CONSERVATION OF

PLANTS

Presentation by:
Atharva Khadilkar,
VIIth B
 Deforestation
The clearing of forests and using the land for the other purposes is
called Deforestation.
The causes for deforestation are:
1. Procuring land for cultivation.
2. Building houses and factories
3. Using wood as fuel or making furniture etc.
The natural causes of deforestation are forest fire and drought .
 Consequences of deforestation
The consequences of deforestation are
i) Increase in the temperature and pollution level in the
earth.
ii) Increase in the level of carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere leading to global warming.
iii) Lowering of ground water level.
iv)Disturbs the balance in nature.
v)Decrease in rainfall leading to drought.
vi) Soil erosion and decrease in soil fertility leading to
desertification.
 Drought
 The increase in temperature on the earth
disturbs the water cycle and may reduce
rainfall. This could cause droughts.
 Desertification
 Fewer trees result in more soil erosion. Removal of the
top layer of the soil exposes the lower, hard rocky layers.
This soil has less humus and is less fertile .Gradually the
fertile land gets converted into deserts .It is called
desertification.
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