Geography : India- Flora and Fauna

Geography : India- Flora and Fauna

Extra questions

1. Name any two states of India where Tropical Evergreen Forest is found.

Western slopes of the Western Ghats, Arunachal Pradesh, upper parts of Assam, parts of Manipur and Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Andaman and Nicobar islands.  

2. State the characteristics of the Tropical Deciduous Forests.
 Tropical deciduous forests spread on a larger area than Tropical Evergreen Forest
 The average height is 25 - 60 metres.
 The trees shed leaves for about 6 - 8 weeks during summer.
 The trees allow enough sunlight to reach the ground and facilitate growth of climbers.
 Teak, sal, sandalwood, shisham and many other trees are found in this forest.

3.  What the annual rainfall in Thorny Forests?
less than 75 cm

4.  Name the trees that grow in the desert Forests.
Acacia, babul, cactii, palas, khejra, neem, etc.

5.  What is the different type natural vegetation in India?

Tropical Evergreen Forests, Tropical Deciduous Forests, Desert Forest, Mountain Forests, Tidal or Mangrove Forests.

6.  In which part of the country do we find the desert forest?

 Rajasthan, Southwestern Punjab, Western Haryana, Kuchchh, leeside of Western Ghats covering states of Maharashtra, Karnantaka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

7.  What is the average height of the trees in the Tropical Deciduous Forests? Name at least two of them. 

25-60 metres- teak, sal, sandalwood, shisham.

8. What is Mountain Forests? 

Mountain Forest is a mixed type of vegetation, consisting of deciduous and coniferous trees.

9. Mention the places where Mountain forests are found in India. 

 Himalayas that cover parts of Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Darjeeling, Sikkim and
Arunachal Pradesh.

10.Which trees are found at the foot hills of Himalayas? 

Deciduous trees such as sal and bamboo are found at the foothills of the Himalayas.

11.  In which areas is Tidal Forests found? 

Tidal Forests found in areas that are affected by high and low tides.

12. What are the characteristics of Mangrove Forests? 

The height of common mangroves trees is about 9 metres.
 The remarkable feature of mangrove trees is that they can grow in fresh as well as in saline water.
 Trees provide wood for fuel.
 Sundri, canes, palms, etc. are examples of this type of vegetation.
 The densest mangrove forest is the Sunderban in the Ganga Delta where Sundri tree grows in abundance.

13. Why is it important to conserve the forests? 

Forests are a unique gift of nature. They are valuable possession of the nation. Agricultural and industrial growth of the country is directly or indirectly based on the conservation of these forests. Need for accommodation of growing population and increased demands of forests products has led to depletion of forests. Thus, it is very important that we save the forests or our country will turn into a barren land.