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प्रश्न
Define the following:
Deforestation
Define deforestation.
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उत्तर
It is the removal of a forest or stand of trees from an area and thereafter that area is converted to a non forest use.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain briefly the idea contained in the following statement. There will be increasing dependence on sources of energy other than coal and petroleum in the future.
Name any two Non-renewable resources of energy.
Name any two resources which come under pressure due to the rising population.
Petroleum is a resource of the same category as that of ______.
What was directly responsible for the rapid rise of world population in the twentieth century?
Match the terms given in column A with those in column B.
| Column A | Column B | ||
| (a) | Forest | (i) | Arithmetic progression |
| (b) | Food | (ii) | Geometric progression |
| (c) | Population | (iii) | Deforestation |
| (d) | Coal | (iv) | Afforestation |
| (e) | Flash floods | (v) | Renewable source of energy |
| (vi) | Non-renewable source of energy |
Given below is a set of paired terms. The first pair indicates the relationship between the two terms. Rewrite and complete the second pair on a similar basis.
Cutting down of forests : Deforestation :: Planting more trees : ______.
Define the following term:
Resources
Distinguish between the following pair:
Deforestation and Afforestation.
What do you mean by the 3Rs in the context of sustainable development?
