Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
Give the names of four important products of forests. Why are forests grown in and around iron and steel cities?
Advertisements
उत्तर
Wood pulp, paper, medicines, paints and varnishes.
Forests moderate the climate by absorbing much of the sun’s insolation and by supplying water vapour which further condenses to impart rain. This contributes towards cooling the hot environment of iron and steel cities.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
With reference to Littoral forest, answer the following questions:
Why do the trees in this forest grow aerial roots?
With reference to Littoral forest, answer the following questions:
Name one area in India where this forest is found.
Name the forests which grow on the windward slope of the Western Ghats.
To which type of forest do the following trees belong?
Rosewood and Ebony
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.
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’?
Name the various uses of the coconut tree.
Describe briefly the value of forests to man.
Name the principal trees of this region.
