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Question
Why has India a rich heritage of flora and fauna?
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Solution
India has all the major physical features of the Earth, i.e., mountains, plains, deserts, plateaus and islands. The different regions of the country have different soil types. Though India has an essentially monsoon-type of climate, there exists great variations in humidity and temperature across the country. Even the rains brought by the monsoon winds are unevenly distributed. Hence, each factor responsible for the type of flora and fauna in an area, namely land, soil, temperature, humidity and precipitation, are variable across the length and breadth of the country. As a result, the flora and fauna found in India is diverse and rich.
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Name different types of vegetation found in India and describe the vegetation of high altitudes.
Match the columns:
| (a) Evergreen Forests | (i) Sundar trees |
| (b) Deciduous Forests | (ii) Pine |
| (c) Coastal Forests | (iii) Pau Brasil |
| (d) Himalayan Forests | (iv) Khejadi |
| (e) Thorny and bush-type vegetation | (v) Teak |
| (vi) Orchid | |
| (vii) Sal |
Name the regions of the Tropical Evergreen forests.
In the north most region of India ______ forests are found.
Match the columns:
| (a) Evergreen Forests | (i) Sundar trees |
| (b) Deciduous Forests | (ii) Pine |
| (c) Coastal Forests | (iii) Pau Brasil |
| (d) Himalayan Forests | (iv) Khejadi |
| (e) Thorny and bush-type vegetation | (v) Teak |
| (vi) Orchid | |
| (vii) Sal |
Identify the odd man out.
With reference to flora of India -
Which type of forest is found mostly in the coastal areas of India?
Match the columns :
| Column A | Column B |
| (a) Evergreen Forests | (i) Sundar trees |
| (b) Deciduous Forests | (ii) Pine |
| (c) Coastal Forests | (iii) Pau Brasil |
| (d) Himalayan Forests | (iv) Khejadi |
| (e) Thorny and bush-type vegetation | (v) Teak |
| (vi) Orchid | |
| (vii) Sal |
Identify the odd man out.
With reference to flora of India-
Match the following:
| (A) | (B) | ||
| (1) | Evergreen Forests | (a) | Sundar trees |
| (2) | Deciduous Frests | (b) | Pine |
| (3) | Coastal Forests | (c) | Pau Brasil |
| (4) | Himalayan Forests | (d) | Khejadi |
| (5) | Thorny and bush-type vegetation | (e) | Teak |
| (f) | Orchid | ||
| (g) | Sal |
