Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below: Forests are called the 'green gold' of a country because they are a country's wealth. There are numerous adventure of having green forest. They give us a numerous of valuable products. We get timber for building our house, wood for fumiture, fuel for cooking food. Besides there many other useful products are got from them. They are honey, wax, gums, oil, herbs, lac and dyes. Think of he paper mills. Can they produce paper without getting wood from the forests? The industry ofartificial silk depends on forests. Forests add to the beauty ofa country and provide shelter to wild animals. During wars, they give cover to armies. (5 Marks) Questions: i) Why are forests called the'green gold'? ii) What product to the forests give us? iii) Why are forests necessary for paper mills? iv) How are forests useful to wild animal? v) What do we need for building our house?
Answers
Answer;-
- Forests are called green gold because they are the country's wealth
- The forests provide timber, wood, fuel and food.
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- Forests are useful for wild animals.
- Timber is needing for building a house
Explanaition;-
i) According to the passage, forests are called the "green gold" of a country due to the numerous advantages of having these green forests. They are akin to a country's wealth.
ii) The forests provide us with myriads of products which are both valuable and helpful to us. These include timber for building houses, wood for furniture, fuel for cooking food, honey, wax, gums, oil, herbs, lac, and dyes.
iii) It is due to the Forests that provide us with raw materials essential to produce paper. Hence, they are necessary for paper mills as without them we would not get wood for producing paper.
iv) Forests provide shelter and a habitat for wild animals and are therefore important for their survival and wellbeing.
v) Timber from forests is needed for building houses.
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