Natural Vegetation (Updated) — Social Science STD 9 — Question

The environmental importance (utility) of forests are as follows: 
→ Forests keep the atmosphere cool and help to bring rain. 
→ Forests spread humidity in the atmosphere and thus prevents it from becoming adverse. 
→ Forests suck harmful gases like carbon dioxide from the air and release life-saving oxygen.
→ Forests are useful to control the floods in the rivers. 
→They prevent the erosion by wind and rain. 
→They prevent the advancing deserts and this protects the fertile soil. 
→Forests conserve the humidity and retain the groundwater. 
→ They reduce pollution and maintain environmental equilibrium. 
→They increase the natural beauty. 
→They keep the air pure. 
→They provide dwellings to wildlife. 
→ Forests are the ideal fields for Adventure - Tourism Activity'. 
→Some forests in India are reserved as National Parks and Sanctuaries.