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प्रश्न
Forests are called ‘handmaids of agriculture’.
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उत्तर
Forests are useful in agriculture in various ways both directly and indirectly. Directly, they supply wood for making farm implements. Indirectly, they help in keeping the climate humid, creating favourable conditions for rain. They are helpful in checking floods and preventing soil erosion.
संबंधित प्रश्न
To which type of forest do the following trees belong?
Hintal and Sundari
To which type of forest do the following trees belong?
Deodar and Chir Pine
State one characteristic feature of the forest found in the Nilgiri Hills
What are Littoral forests or Tidal forests? Name the principal trees that grow in these 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’?
What are the characteristics of the Mangrove and give one use.
Describe briefly the value of forests to man.
Give one use of each: teak, sal, myrobalan, sisam, sandalwood, eucalyptus.
Monsoon forests are commercially very important.
Name two States in India noted for the Deodar tree. Give two uses of deodar wood.
