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प्रश्न
How do forests act as a flood control measure?
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उत्तर
Forests help control floods by:
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Absorbing rainwater through soil and roots.
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Slowing down water flow with trees and plants.
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Preventing soil erosion by holding the soil with roots.
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Reducing rain impact as tree canopies catch rainfall.
संबंधित प्रश्न
State two reasons why tropical evergreen forests are difficult to exploit.
Give one important use of the following types of trees:
i. Sundari
ii. Sandalwood
iii. Rosewood
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 Sundarbans?
Classify the following trees as Soft-wood and Hard-wood trees:
Fir, Pine, Teak, Spruce, Rosewood, Sandalwood, Chir, Sal, Shisham and Silver Fir.
Name any three trees found in monsoon deciduous forests and state one use of each of these trees.
Describe briefly the value of forests to man.
Mention three methods for the conservation and development of forests in India.
Write two reasons why monsoon deciduous forests are commercially more valuable than other types of forests.
