Question

Extensive planting of trees to increases forest cover is called as
A) Afforestation
B) Deforestation
C) Social forestry
D) Agroforestry

Answer 1

Extensive planting of trees is a form of conservational forestry that helps in the better climate conditions and reduce the drastic changes of environment by reducing atmospheric carbon.

Complete answer:
In agroforestry, the trees and shrubs are grown around or among the crops. The removal of trees from land is known as deforestation whereas introduction of forest in an area is known as afforestation or reforestation.

Additional Information:
-According to the 2019 ISFR report, the forest cover area of India has increased from 21.54% to 21.67%.
-Afforestation is done to restore that area that has been destroyed due to earlier overuse of the land.
-It reduces the amount of erosion in the soil in an area and establishes a more fertile stable soil base.
-Growing more number of trees helps in effectively sealing off the soil to water penetration.
-The main reason for deforestation is agriculture and urbanization which causes desertification and the loss of topsoil also affects wind flows, water vapour flows as well as absorption of solar energy.
-Many governments and non- government organizations are promoting afforestation to create the forest.
-In 2019, India planted 220 million trees in Uttar Pradesh on a single day.
So, the correct answer is, ‘afforestation.’

Note:
-The one-fourth area of India’s total land area is now under forest and covered with trees.
-Afforestation increases carbon capture.
-According to the hypothesis given by Douglas Shell and Daniel Murdiyarso Forest helps in attracting moist air and increases rainfall in the area covered by trees.