how is moisture maintained in the forest in environment

 there is a continuous process of water evaporation or water coming out of the plants in the forest which increase the moisture in the environment this process helps to maintain the required level of climate where there is a dense forest there is a possibility of heavy rain

what steps are taken under the new scheme of Scientific Forestry

1.  natural forest which had lots of different types of trees were cut down
2.  in their in their place one type of trees were planted search trees cut down in a systematic manner and in their Place New trees were replanted to cut down again after few years

in which area/ country e the similar situation prevailed as in the the forest of Bastar

 in Java Island of Indonesia similar situation prevailed as in the Forest of Bastar

where is Bastar situated

 Bastar is located in the southern most part of Chhattisgarh and borders of Andhra Pradesh udisa and Maharashtra

name any three pastoralist and Nomadic communities

Kaorea, Kareacha, Yerukula of Madras Presidency.

name any five forest products

Ivory, hides, gums, resins and Bambi etc.

how many tigers leopards and wolves killed between 1875 to 1925

Over 80,000 tigers 150000 leopards and 200000 wolves where killed during the period 1875 to 1925

what is shifting agriculture

 agriculture activity are done on a when agriculture activity are done on a particular plot for a short period and the parts of forests are cut and burnt in rotation the area thus clared is used for cultivation for a couple of year  and then left fallow for 12 to 18 years for the forest to grow again

why where trees like teak and Sal promoted

 because because they were tall and straight and could be used for building ships and Railways

which type of forests were called the best forests

 of the three different of the three different categories of forests- reserved, protected and village. The reserved forest where considered the best because they are secured from public interference

the 1878 forest act divided forest into which three categories

1.  reserved 
2. protected 
3. village forest

when was the Indian forest act of 1865 amended

 it was amended twice in 1878 and again in 1927

where and when was the Imperial Forest Research Institute set up

It was set up in 1906 at Dehradun

when was the Indian Forest Service seat up and when was the Indian forest act passed

 it was set up in 1864 and the Indian forest act was passed in 1865

what do you mean by plantation

 big field of any special spaces planted in straight lines is called plantation

which animal is used to lift heavy Timber both in the forest and at the timber yard in colonial period

Elephant

how many sleepers where required for each Mile of railway track

1769 and 2000 sleepers

what part of total land mass of India in 1600 was under cultivation

 one sixth of the total land mass

between 1700 to 1995, how much area of forest cover in the world was cleared for industrial uses, cultivation, pasture and firewood

  about 139 lakh square kilometre about  9.3 % of the world's total area

why should we study about the life of pastoralist East, forest dwellers, the shifting cultivators and the food gatherers

 because this communities are also an important part of the modern world where we live in today