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CONTENT: Forest resource;
- Trees
- Fruits (food stuffs) and …..
Sub – Topic 1: Forest resource
There are numbers of useful materials which are derived from the forest. The usefulness of each is determined by the culture, taste, environment and the level of social and industrial development the following are some examples of resources found in the forest
- Trees
- Wildlife
- Fruits and vegetable products
Sub – Topic 2
Forest Resources and its uses
The table below shows some of the resources from the forest and their uses.
| N0 | Plant products | Uses |
| 1. | Timber | For poles, planks, furniture, paper, export |
| 2. | Leaves, roots, bark of plants | For medicine, broad leaves for shelter and wrapping |
| 3. | Gums | For making industrial gums. |
| 4. | Dyes and Resins | For dying clothes and other materials |
| 5. | Wood, charcoal | For fuel(making fire), for heating. |
| 6. | Firbres | For making bags |
