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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
Name two trees which grow in this forest.
To which type of forest do the following trees belong?
Deodar and Chir Pine
State two reasons why Tropical Evergreen forests are difficult to exploit.
Differentiate between afforestation and deforestation
Name one region in India for each of the following:
Tidal forest
Classify the following trees as Soft-wood and Hard-wood trees:
Fir, Pine, Teak, Spruce, Rosewood, Sandalwood, Chir, Sal, Shisham and Silver Fir.
Give one important use of the following types of trees:
Sundri
Give one use of each: teak, sal, myrobalan, sisam, sandalwood, eucalyptus.
Forests are called ‘handmaids of agriculture’.
Name the important trees of Rajasthan.
