Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Write short notes on :
Thorn and Desert forest
Advertisements
Solution
Thorn and Desert forest: These forests are found in the north-western part of India and on the leeward side of the Western Ghats as Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Gujarat. The average rainfall is less than 50 cm. The vegetation cover is not dense. Stunted, thorny trees and bushes grow here. The plants have long roots to tap the underground water and modified stems to store water. Trees found here are date, palms, acacia, palas, cacti, kikar and babool.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Fill in the blank:
A place that receives the heaviest rainfall in India and the world:: ___________
Give geographical reasons for the following :
The south-west monsoon is divided into two branches
Explain the importance of monsoon.
What are monsoons?
Name the showers that help in the ripening of mangoes in Kerala?
What do you understand by retreating monsoons?
On what factors does rainfall at a place depend on?
Fill in the blank:
The southern part of India is _______ all year round.
Fill in the blank:
The winter rainfall is very important for the cultivation of _________ crops such as wheat.
Fill in the blank:
The __________ monsoons cause rainfall on the Coromandel Coast during winter months.
