Question

Distinguish between

Vegetation in India and vegetation in Brazil

Answer 1

	Vegetation in India	Vegetation in Brazil
1.	Dominant type of forest
	Deciduous forests are dominantly found in India in the regions receiving rainfall between 1000 mm to 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 receiving rainfall of about 2000 mm on average. Thus, equatorial forests are dominant in Brazil.
2.	Coniferous Forest
	Coniferous forests are found in places of medium altitudes of 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 the north eastern India with regions receiving rainfall of more than 2000 mm.	Tropical evergreen forests are mainly found in northern part of Brazil (Amazon River Basin).
4.	Temperate Grasslands
	Temperate grasslands are found mainly in a small piece of land in Assam.	Temperate grasslands are found in abundance in Pampas.
5.	Thorny Shrubs
	Thorny shrubs are seen in the parts of the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Tamil Nadu where the rainfall is very less.	Thorny shrubs are found in Caatinga in Brazil.