1st year 1st Semester Examination, Session-2006-07
Title – Introduction to Forestry And Environmental Science
Course No. FOR-119,
Credit: 2, Total Marks-50, Time: 2 hours
Dept. of Forestry and Environmental Science,
Shah Jalal University of Science And Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
1. Question no.7 is compulsory. Answer other 4 questions from the rest 6.
2. Answer should be written in separate answer script for each section.
1. a) What do you mean by the forest and forestry?
b) Briefly describe the objectives of forestry in Bangladesh.
c) Define the following terms:
i. Arboretum
ii. Bambosetum
iii. Exotic speciesa
iv. Broad leaved species
v. Nurse crop.
2. a) What factors influence in the formation of a specific forest type?
b) Classify “Bangladesh forest” on the basis of ecology. Describe briefly any two types with example.
c) Differentiate between -
i. Evergreen and deciduous species
ii. Afforestation and Reforestation
3. a) Write scientific name and use of the following trees-
i. Garjan
ii. Sal
iii. Telsur
iv. Sundri
v. Amloki
vi. Bohera
vii. Pine
viii. Simul
ix. Boilam
x. Sada Koroi
4. a) What is illicit felling?
b) What factors are responsible for illicit felling?
c) What are the existing problems of forest management in Bangladesh?
5. a) What factors are responsible for water pollution in Bangladesh? Narrate briefly.
b) Define environment. Briefly state the scope of environmental science in Bangladesh.
6 a) What do you mean by biodiversity?
b) Describe biodegradable and non-biodegradable pollution pollutants with example
c) What is air pollution? Give a brief account of air pollution in Bangladesh.
7 a) Write short note on any two of the following:
i. Forest vs. Environment
ii. Green house effect
iii. Shifting cultivation.
