Forest Conservation

Q. To make a ton of paper, 17 trees have to be cut down.

1. True
2. False

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What are the four main greenhouse gases?

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Define the following terms:

1. Reforestation
2. Afforestation
3. Agroforestry

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Why is oxygen not a greenhouse gas?

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Which of the following statement is the correct meaning of afforestation?

1. Afforestation is the re-establishment of forest cover, either naturally or artificially.

2. Afforestation is the planting of new plants in a forest.

3. Afforestation is cutting and removal of plants in cities.

4. Afforestation is the establishment of a forest or stands of trees in an area where there was no forest.

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Define the following terms:

1. Reforestation
2. Afforestation
3. Agroforestry

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What is conservation?

Q. __________ is the purposeful clearing of forested land.

1. Deforestation
2. Aforestation
3. Landslide
4. none of above

Q. State whether the following statements are true or false.
Statement 1: Unauthorised way of cutting trees for timber leads to deforestation.
Statement 2: Increase in population necessitates establishment of housing complexes for settlement.

1. Statement 1: False; Statement 2: True
   
2. Statement 1: True; Statement 2: True
   
3. Statement 1: False; Statement 2: False
   
4. Statement 1: True; Statement 2: False
   

Q. What do you mean Reforestation?

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Given below is a representation of the Greenhouse effect. Study the same and answer the question that follows-

Name the greenhouse gases and the percentage of their warming effect.

Q. Which of the following is the national park protected under Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve?

1. Jim Corbett
2. Bori
3. Pachmarhi
4. Satpura

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Which one of the following gases is not included in the category 'greenhouse gases'?

1. Carbon dioxide

2. Hydrogen

3. Methane

4. Nitrous oxide

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What do we refer by the term 'Reforestation'?

1. Growing more trees.

2. Cutting more trees.

3. Plucking fruits from trees.

4. Shedding of leaves.

Q. Forest Conservation Act deals with the eradication of .

1. reforestation
2. afforestation
3. deforestation

Q. ___ refers to the variety of animals, plants and microbes generally found in an area.

1. Biodiversity
2. Flora
3. Extinct species
4. Fauna

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What measures should be taken to solve the problem of deforestation?

1. Recycling and reusing

2. Reforestation

3. Both A and B

4. None of these

Q. A discussion on 'Environmental protection and conservation' was conducted by the school environment club in Rahul's school. The main point which arose was that the environment is undergoing severe degradation.
Which of the following do you think is/are responsible for the alarming rate of environmental degradation?

1. Ozone layer depletion
2. Greenhouse effect
3. Spread of epidemics
4. Global warming

Q. A regular pattern of extinction of plants and animals on earth are correlated with _____________.

1. reforestation
2. human migration
3. transpiration
4. afforestation

Q. Forest are responsible for

1. Ecological balance
2. Pollution free environment
3. Prevention of soil erosion and flood
4. All of the above