THE BROAD-LEAFED EVERGREEN AND DENSE EQUATORIAL FOREST OF THE AMAZON BASIN IS CALLED
A. blanos B. campos C. selvas ✓ D. pampas The answer to the question is: C. selvas The broad-leafed evergreen and dense equatorial forest of the Amazon basin is called “selvas.” The term “selva” is derived from the Spanish word for “jungle” or “forest,”…
FOREST MANAGEMENT
Forest can be defined as a large area of land covered with trees and bushes, either growing wild or planted for some purposes. Forestry, on the other hand, is the study and management of forests and forest resources. In other…
VEGETATION RESOURCES
Vegetation resources include all the resources one can get from the forest and savanna for the benefit of man, animals and plants. Vegetation resources include timber, roots, leaves, barks of trees, latex, fruits, fibre, firewood and wild animals. Importance…
USES OF LAND FOR AGRICULTURAL AND NON-AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES
Uses of Land for Agricultural Purposes 1) Production of crops: Land is used for the production of food crops like yam, rice, maize, cassava and cowpea as well as production of cash crops like cotton, rubber, cocoa and groundnut. …
TAUNGYA SYSTEM
Taungya system is defined as the planting of arable crops at early stages of forest establishment and the arable crops are harvested before the trees form canopies. In other words, taungya farming is a management practice which involves the planting…
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