Chapter 99 · Part 1

Land Resources and Agriculture

Concepts

Formulae

8 min

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Intermediate

Learning objectives

1Explain 1 Understanding Land as a Resource
2Explain land Use Definition and Classification
3Explain land-Use Categories in India
4Explain 2 Land-Use Changes in India
5Explain historical Land-Use Transformation
6Explain forest Decline

Your learning path

Introduction

22.1 Understanding Land as a Resource

Land Use Definition and Classification

Land-Use Categories in India

22.2 Land-Use Changes in India

Historical Land-Use Transformation

Forest Decline

22.3 Agricultural Land and Farming

Agricultural Significance

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Summary

Quiz

Revision

Follow the full path

Key terms

ExportEconomicResidenceProductionRecreationWastelandsEmploymentForest LandSubsistenceInput CostsDebt ReliefConservationConsequencesHorticultureWater StressLandlessness

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