Question

Which of the following are true?

• A. Reforestation is replanting of tress on barren lands to create a forest.
• B. Afforestation is replanting of tress on barren lands to create a forest.
• C. Reforestation is replanting of tress on lands where trees have been destroyed.
• D. Afforestation is planting of trees where there was no planation to create a new forest.
• E. Both afforestation and reforestation are same.

Answer 1

Answer: (C), (D)

The correct options are
C Reforestation is replanting of tress on lands where trees have been destroyed.
D Afforestation is planting of trees where there was no planation to create a new forest.

Reforestation means planting the trees again, in a deforested land. The Duke forest in North California is a reforested land.
Afforestation is the conservation of abandoned lands. Afforestation programmes have been used to expand forest resources in places like Brazil, Chile and New Zealand.
Both of these practices contribute to reducing the temperature of the Earth and improving the air quality.