Question

If forest cover is reduced to half, what is most likely to happen on a long term basis?

• A. Tribals living in these areas will starve to death.
• B. Domestic animals in these and joining areas will die due to lack of fodder.
• C. Large biomes will become deserts.
• D. Crop breeding programes will suffer due to a reduced ability of variety of germplasm.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

If forest cover is reduced to half, it would adversely affect the inhabitants. In rural areas, a community of people lives in the forest as a part of their tradition. They are completely dependent on the forest for their basic needs. They worship the trees and consider it as their ancestral belongings. The dependent tribals on a particular forest will be harmed by the clearing of the forest.