Why Deforestation?

Why did colonists need durable timber?

 

• (a) To build ships for the Royal Navy

• (c) For furniture

• (b) To construct bridges

• (d) To build beautiful homes

Which of the following trees were promoted for building ships or railways?

• Firs and Pines

• Bushes and creepers

• Teak and Sal

• Shisham and Acacia

Deforestation refers to

• (a) planting of trees

• (b) cultivation of crops

• (c) disappearance of forests

• (d) depletion of forests

Construction of railways tracks in India created a huge demand for

• Timber

• Iron

   

• Elephants

• Bamboo

The railway network expanded rapidly in India from the

• 1820s

• 1830s

• 1850s

• 1860s

Which of the following is a commercial crop?

• Rice

• Wheat

• Cotton

• Maize

Which of the following is a plantation crop?

• Wheat

• Rice

• Tea

• Maize