Question

How do people in forest areas make use of forest products?

Answer 1

(i) Forest products such as roots, leaves, fruits and tubers are very useful things for the people living in forest areas. Fruits and tubers are nutritious to eat.
(ii) Herbs are used for medicine, wood for agricultural implements like yokes and ploughs, bamboo makes excellent fences and is also used to make baskets and umbrellas.
(iii) A dried scooped-out gourd can be used as a portable water bottle.
(iv) Leaves of different trees can be stitched together to make disposable plates and cups, the siadi creeper is used to grate vegetables.
(v) Oil for cooking and to light lamps can be pressed from the fruit of the mahua tree.