Question

Distinguish between Tropical vegetation and Desert vegetation.

Answer 1

S.No.	Tropical vegetation	Desert vegetation
(i)	Half of the World’s Tropical forests are found in Central and South America.	Deserts are found in the Western Margin of the continents.
(ii)	This biome extends between 10°N and 10°S of the equator.	This extends between 20°N and 30°S latitudes.
(iii)	This weather condition favours thick vegetative cover.	They possess special type of vegetation called xerophytes.
(iv)	People in this region sustain their livelihood through food gathering.	People in this region sustain their life through food gathering and hunting.
(v)	High annual rainfall and relatively constant temperature is likely	Annual rainfall is less than 25 c.m in these regions.