Afforestation is

1. cutting down the trees
2. planting trees from where they have been removed
3. planting fresh trees
4. clearing forests for the purpose of farming

These type of trees are found on the windward side of the Western Ghats

1. Rosewood
2. Hintal
3. Chir
4. Deodar

The littoral forests have pneumatophores or breathing roots because

1. they can resist the tidal waves
2. to get oxygen
3. to survive in marshes and submerged areas
4. for scenic beauty

The characteristic feature of the forest found in Nilgiri hills is

1. they are dense
2. the forests are economically important
3. they occur in the transition zone of mixed forest and coniferous forest
4. they have broad leaves