Unit 2 Ch 1 : Resources and Development — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

The unused land that becomes either unproductive or overgrown is called a wasteland. 
In ​1960-61, the area of barren and unculturable waste land was 12.01% but in ​2008-09 it reduced to 8.61%.
As on 2000, wastelands constitute 29.47% in the total land area in India. Types of wasteland are:

1. Water eroded area.
2. Saline and alkaline land.
3. Forests degraded area.
4. Wind eroded area.