Class 10 Geography Chapter 3 Notes

Class 10 Geography, Chapter 3 Water resources are an important chapter of Social Science of Geography In this chapter, we cover the importance of water consumption and management, rain harvesting, and the advantages of a multipurpose river project. It is provided to you in PDF format and is preached based on the new CBSE pattern. Get free subject notes here.

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Chapter 1: Resource and Development

Chapter 2: Forest and Wildlife Resources

Chapter 3: Water Resources

Chapter 4: Agriculture

Chapter 5: Mineral and Energy Resources

Chapter 6: Manufacturing Industries

Chapter 7: Life Lines of the National Economy

Key Points and Definitions:

1. 96.5 percent of the world's water is estimated to exist in oceans, and only 2.5 percent is fresh water.

2. India receives nearly 4 percent of the global precipitation and ranks 133 in terms of water availability per person per year.

3. By 2025, it is predicted that large parts of India will join countries or regions with absolute water scarcity

4. Water scarcity in most cases is caused by overexploitation, excessive use, and unequal access to water among different social groups.

5. Water resources are being overexploited to expand irrigated areas and dry-season agriculture.

6. Intensive industrialization and urbanization have worsened matters by exerting pressure on freshwater resources.

7. Water bodies are polluted by domestic and industrial wastes, chemicals, pesticides and fertilizers used in agriculture