Question

Do you have an Adivasi friend? What have you learnt about the forest from her?

Answer 1

Hint: It is an area of land dominated by trees and the living parts include trees, shrubs, vines, grasses and other herbaceous (non-woody) plants, mosses, algae, fungi, insects, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and microorganisms living on the plants and animals and in the soil.

Complete answer:
Yes, I do have an Adivasi friend. I have learned many things from her about forests such as:
- To prepare ornaments from flowers and leaves.
- To prepare medicines out of the herbs found there.
- To prepare plates out of the dead and fallen leaves.
- To prepare baskets out of bamboo.
- Climbing trees.

Additional Information:
6 Types of Forest
-Forest Type 1: Equatorial Moist Evergreen or Rainforest.
-Forest Type 2: Tropical Deciduous Forest.
-Forest Type 3: Mediterranean Forests.
-Forest Type 4: Temperate Broad-leaved Deciduous and Mixed Forest.
-Forest Type 5: Warm Temperate Broad-leaved Deciduous Forest.
-Forest Type 6: Coniferous Forest.

Note: Importance of Forests:
i)Forests resources serve as a source of fishing, hunting animals, fruits from pants, to the local people.
ii)They got fodder for their cattle, firewood etc.
iii)Different spices and Variety of plants are available, some of which have medicinal properties and are acting as a potential source of modern drugs.
iv)Forests are used for sericulture, apiculture.
v)It provides raw material to industries like paper, plywood, rayon etc.
vi)They provide employment opportunities to people.
vii)Forest resources became a source of foreign exchange in our country.
viii)They play an important role in reducing atmospheric pollution.
ix)It provides protection to wildlife.
x)It helps in regulating the gaseous cycle of the atmosphere and the earth's temperature.