Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
How do forests have a favourable effect on the climate of the region?
Advertisements
Solution
Forests determine the climate of a region. They affect the humidity of a place by the process of transpiration, affect temperature and rainfall of a region. Trees take in carbon dioxide and hence prevent the rise in temperature and air pollution.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Name the forest which is commercially most important in India.
Name two trees which grow in this forest.
State two characteristics of Tropical deciduous forests.
Mention two main characteristics of Tropical Rain Forests.
State one characteristic feature of the forest found in the Nilgiri Hills
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’?
Give one use of each: teak, sal, myrobalan, sisam, sandalwood, eucalyptus.
How do forests act as a flood control measure?
Name the regions of the Monsoon Forests in India.
Name two States in India noted for the Deodar tree. Give two uses of deodar wood.
