Activity:
(a) Collect pictures and photographs of forests and grasslands of different parts of world. Write one sentence below each picture.
(b) Make a collage of rainforest, grassland and coniferous forests.
(a) Pictures and photographs of forests and grasslands of different parts of world.
These forests are found in the regions near the equator and close to the tropics. These regions are hot and receive heavy rainfall throughout the year. These trees do not shed their leaves altogether.
These forests are the monsoon forests found in the large part of India, northern Australia and in central America. Trees shed their leaves in dry season.
These forests are commonly found along the eastern margin of the continents and comprise both hard and softwood trees like oak, pine etc.
The grass can grow veiy tall, about 3 to 4 metres in height. Savannah grasslands of Africa are of this type.
(b) Students are suggested to do this activity themselves
How is height of land and the character of vegetation related with each other? [V. Imp.]
Give reasons:
(a) The animals in polar region have thick fur and thick skin.
(b) Tropical deciduous frees shed their leaves in the dry season.
(c) The type and thickness of vegetation changes from place to place.
Answer the following questions briefly.
(a) Which are the two factors on which the growth of vegetation mostly depends?
(b) Which are the three broad categories of natural vegetation?
(c) Name the two hardwood trees commonly found in tropical evergreen forest
(d) In which part of the world are tropical deciduous forests found?
(e) In which climatic conditions are citrus fruits cultivated?
(f) Mention the uses of coniferous forest.
(g) In which part of the world is seasonal grassland found?
For Fun:
In the crossword table given below, some words are hidden. They are all about vegetation and wildlife and are to be found horizontally and vertically. Two have been worked out for you. Work in pairs with a friend
Activity:
(a) Collect pictures and photographs of forests and grasslands of different parts of world. Write one sentence below each picture.
(b) Make a collage of rainforest, grassland and coniferous forests.