Domestic Consequences of Deforestation


 
 
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Domestic Consequences of Deforestation

However, forest land is being sacrificed for massive developmental projects that have become a necessary part of urbanisation and industrialisation. All these factors have led to the indiscriminate cutting down of trees in the forests. This is known as deforestation. Deforestation has both domestic and global consequences.

Domestic Consequences of Deforestation

  • Disrupted river flow : Deforestation increases soil erosion and decreases rainfall. Both these factors, in turn, affect the flow of rivers and the path taken by them.
  • Flooding: Deforestation results in increased instances of flooding as there is lack of trees that bind the soil and absorb water. The deposition of soil in river bed decreases the depth of rivers.
  • Drought: Fewer trees means more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. This leads to global warming, i.e. increase in temperature on earth that, in turn, disturbs the water cycle. Due to decreased rainfall, droughts occur.
  • Wildlife extinction: Since forests provide habitat to many plants and animals, deforestation makes these animals homeless. This is the main cause of extinction of a large number of rare plants and animals.
  • Displacement of forest dwellers: The tribes, for whom forest is their only home, are also displaced due to deforestation.
  • Scarcity of forest products: Fewer trees in a forest also means decrease in the production of a number of forest products which are useful to man.
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    Question : 1

    Which one of the following is natural habitat of organisms?

    Right Option : A
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    Question : 2
    Cutting of trees on large scale is called __________________ .
          
    Right Option : A
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    Question : 3

    What is the difference between Drought and Flood ?

    Right Option : A
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