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Identify six factors contributing to land degradation in India.

Solution

Following are the factors responsible for land degradation are:

(i) Loss of vegetation occuring due to deforestation.

(ii) Unsustainable fuel wood and fodder extraction.

(iii) Shifting cultivation.

(iv) Encroachment into forest lands.

(v) Forest fires and over grazing.

(vi) Non-adoption of adequate soil conservation measures.

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What are non-renewable resources?

What does the carrying capacity imply?

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What does absorptive capacity mean?

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