Question

Name the forests that are commercially most exploited in India.

Answer 1

Hint: Tropical deciduous forests are forests that seasonally shed their leaves. The trees in these forests usually shed their leaves in autumn. The process of seasonally losing leaves of a tree is called abscission.

Complete Answer:
Deciduous forests in temperate or polar regions coincide the shedding of leaves with the winter season. Deciduous forests in tropical, subtropical or arid regions shed their leaves during the dry seasons and are dependent on the amount of rainfall.
The tropical deciduous forests are the most commercially exploited forests in India. The tropical deciduous forests are also known as monsoon forests in India and are the most widespread forests in the country. Tropical deciduous forests have been exploited in India as they provide various important and financially and commercially viable resources like hardwood trees of sal, teak, neem and shisham. Tropical deciduous forests provide resources like timber. This timber is used for the making of furniture and construction materials. The presence of these resources makes tropical deciduous forests an ideal place for exploitation. Transportation of these resources through tropical deciduous forests is easier than any other forest containing similar resources. This ease of transportation makes tropical deciduous forests an ideal place for harvesting timber from the hardwood trees.

Note:
Tropical deciduous rainforests have a heavy amount of rainfall followed by a subsequent amount of dry period.
The excessive cutting of these trees results in deforestation. Deforestation leads to several more environmental problems.