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प्रश्न
How do forests act as a flood control measure?
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उत्तर
Forest cover reduces the intensity of floods. The roots of the plants hold on firmly to the soil deep inside the surface of the earth. This prevents flooding and soil erosion.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name a state in India where thorn and the scrub forest is found.
Give two ways in which forests are important.
Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
Reforestation should be practised extensively.
Give two characteristics of tidal forests.
Give one important use of the following types of trees:
Rosewood.
Name any three trees found in monsoon deciduous forests and state one use of each of these trees.
Name the various uses of the coconut tree.
Name two important trees each of the Srinagar Valley in Kashmir and the Dandakaranya’ region in South India, indicating their commercial importance.
How do forests act as a flood control measure?
Coniferous trees are conical in shape.
