Advertisements
Advertisements
Questions
Distinguish between tropical evergreen and deciduous forests.
Give two points of difference between tropical evergreen and tropical deciduous forests.
Advertisements
Solution
| Sr. No. | Tropical Evergreen Forests | Tropical Deciduous Forests |
| 1. | Present in areas receiving more than 200 cm of rainfall. | Present in areas receiving rainfall between 200 cm and 70 cm. |
| 2. | Since the region is warm and wet throughout the year, there is no definite time for the trees to shed their leaves. | The trees shed their leaves for about six to eight weeks in dry summer. |
| 3. | Examples: ebony, mahogany, rubber, rosewood. | Examples: teak, bamboo, sandalwood, peepal, neem. |
| 4. | Common animals found in these forests are elephants and monkeys. | Common animals found in these forests are lions and tigers. |
| 5. | In India, these forests are located in the heavy rainfall areas of Western Ghats and the island groups of Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar, upper parts of Assam and Tamil Nadu coast. | The wet deciduous forests are located in the eastern part of India − northeastern states, along the foothills of the Himalayas, Jharkhand, West Orissa and Chhattisgarh, and on the eastern slopes of Western Ghats. The dry deciduous forests are located in the rainier parts of the Peninsular Plateau and the plains of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. |
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
State whether the sentence is right or wrong and correct the wrong ones and rewrite the sentence:
During field visit, vegetation is not the indicator of difference in precipitation.
Name different types of vegetation found in India and describe the vegetation of high altitudes.
Why has India a rich heritage of flora and fauna?
Answer the following question briefly.
Define an ecosystem.
Answer the following question briefly.
What factors are responsible for the distribution of plants and animals in India?
Describe the type of vegetation found in the Deccan Plateau and in the Thar Desert respectively.
Write two main characteristics of the Deciduous Monsoon Forests.
How do the trees of the desert adapt themselves to the arid conditions?
From the following information about the regions A, B, C, state the kind of natural vegetation growing there and mention the name of a typical tree of the respective region:
A : Annual rainfall 100-200 cm. Trees shed their leaves in March and April.
B : Annual rainfall less than 50 cm. Trees are stunted and widely scattered.
C : Forests are found in submerged coastal plains, especially on the edges of deltas.
Find some trees in your neighborhood having medicinal values.
Write the script of a street play giving the importance of tree plantation and try to enact it in your locality.
Plant a tree either on your birthday or one of your family member’s birthday. Note the growth of the tree and notice in which season it grows faster.
Give geographical reason for the following:
Deciduous type of vegetation are found in India.
Give geographical reason.
Deciduous forests are found in most parts of India.
Which type of forest is found mostly in the coastal areas of India?
State the major forest types in India.
Mahesh went for an excursion with his friend and came across a marshy area with trees that had stilt like roots.
Name an area in India where this kind of vegetation is found.
Identify the odd man out.
With reference to flora of India-
