Geography

Natural Vegetation and Wildlife

Question:

Compare and contrast between dry and moist deciduous forests.

Answer:

No. Dry Deciduous forests Moist Deciduous forests
1. These areas are found in areas having rainfall between 70-100 cm. There forests are found in areas receiving rainfall between 100-200 cm.
2. These forests cover northeastern states, foothills of the Himalayas Jharkhand, West Orissa and Chattisgarh and the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats. These forests cover the rainier parts of the peninsular plateau and the plains of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
3. Important trees of these forests are-sal, peepal, neem Important tress of these forests are teak, bamboos, sal, shisham, sandalwood, khair,kusum, arjun , mulberry.
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Questions and Answers

Natural Vegetation and Wildlife

Q 1.

Define biome.
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Q 2.

Mention any three features of the thorn forest trees.
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Q 3.

Discuss the importance of animals to humans.
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Q 4.

Why is natural vegetation in large part of India no more natural?
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Q 5.

What are the main causes for the major threat to the nature?
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Q 6.

Name the different types of vegetation identified in India.
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Q 7.

Mention any three features of the tropical evergreen forests.
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Q 8.

Define ecosystem. Are humans part of the ecosystem?
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Q 9.

List the number of biomes in which the land ecosystem is divided and also the basis for the grouping.
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Q 10.

Compare and contrast between dry and moist deciduous forests.
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