NCERT Important Questions Class 9 Social Science History Chapter 4
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Chapter 4 Forest Society and Colonialism
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What are the various uses of forests in our day-to-day lives?
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(i) Paper is used for making books, wood is used for desks and tables, doors and windows, dyes are used for colouring our clothes, we get spices to add to our food, the cellophane wrapper of toffees, tendu leaf in bidis, gum, honey and coffee, tea and rubber.
(ii) Oil in chocolates comes from sal seeds, the tannin used to convert skins and hides into leather or the herbs used for- medical purposes are all derived from forests.
(iii) Forests also provide bamboo, wood for fuel, grass charcoal, packaging, fruits, flowers, animals, birds, etc