Forest Society and Colonialism quiz

The first Inspector General of Forests in India was:

The Indian Forest Service was set up in:

The Bastar rebellion took place in:

Railway sleepers were made of:

The Imperial Forest Research Institute was set up at:

Which forests were considered the best by the British under the 1878 Act?

The Kalangs of Java were skilled:

Java was ruled by the:

Gunda Dhur was a leader of the:

Shifting cultivation is called milpa in:

Why did the British need timber for the Royal Navy? (2 marks)

How did the spread of railways lead to deforestation? (2 marks)

Why did the British want to ban shifting cultivation? (2 marks)

How did forest laws affect women in villages? (2 marks)

What were the advantages of village forests for villagers? (2 marks)

Name two communities of India declared criminal tribes under colonial rule. (2 marks)

What was the blandongdiensten system in Java? (2 marks)

What did Surontiko Samin question? (2 marks)

How did the First and Second World Wars affect forests? (2 marks)

What is the scorched earth policy? Where was it used? (2 marks)

A railway line of 1,200 miles needed about 1,800 sleepers per mile. Find the total number of sleepers. If 1,000 sleepers were made from 300 trees, how many trees were cut? (3 marks)

A forest area of 50,000 hectares had 70% mixed natural forest in 1850. By 1920, half of this had been replaced by plantations of a single species. How many hectares of mixed forest remained? (3 marks)

The Forest Act was passed in 1865, amended in 1878 and 1927. How many years passed between the first Act and the last amendment? How many years after the 1878 amendment was the Bastar rebellion? (3 marks)

Suppose a tea plantation of 2,000 hectares was cleared from forest land. Each hectare had about 400 trees. Find the total trees cut. If 10% of the land was replanted with shade trees, how many hectares were replanted? (3 marks)

By 1907, about 3,000 families in Java followed Samin's ideas. If each family had on average 5 members, how many people followed the movement? (3 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In Bastar, villagers were allowed to stay in reserved forests only if they worked free for the forest department in cutting and transporting trees. In 1910, they rose in revolt, attacking police stations and forest officials. (i) Why were the villagers angry? (ii) Who led the rebellion? (iii) What happened to the rebellion and to the plans for reservation afterwards? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. Dietrich Brandis said that a proper system of forestry had to be introduced, and people had to be trained in the science of conservation. Rules had to be framed about the use of forest resources. (i) What system of forestry did he introduce? (ii) Why did he want rules? (iii) How did his ideas affect local people? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. Shifting cultivators cut parts of the forest, burn the trees and sow seeds in the ashes. After a few years, they move to a new patch, letting the old one regrow. (i) Name two local names for this practice. (ii) Why did European foresters oppose it? (iii) What happened to communities who practised it? (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. In Java, the Dutch made villagers in forest areas provide free labour and buffaloes for cutting and transporting timber. Some villagers were given land in return. (i) What was this system called? (ii) How did it affect villagers? (iii) Name the movement that challenged state ownership of forests. (5 marks)

Read the passage and answer the questions. During the First and Second World Wars, the forest departments in India and Java cut trees freely to meet British and Dutch war needs. (i) Why were forests cut during the wars? (ii) How did the Dutch respond when the Japanese were about to occupy Java? (iii) What was the long-term effect on forests? (5 marks)

Draw a flowchart showing the causes and effects of deforestation under colonial rule. Explain each cause. (6 marks)

Draw a timeline of forest laws and institutions from 1864 to 1927. Explain how each changed forest use. (6 marks)

Draw a chart comparing forest management in India and Java under colonial rule. Explain similarities and differences. (6 marks)

Draw a flowchart showing how forest laws affected different groups of people. Explain how they resisted. (6 marks)

On an outline map of India, mark areas of shifting cultivation, tea plantations and the Bastar region. Explain how the lives of forest communities changed in these areas. (6 marks)