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A wide belt of trees, shrubs and grasses planted in row usually at right angles to the direction of the prevailing winds is known as
Answer: B
This is a shelter belt.
A shelterbelt is a wide belt of trees, shrubs and grasses, usually several rows deep, planted across the direction of the prevailing wind to protect fields, buildings and livestock and to reduce wind erosion over a large area.
A windbreak is a narrower barrier, often one or two rows, protecting a smaller area such as a homestead or orchard. Alley cropping grows crops between hedgerows of trees, and plantation is a general term for raising trees artificially.
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