The Importance of Trees

What is Tulsi Gowind Gowda known as?

• The Mother Tree Expert

• The Encyclopedia of the Forest

• The Lorax of India

• The Tree Planter

How did Tulsi Gowind Gowda learn about trees?

• She worked at a tree nursery

• She read books about nature

• Her mother taught her while looking for firewood

• She went to school and studied about trees

What did Tulsi Gowind Gowda do as a teenager?

• Planted a forest behind her house

• Started working at a tree nursery

• Raised seedlings into saplings

• Learned about mother trees

What is a mother tree?

• A tree that speaks the language of the forest

• A tree that is planted by Tulsi Gowind Gowda

• A big, strong tree that provides nutrients to young trees

• A tree that grows in a nursery

Why does Tulsi Gowind Gowda speak for the trees?

• Because she wants to win awards

• Because she loves planting trees

• Because she has seen the problems of deforestation

• Because she wants to be famous

What did Tulsi Gowind Gowda receive in 2021?

• A special award for her work

• A scholarship to study forestry

• A book about trees

• A new job at a tree nursery

What does Tulsi Gowind Gowda say about trees?

• They should be cut down for development

• They provide water and prevent heat

• They are not important for the environment

• They are a source of firewood

What is the role of a boss?

• To speak for the trees

• To plant trees in a nursery

• To be in charge at work

• To teach about nature

What is a nursery?

• A forest behind Tulsi Gowind Gowda's house

• A book about nature

• A type of tree that provides nutrients to other trees

• A place that grows young plants and trees

What is a nutrient?

• Something needed by plants, animals, and people to live and grow

• A big, strong tree that provides nutrients to young trees

• A type of tree that speaks the language of the forest

• A place where young trees are raised