The document discusses the natural resources of Sikkim, India. It describes forests as complex ecosystems composed of trees and shrubs that cover 81% of Sikkim's land. Minerals are described as non-renewable and forming the basis for basic industries and development. Specific minerals mentioned are coal, limestone, dolomite, and quartz. Agriculture is also discussed as fertile land that supports crops like wheat, maize, barley, cardamom, and potatoes, with Sikkim being a top producer of cardamom in India.
5. It is a complex ecosystem composed of Trees and Shrubs
It is also known as the storehouses of Plants , Mammals , Birds , insects and Reptiles
81% of land is cover with forest in Sikkim
6. They are valuable natural resources being finite and non-renewable
It constitute raw materials for basic industries and are a major resources for
development
Minerals are naturally formed and have a unique and specific chemical
composition
They have a crystalline structure
7. 1. COAL
It is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock occurs at rock strata
2. LIMESTONE
It is a sedimentary rock composed primarily of calcium carbonate
It commonly forms in clear, warm, shallow marine waters
3. DOLOMITE
It is a calcium magnesium carbonate with a chemical composition of CaMg
4. QUARTZ
It is a hard mineral consisting of silica, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks and occurring
as colourless or white hexagonal prisms
9. Sikkim is blessed by a fertile land that largely supports agriculture.
Chief crops grown in sikkim are wheat, maize, Barley, Cardamom, Potatoes, Tea, etc.
Sikkim produces the highest amount of cardamom in India.
