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प्रश्न
What are Sundarbans?
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उत्तर
The forests found on the Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta covering the coasts of West Bengal and Bangladesh are called Sundarbans because of the abundance of Sundari trees.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
With reference to Littoral forest, answer the following questions:
Name one area in India where this forest is found.
Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
Reforestation should be practised extensively.
Differentiate between afforestation and deforestation
Name the tree, the timber of which could be used for the following:
A soft and white timber used for making toys and matchboxes.
Name the tree, the timber of which could be used for the following:
A hard durable timber used for shipbuilding and furniture making.
Name the tree, the timber of which could be used for the following:
A sweet smelling timber which yields an oil, used for making handicrafts.
Name one region in India for each of the following:
Explain why thorn and scrub forests are found in the above-mentioned regions.
Give two characteristics of tidal forests.
Describe the type of trees found growing in the monsoon forests of Western India. Which one of these trees is the most valuable? Why has the Government designated the areas where these trees are cultivated as ‘reserves’?
Mention three methods for the conservation and development of forests in India.
