Forest Society and Colonialism - Cursive Practice
1. Who was Dietrich Brandis?
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2. Why was he invited to India?
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3. Mention his two major contributions.
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4. What is scientific forestry?
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5. Why did the government decide to ban shifting cultivation?
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6. What were reserved forests?
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7. What were sisadi creepers used for?
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8. List any six items around you which come from forests.
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9. Which crops were grown in shifting cultivation?
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10. How many times the Forest Act was amended after it was enacted?
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11. Under what names is shifting cultivation or swidden agriculture practiced in the following
areas:
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(i) South East Asia
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(ii) Central America
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(iii) Africa
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(iv) Sri Lanka
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(v) India
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12. What were forest villages?
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13. Write the uses of the forest for the common people in forest areas.
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14. How did people benefit from new opportunities that opened up in forest trade?
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