KSEEB Class 10 SSLC Geography Chapter 7 Indian Land Resources Notes

KSEEB Notes for SSLC Class 10 Geography Chapter 7 Land Use Pattern Of India

The distribution of land for different uses such as forestry, cultivation, pastures etc. is called land use or land utilization. In India, the land use pattern can be classified into seven categories;

KSEEB Class 10 SSLC Geography Chapter 7 notes

Net area sown includes land that can be used to cultivate crops. This category is very important in an agricultural country like India. Forest area is only 22.8% of the total reported area in India.
Land used for non-agricultural purposes like human settlements, roads, railways, canals, mountains, sandy waste etc., come under land not available for cultivation category.
Fallow land refers to the land, which is not used for cultivation.
Cultivable wasteland includes the land which is not taken up for cultivation due to certain soil deficiencies.
Permanent pastures and other grazing land accounts for only 3.4% of the total reporting area in India.
Land under miscellaneous uses includes gardens, orchards and plantations.

Tilling of the soil for raising food crops and raw materials needed by human beings is called agriculture.
The economic progress of the country depends on the progress of agriculture.
On account of geographical and socio-economic factors eight types of farming are practiced in India.
Subsistence Farming is further divided into shifting and sedentary farming.
Intensive Farming
Commercial Farming
Mixed Farming
Plantation Farming
Dry Farming
Humid Farming

Indian Land Resources SSLC Geography notes

Irrigation Farming
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Subsistence farming is a type of farming in which the production of crops is consumed almost by the farmer and his family, leaving only a small portion for sale.
A method of farming in which a large amount of capital and labour are applied per unit of land is called ‘intensive farming’.
A system of farming in which crops are grown for the market is called commercial farming.
Agriculture involving the cultivation of crops and livestock rearing is called mixed farming.
Plantation farming refers to the cultivation of single crop on large estates for the market.
A method of farming carried on in areas, which receive scanty rainfall, and where irrigation is either absent or limited is called dry farming.
Humid farming refers to the cultivation of crops in areas, which receives sufficient rainfall; crops are grown without the help of irrigation.
Irrigation farming is a method of farming under which crops are grown with the help of irrigation.

Class 10 Geography Chapter 7 Indian Land Resources summary

In India, there are three cropping seasons: – The Kharif, the Rabi and Zaid Crop Season.
The Kharif Crop Season – The sowing takes place in June-July, when the South-West Monsoon starts and the crops are harvested in September- October.
The Rabi Crop Season – The sowing takes place in October-November when the North-East Monsoon begins and is harvested in February-March.
The Zaid Crop Season – The crops are grown in between the Kharif and the Rabi crops are known as zaid crops.
The cropping pattern of a region refers to the proportion of an area under different crops at a given time.

A wide variety of crops are grown in different parts of India. They can be classified as food crops, commercial crops, oil seeds and plantation crops.
The crops, which are grown to provide food for people, are called food crops, for example: Rice, wheat, jowar pulses etc.
Rice is the most important food crop of India.
Wheat is the second important food crop and major Rabi crop of India.
Commercial crops: A crop that is grown for sale is called commercial crop. i.e. sugarcane, cotton, tobacco, oil seeds etc.,
Sugarcane is the most important commercial crop of India.

KSEEB SSLC Geography Indian Land Resources chapter explanation

Tobacco is one of the important cash crop of India.
The crops, which provide raw materials for textiles industry, are called fibre crops. Cotton and jute are the most important fibre
crops of India.
The crops, which are used to produce stimulating drinks, are called ‘beverage crops’. Coffee and tea are the most important
beverage crops of India.
The intensive cultivation of fruit, vegetables, flower, medicinal and aromatic plants is called horticulture.
Floriculture : It is the cultivation of flowers for commercial purpose. India is known for the art of growing flowers since time immemorial.