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sustainable management of natrual resources — Science STD 10 — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Sciencesustainable management of natrual resources3 Marks
Question
Mention serious effects of deforestation.
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Answer

  • Forest cover of the world is rapidly depleting.
  • It is more rapid in developing countries.
  • The reasons are: rapidly increasing population, industrialization and urbanization.
  • Destruction of the forest is very rapid, particularly in the tropical region.
  • Serious effects of deforestation are as follows:
  • $(1)$ It induces changes in the regional and global climate
  • $(2)$ Due to the destruction of forests, the rainfall decreases.
  • $(3)$ Loss of forest cover causes increase in soil erosion and decrease in the fertility of land.
  • $(4)$ Increase in the amount of $CO_2$ and temperature in the atmosphere. This leads to greenhouse effects.
  • $(5)$ Due to loss of habitat of wildlife, chains of food web break. As a result of it many organisms become endangered or extinct.
  • $(6)$ The ecosystem balance is disturbed due to deforestation and irregularities arise in the functioning of biogeochemical cycles. 

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