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Geography As A Discipline
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Write about the economic importance of the forests for the country.

Answer

Following are the economic importance of the forests for the country:

(i) Forests provide many things to meet our food requirements like fruits, nuts etc.


(ii)Forests are sources of timber for house building, furniture making, ship-making etc.

(iii)Forests supply about 40% of fuel in the world. Wood has been a major source of fuel.

(iv) Forests are the sources of livelihood of tribes in India.

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