What is the term used to describe the disappearance of forests or destruction of forest by humans?
Forest Society and Colonialism Quiz

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Geography
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9th Grade
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Hard
Owais Khan
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Deforestation
Commercialization
Industrialization
Urbanization
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following was NOT a cause of deforestation by the British in India?
Increased demand for commercial crops in Europe
Belief that forests were unproductive
Shortage of timber supply for the Royal Navy
Need for wood as fuel for locomotives
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the German forest expert invited by the British for advice on commercial forest?
Dietrich Brandis
Dietrich Braun
Dietrich Becker
Dietrich Bauer
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main objective of Dietrich Brandis in managing the forests?
Increase revenue for the British
Preserve forests for timber production
Promote commercial plantations
Expand the Indian Forest Service
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which act divided forests into three categories: reserved, protected, and village forests?
Indian Forest Act of 1865
Forest Act of 1878
Forest Act of 1927
Imperial Forest Research Institute Act of 1906
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the practice of clearing forests with mixed trees and planting one kind of trees in straight rows called?
Scientific Forestry
Selective Logging
Shifting Cultivation
Agroforestry
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What impact did the forest acts have on the lives of forest people?
Allowed them to collect forest resources freely
Legalized their everyday practices
Protected their hunting rights
Forced them to steal wood from the forests
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