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Forests and Wildlife
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Forest layers, food chains, endangered animals, deforestation and conservation
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1
Sort these forest products — do they come from forests WITHOUT harming trees (Non-Timber Forest Products) or do they require CUTTING trees?
1Firewood logs
2Wild fruits like mahua and amla
3Medicinal leaves and herbs
4Charcoal from burned wood
5Timber planks for furniture
6Wild honey collected from beehives
7Roots and tubers dug from forest floor
Non-timber forest products (collected without cutting)
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Requires cutting trees
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2
Sort each item — does it BENEFIT forests or THREATEN them?
1Animals spreading seeds through the forest
2Tribal communities protecting their forest home
3Forest fires set to clear land for farming
4Large-scale logging for timber
5Mining operations inside forest land
6Planting native trees to replace those cut
7Building highways through dense forest
8Controlling poaching of wild animals
Benefits forests
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Threatens forests
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3
Fill in the blanks about forests and tribal communities!
Forests are vital for bringing ; they attract clouds and rainfall.
Adivasi
monsoon
biodiversity
The wide variety of plants and animals in a forest is called its .
biodiversity
deforestation
Baiga
Large-scale cutting of forests is called .
biodiversity
interdependence
deforestation
Forests absorb carbon dioxide and release , which all living things need.
Indigenous tribal groups who have lived in forests for centuries are called communities.
Adivasi
interdependence
deforestation
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