India: Earth Surface, Climate, Vegetation and Wildlife — Social Science STD 6 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 6Social ScienceIndia: Earth Surface, Climate, Vegetation and Wildlife3 Marks
Question
State the economic benefits of forests.
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Answer
The economic benefits of forests are as under:
$(1 )$ Wood is the main product of forests. Forests provide strong and durable timber wood like pine, saal, sesame.
$(2 )$ The wood of acacia and khair (Kher) is used as firewood.
$(3 )$ Various vegetation of the forests are useful as medicinal plants (herbs).
$(4 )$ Wood of some trees is used as a raw material for some industries.
$(5 )$ Forests are useful for animal grazing. Forest vegetation supplies grass also.
$(6 )$ Forests provide products like lac, resin, gum, honey, turpentine, etc.
$(7 )$ Various fruits are also available from forests.
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