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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 | The windward side of the Western Ghats, the hills of North East India, the eastern Himalayas' lower slopes, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. | Guyana Highlands, Amazon River basin |
| 2. | Semi-arid thorny vegetation | 1. Thorny trees and bushes 2. Leaves are mostly thick and small |
Peninsular India, Rajasthan, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh, the Rann of Kutchch, northern Madhya Pradesh, parts of Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu have low rainfall. | North-Eastern part of Brazil (Drought Quadrilateral) |
| 3. | Savannah | 1. Scanty bushes and shrub-like trees and rain-resistant grass | Areas of Central Maharashtra that receive less rainfall | Regions in central and southern Brazil (Brazilian Highlands) |
| 4. | Tropical semi-deciduous | 1. Mixed type of vegetation | Central India, South India and areas between Eastern and Western Ghats | Regions along the eastern coast of Brazil. |
| 5. | Grasslands | 1. Grassland region like the Pampas of Argentina | Gangetic plains at the foothills of the Shiwalik Hills and the Brahmaputra plains in Assam | Region to the extreme south |
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