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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
Why do tropical evergreen forests grow in Western Ghats region?
Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
Reforestation should be practised extensively.
State two reasons why Tropical Evergreen forests are difficult to exploit.
Mention two reasons why monsoon deciduous forests are commercially more valuable than the other types of forests.
Name one region in India for each of the following:
Tidal forest
Give two reasons to explain as to why we need to conserve our forest resource.
What are Sundarbans?
Monsoon forests are commercially very important.
Forests are called ‘handmaids of agriculture’.
Name two States in India noted for the Deodar tree. Give two uses of deodar wood.
