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प्रश्न
Forests are called ‘handmaids of agriculture’.
उत्तर
Forests are useful in agriculture in various ways both directly and indirectly. Directly, they supply wood for making farm implements. Indirectly, they help in keeping the climate humid, creating favourable conditions for rain. They are helpful in checking floods and preventing soil erosion.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the forest which is commercially most important in India.
To which type of forest do the following trees belong?
Rosewood and Ebony
Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
Reforestation should be practised extensively.
State two reasons why Tropical Evergreen forests are difficult to exploit.
State the disadvantage of deforestation.
State one characteristic feature of the forest found in the Nilgiri Hills
What are Sundarbans?
Describe the type of trees found growing in the monsoon forests of Western India. Which one of these trees is the most valuable? Why has the Government designated the areas where these trees are cultivated as ‘reserves’?
Coniferous trees are conical in shape.
Briefly explain two reasons for forests being ah important natural resource.
