Question

Differentiate between the forest types of Brazil and India.

Answer 1

Sr. No.	Brazil	India
1.	Evergreen forests are concentrated in a single region around the Amazon River basin.	Evergreen forests are unevenly spread across the country, with a concentration in the Western Ghats and the northeast.
2.	Brazil does not have a coastal forest.	India has Himalayan and coastal forests.
3.	23 per cent of the area is covered by forest.	19 per cent of the area is covered by forest.

Answer 2

Sr. No.	Basis	India	Brazil
1.	Dominant type of forest	Deciduous forests are dominantly found in India in the regions receiving rainfall between 1000 mm and 2000 mm, along with warm and moist summers and cold and dry winters.	It rains throughout the year in most parts of the equatorial region, with an average rainfall of about 2000 mm. Thus, equatorial forests are dominant in Brazil.
2.	Coniferous Forest	Coniferous forests are found at medium altitudes in the Indian Himalayas. E.g.: pine, deodar, fir and at foothills mixed forests are found.	Coniferous forests are not found in Brazil.
3.	Tropical Evergreen Forests	Tropical evergreen forests are mainly found in the Western Ghats and northeastern India, in regions receiving more than 2000 mm of rainfall.	Tropical evergreen forests are mainly found in northern Brazil (the Amazon River Basin).
4.	Temperate Grasslands	Temperate grasslands are found mainly in a small part of Assam.	Temperate grasslands are abundant in the Pampas.
5.	Thorny Shrubs	Thorny shrubs are found in parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Tamil Nadu, where rainfall is very low.	Thorny shrubs are found in the Caatinga in Brazil.