The plant life that is natural to an area is called vegetation. Soil drainage, slope and climate are factors determining the kinds of vegetation in a region. Forests provide many resources. Wood is important as building material, as fuel, and as a raw material for paper and chemicals. Other things forests can provide are fruit, rubber, and medicines.
Forests play and important role in farming.
They provide shelter from the sun and winds and prevent rain from washing away precious topsoil. Forests provide protection for living creatures. As population and size of a settlement in a forest increases, land is often cleared of the trees and natural vegetation. Grasslands are areas where grass is the major natural vegetation. A grassland is present in places where there is not enough rain to form a forest, but more than enough to form a desert.