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www.GOALias.blogspot.comNeemSheeshamSemalFig. 17.4 Some forest plantsBamboooThe land where the children werewalking was uneven and covered withmany trees. Tibu helped them to identifysal, teak, semal, sheesham, neem,palash, fig, khair, amla, bamboo,kachnar (Fig. 17.4). Prof Ahmad pointedout that there are several other trees,shrubs, herbs and grasses in the forest.The trees were also covered with differenttypes of creepers and climbers. The sunwas barely visible through the leaves ofthe trees, making it quite dark insidethe forest.Activity 17.1Observe the various things in your homeand make a list of those which are madefrom material which may have beenobtained from the forest.You might have many wooden itemson your list like plywood, fuel wood,boxes, paper, matchsticks, andfurniture. Do you know that gum, oils,spices, fodder for animals and medicinalplants are also some of the productswhich we get from the forest (Fig. 17.5).208SCIENCE