Types of Forests and Value Derived from Resources Quiz

Environmental Values

• Bequest value refers to the value of leaving use and non-use values for offspring's or future generations.
• Altruistic value is the value derived from the knowledge of use of resources by others in the current generation.
• Option value is not a type of environmental value related to future generations.

Forest Types

• Mediterranean dry is not a type of forest found in India.
• Tropical moist forests do not include broadleaved forests.
• Montane sub-tropical forests do not involve semi-evergreen forests.

Forest Definition

• The ecological definition of forests is "pant community, predominantly comprised of trees and other woody vegetation, usually with a closed canopy".
• The term 'forest' originates from Latin "foris" meaning outside, not trees or from Greek.

Forest Classification

• Any area recorded as forest in the government record, irrespective of ownership, is considered forest land according to the Supreme Court.

Forest Values

• Existence value is not a use value.
• Direct value and indirect value are types of use values.
• Education is not a consumptive value, but rather a non-consumptive value.
• Timber, firewood, and non-timber forest products are examples of consumptive values.

Test your knowledge on different types of tropical moist forests and values derived from resources. Identify the correct answers to score points.