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Question
On the basis of the information given in the chapter, figures and maps, complete the table below:
| Sr. no. | Type of Forest | Characteristics | Regions in India | Regions in Brazil |
| 1 | Tropical Forests | 1. Broad-leaved evergreen trees | ||
| 2 | Semi arid thorny vegetation | 1. 2. |
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| 3 | Savannah | 1. Scanty bushes and shrub-like trees and rain-resistant grass | ||
| 4 | Tropical semi-deciduous | 1. Mixed type of vegetation | ||
| 5 | Grasslands | 1. Grassland region like the Pampas of Argentina |
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Solution
| Sr. no. | Type of Forest | Characteristics | Regions in India | Regions in Brazil |
| 1 | Tropical Forests | 1. Broad-leaved evergreen trees | Andaman and Nicobar islands, Western Ghats, Assam, etc. | Guyana Highlands, Amazon river basin |
| 2 | Semi-arid thorny vegetation | 1. Thorny trees and bushes 2. Small-sized leaves |
Gujarat, Rajasthan | Drought Quadrilateral located in the northeastern part |
| 3 | Savannah | 1. Scanty bushes and shrub-like trees and rain-resistant grass | Desert in Rajasthan | Brazilian Highlands |
| 4 | Tropical semi-deciduous | 1. Mixed type of vegetation | Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh | Paraguay - Parana river basin |
| 5 | Grasslands | 1. Grassland region like the Pampas of Argentina | Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam (Tarai region) | Southernmost part of Brazil |
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