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प्रश्न
Give one use of each: teak, sal, myrobalan, sisam, sandalwood, eucalyptus.
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उत्तर
Teak: It is the most important of the deciduous trees. It is used for house construction, furniture, ship-building. It is hard and durable. It resists while ants and nails dor not rust in it.
Sal: It is hard-and heavy. It is immune to white ants. Hence it is used in railway sleepers.
Myrobalan: It grows abundantly in Tamil Nadu. It bears fruits which are dried and then used as tanning material in processing hides and skins.
Sisam: It is an erect deciduous tree. It is mostly used in furnitures industry.
Sandalwood: It is found in the Karnataka forests. It is used in making sandalwood oil and perfumes. Sandalwood oil of Mysore is famous.
Eucalyptus: It is another important tree of the Karnataka forests. It is known for its lofty stature. Its wood is raw material for the paper industry. Eucalyptus oil is also available from it.
संबंधित प्रश्न
With reference to Littoral forest, answer the following questions:
Why do the trees in this forest grow aerial roots?
Name the forests which grow on the windward slope of the Western Ghats.
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.
State the disadvantage of deforestation.
How is it that the main regions of the Monsoon forests is the interior of the Southern Peninsula?
What are Littoral forests or Tidal forests? Name the principal trees that grow in these forests.
What are the characteristics of the Mangrove and give one use.
Describe briefly the value of forests to man.
Briefly explain two reasons for forests being ah important natural resource.
