India: natural vegetation and soils
Forest cover, forest policy and social forestry
Practise 1 PYQConcepts to cover
- Forest cover: very dense, moderately dense and open forest; states with the largest area and highest share
- Reserved, protected and unclassed forests; permanent forest estate
- Forest policy of 1952 and 1988: the one-third target and hill-plain split
- Social forestry (urban, rural, farm forestry), agro-forestry, Chipko as a movement example
- Wildlife conservation geography: biosphere reserves, national parks and sanctuaries as land use, Project Tiger and Project Elephant as programmes
Where to study
India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 5: Natural Vegetation (2026-27)
- ch. 5, Natural Vegetation, p. 1-10 (book pages 42-51)
- ch. 5, Forest Conservation, p. 5 (book page 46)
- ch. 5, forest cover, p. 3-5 (book pages 44-46)
- ch. 5, 1952, p. 5 (book page 46)
- ch. 5, Social Forestry, p. 5-6 (book pages 46-47)
- ch. 5, Farm Forestry, p. 6 (book page 47)
- ch. 5, Wildlife Conservation in India, p. 6-7 (book pages 47-48)
- ch. 5, Biosphere Reserves, p. 9-10 (book pages 50-51)
Contemporary India II, Class X, chapter 2: Forest and Wildlife Resources (Reprint 2026-27)
- ch. 2, Forest and Wildlife Resources, p. 1-6 (book pages 13-18)
- ch. 2, Reserved Forests, p. 3-4 (book pages 15-16)
- ch. 2, Chipko, p. 4-5 (book pages 16-17)
- ch. 2, Conservation of Forest and Wildlife in India, p. 1-2 (book pages 13-14)