🌳 DEFORESTATION & FOREST DISTRIBUTION 🌳

MCQ Assessment - 50 Questions

IRRIGATED PLANTATIONS (ARTIFICIAL FORESTS)
1. What are irrigated plantations?
2. What is the name of Pakistan's first irrigated forest?
3. When was Changa Manga forest started?
4. Which is the most important tree species in irrigated plantations?
5. In which province are most of Pakistan's plantation forests located?
DISTRIBUTION OF FORESTS IN PAKISTAN
6. Which province has the highest percentage of Pakistan's forests?
7. What percentage of Pakistan's forests are in KPK?
8. Which province has the LOWEST forest cover in Pakistan?
9. What percentage of forests does Balochistan have?
10. Why does KPK have 80% of Pakistan's forests?
11. Why does Balochistan have the lowest forest cover?
FACTORS AFFECTING FOREST DISTRIBUTION
12. What percentage of Pakistan is arid (very dry)?
13. What is the altitude range best for coniferous forests?
14. What is the tree line in Pakistan?
15. Why can't trees grow above the tree line?
16. Why are coniferous trees able to survive in cold mountain areas?
DEFORESTATION IN PAKISTAN
17. What is deforestation?
18. What is Pakistan's annual deforestation rate?
19. What percentage of Pakistan was forested at independence in 1947?
20. Why do people in northern mountains cut trees for firewood?
CAUSES OF DEFORESTATION
21. What happens when there is overgrazing by livestock in forests?
22. How do dams cause deforestation?
23. What is open-cast mining?
24. How does urbanization cause deforestation?
25. Which of the following is a cause of deforestation?
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF DEFORESTATION
26. What is siltation in reservoirs?
27. How do tree roots help prevent soil erosion?
28. What is humus and how does it help soil?
29. How does the forest canopy protect soil?
30. What happens to soil when forests are removed?
31. Why is soil erosion worse in mountain regions after deforestation?
32. What are landslides?
33. How does deforestation cause increased flooding?
34. How does deforestation contribute to climate change?
35. How do forests affect local rainfall?
EFFECTS OF DEFORESTATION ON PEOPLE
36. What is biodiversity?
37. How does deforestation affect wildlife?
38. How does deforestation affect tourism?
39. How does deforestation affect air quality?
DEFORESTATION AND SOIL EROSION
40. What is infiltration?
41. What is run-off?
42. How do tree roots encourage infiltration?
43. What happens when there is increased run-off?
44. Which TWO dams were mentioned as examples of losing capacity due to siltation?
45. What type of erosion occurs in dry areas without trees?
GENERAL REVIEW QUESTIONS
46. How many irrigated forests were there in Punjab by 1947?
47. What percentage of Pakistan is semi-arid?
48. Below what altitude can deciduous trees outcompete conifers?
49. What is the main benefit of irrigated plantations?
50. Which specific areas in Pakistan show deforestation according to Figure 2.2.4?

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