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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
Give two ways in which forests are important.
To which type of forest do the following trees belong?
Deodar and Chir Pine
Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
Reforestation should be practised extensively.
Name one region in India for each of the following:
Tidal forest
Name one region in India for each of the following:
Thorn and Scrub
Classify the following trees as Soft-wood and Hard-wood trees:
Fir, Pine, Teak, Spruce, Rosewood, Sandalwood, Chir, Sal, Shisham and Silver Fir.
Name the various uses of the coconut tree.
Give the importance of the date-palm (Khajera)
Describe briefly the value of forests to man.
Thar desert looks like a wasteland or Desert soil is almost dry.
