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In order to prevent the expansion of deserts, trees are planted in stripes or blocks, with the shortest trees on the desert side and the tallest on the other side. Such a plantation is called

  1. shelter belt

  2. agro forest

  3. wind break

  4. social forest
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Explanation

A shelter belt is a plantation of trees and shrubs designed to protect soil from wind erosion and prevent desert expansion. The strategic arrangement with shorter trees on the desert side creates a gradual windbreak effect.

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