Our Rajasthan Class 7 Solutions Chapter 1 Forest, Wildlife and its Conservation

Our Rajasthan Class 7 Textbook Solutions Chapter 1 Forest, Wildlife and its Conservation

I. Write the correct option of the following questions in given bracket:

(i) The state bird of Rajasthan is :
(a) Peacock
(b) Great Indian bustard
(c) Parrot
(d) Pigeon
Answer:
(b) Great Indian bustard

(ii) Evergreen forests are found in :
(a) Karauli
(b) Udaipur
(c) Sri Ganganagar
(d) Mount Abu
Answer:
(d) Mount Abu

II. Match the following:

Question 1.

Column A	Column B
1. Sita Mata Wildlife	(a) Siberian crane Sanctuary
2. National Desert Park and Wildlife Sanctuary	(b) Flying squirrel
3. Ranthambore National Park	(c) Great Indian bustard
4. Keoladeo National	(d) Tiger Park

Answer:

Column A	Column B
1. Sita Mata Wildlife	(b) Flying squirrel
2. National Desert Park and Wildlife Sanctuary	(c) Great Indian bustard
3. Ranthambore National Park	(d) Tiger Park
4. Keoladeo National	(a) Siberian crane Sanctuary

III. Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
Write names of the national parks of Rajasthan.
Answer:

Keoladeo National Park,
Ranthambore National Park,
Mukundra Hills National Park.

Question 2.
Write names of any four wildlife sanctuaries of Rajasthan.
Answer:

Kesar Bagh wildlife sanctuary
Jaisamand wildlife sanctuary
Nahargarh wildlife sanctuary
Shergarh wildlife sanctuary.

IV. Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
Write the benefits of forest.
Answer:

Forests are valuable gifts provided by nature. Trees and plants give us pure air and also help in rainfall. They provide shelter to wildlife. Forests along with natural beauty make the climate equable. Forests are a good source of livelihood.
The economic importance of forest is derived from its products. We get timber, fuel wood, bamboo, Tendu leaf, khus and different types of medicine from the forests of Rajasthan.

Question 2.
Write the characteristics of the tropical thorny forest of Rajasthan.
Answer:
The characteristics of the tropical thorny forest of Rajasthan are :

Here temperature is high and rainfall is low.
In this area there is less evaporation, as the leaves of the trees are small.
The roots penetrate deep under the ground to get water.
State tree-Khejdi (kalpvriksh), state flower-Rohida and extremely nutritions Sewan grass etc. are found in this area.

[Other Important Questions]
Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1.
About how much of the total area of Rajasthan is covered with the forest ?
(a) Half part
(b) Tenth part
(c) Twentieth part
(d) Thirtieth part
Answer:
(b) Tenth part

Question 2.
Which district has the largest forest coverage in Rajasthan ?
(a) Udaipur
(b) Churu
(c) Jaipur
(d) Bharatpur
Answer:
(a) Udaipur

Question 3.
Which tree is also called “Kalpvriksh” of Rajasthan ?
(a) Rohida
(b) Khejdi
(c) Dhaukra
(d) Kair
Answer:
(b) Khejdi

Question 4.
How many protected areas are there in Rajasthan state ?
(a) 7
(b) 11
(c) 13
(d) 17
Answer:
(c) 13

Fill in the blanks

Question 1.
Birds like Siberian crane, heron, stork, quail, koyal, weaver bird etc. are found in the __________
Answer:
bird santuary

Question 2.
The Aravalli range divides the state of __________ into two parts.
Answer:
Rajasthan,

Question 3.
Ramthambore National Park is famous for the __________
Answer:
Indian Tiger

Question 4.
Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI) has been set up in __________
Answer:
Jodhpur.

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
Where was Ishan’s father working in the forest department ?
Answer:
Ishan’s father was working in the Keoladeo Ghana National Park in Bharatpur.

Question 2.
In which districts is the highest and least forest area found in the state of Rajasthan?
Answer:
Udaipur district has the largest forest coverage, while the least coverage is found in the Churu district.

Question 3.
How many wildlife sanctuaries are there in Rajasthan ?
Answer:
There are 26 wildlife sanctuaries in Rajasthan.

Question 4.
Which is the state animal of Rajasthan ?
Answer:
Chinkara is the state animal in the wild category whereas camel is the state animal in domestic category.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
Give a brief introduction to the national parks of Rajasthan.
Answer:
There are three National parks ih Rajasthan:

Keoladeo National Park: The Keoladeo Ghana bird sanctuary is situated in the Bharatpur District of Rajasthan. Birds like Siberian Crane, Heron, Stork, Quail, Koyal, weaver bird etc. are found here.
Ranthambore National Park: This Park is situated in the Sawai Madhopur District. Wild animals like tiger, cheetah sambar, blue buck, crocodile etc. are found here. This park is famous for the Indian tiger.
Mukundra Hills National Park : This park is located in the district of Kota and Chittorgarh, Wild animals like the Tiger, Sloth Bear, Hyena, Jackal, Wolf, Sambar, Blue buck, Indian gazelle are found here.

Question 2.
Throw light on Rajasthan Forest Protection.
Answer:
There are 13 protected areas in the state. In the state forest policy 2010, of Rajasthan, there was a target to cover 20% of the total land area with forest, to maintain ecological and environmetal balance along with the targets of achieving economical development of the citizens. But forest covered area in Rajasthan, is only 10% of the total land area. The area of reserved forest is decreased in Rajasthan with the passage of time due to lack of awareness and indiscriminate cutting of trees.

Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI) has been set up in Jodhpur. The purpose of this institute is to make researches for the development of forest and wildlife in the arid and semi-arid areas. The state government and other organisations have initiated various projects and campaigns to protect forest and spread awareness among the masses. Cutting of trees in the forest area has been banned. A lot of work has been done for tree plantation, development of grazing grasslands and social forestry.

Long Answer Type Questions

Question 1.
How many types of forests are there in Rajasthan ? Classify.
Answer:
About 10% of the total area of Rajasthan is covered with the forest. Its classification is as follows:
Classification of forests from legal point of view:

Reserve Forest: These forests are under government control. They are environmentally important hence cutting of trees and grazing of animals is strictly banned here. This type of forest occupies more than one third of the total forest area.
Protected Forest: These forests are also under government control, but under certain regulations permission is given for cutting trees and animal grazing here. These type of forests cover more than half of the total forest area.
Unclassified Forest : In these forests, no government restriction applies, for cutting of trees and animal grazing.

Geographical classification of forests:
1. Tropical Thorny Forest: These forests are found in the arid and semi-arid regions of Rajasthan. Thorny trees and shrubs are found in these forests. The main trees here are Rohida, Khejadi, Dhaukra, Ber, Babul, Kair, Neem etc. This desert vegetation is also called Xerophytes.

2. Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest:

These forests are also called monsoon forests. Most of the wood is sturdy of these forests.
The trees of these forests shed their leaves during summer season.
Trees like Teak, Banyan, Mango, Tendu, Saalar, Mahua, Guler, Dhonk, Dhaak, Sal, Custardapple, Bamboo, Indian gooseberry, Neem, Indian rosewood, etc. are found in these forests.

3. Semi Tropical Evergreen Forest: These forests are always green, hence they are called Evergreen Forest. They are found in the hilly regions of Abu. They are found only in the high hilly areas. Mainly Mango, Bamboo and Teak are found in these forests.

Activity

Question 1.
Just think-what if there are no forests ?
Answer:
Forest is the lifeline of our world, without them we cannot even imagine the wheel of life on earth. The list of trees served to our planet is very long-they absorb the carbon released by humans and other animals, they work to maintain the soil layer on the ground, they are also important in the regularization of the water cycle. Contribute, with this, trees provide food to nature and human species. Apart from this, they give shelter to countless creatures of the world. In the form of construction material i.e., wood, they also help humans to build their home.

Trees are of such use to us, yet we keep them cut down ruthlessly as if they have no utility for this earth. If we cut off all-the trees present on the earth, then no situation can be imagined except from the Holocaust. We must be living on a land that will not support life. The world will be so terrible that even a living being cannot be imagined to five there. Along with trees, most of the life on the earth will end, creatures living in the forest will also die, which are dependent on trees. There will also be a big change in the Earth’s climate.

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