red Soil: The soil is red in colour due to
the presence of ferric oxide and it
becomes yellow as we go down.
Black soil: This soil is formed due to the
spreading of Deccan lava.
Laterite Soil: Its red colour is due to the
iron oxide. When this soil is wet, it
becomes smooth like butter and when it
is dry, it becomes very hard.
Desert Soil: The soil is sandy and infertile
as it contains more dissolved minerals.
Mountain soil: The soil is found at a
general altitude in the regions of pine and
chid trees.
Forest Soil: The surface of the earth is
covered by the shaded leaves of the trees
and the upper part of the land becomes
black due to the increase in the humus
caused due to the decaying leaves.
Marshy Soil: This type of soil develops in
humid regions due to the accumulation of
biotic elements. During rainy season, this
land is submerged under water and when
the water recedes, paddy can be grown in
it.
→ Soil Erosion: Erosion means the
transportation of land particles from one place
to another with the help of moving air and water.
If the soil particles are carried away because of
heavy rain or by stormy wind, the agricultural
production decreases. It is extremely necessary
to maintain this upper layer for agriculture. So
the soil erosion should be prevented.
→ Avoiding plantation, construction of check
dams, etc, controls the soil erosion.
→ Soil conservation means to prevent the soil
erosion and to maintain its quality.
→ If the soil is not conserved then there are
chances of floods which enhances the risk
against lives and property.
→ By implementing the remedies, soil can- be
conserved. The conservation of soil is essential
today. The government and the people should
work together for its conservation.
Natural Resources Class 10 GSEB
Notes Important Terms
• Resource : Anything which is used to fulfil
human needs is known as resource.
• Renewable resource: The resources that
reproduce themselves as per their usage during
a specific time.
• Non-renewable resource : Those resources
which cannot be reused once they are used or
they cannot be reproduced or cannot be
reformed in near future.
• Conservation (shielding) : When there is a
danger of existence on the life of the tree or a
human life the arrangement made for it is called
conservation.
• Soil: It is the layer or the surface of the matter
formed due to- the mixture of the scattered
material of the parental rocks and vegetation.
• ICAR : Indian Council for Agricultural Research.
• Soil erosion : It means the transportation of
land particles from one place to another with
help of moving air and water.
• Soil conservation : It means to prevent the soil
erosion and to maintain its quality. It is directly
connected to retain the soil particles at their
original place.
• Desert soil : It is seen in the area where the
climate is arid or semi-arid. This soil is sandy
and fertile which contains more minerals.
• Marshy or peaty soil : It develops in humid
region due to accumulation of biotic elements.
Biotic elements and minerals are excess in such
soil, but it shows insufficiency in phosphate and
potash.
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