4. RAIN FORESTS
โข They are at their best in areas having heavy rainfall with a short dry
season. The trees reach great heights up to 60 meters or even
above.
โข There is no definite time for trees to shed their leaves. As such, these
forests appear green all the year round.
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D E C I D U O U S F O R E S T S
โข They are also called the monsoon forests and spread over the region
receiving medium rainfall.
โข Trees of this forest-type shed their leaves in dry summer.
M O N TA N E FORESTS
โข The wet temperate type of forests are found between a height of 1000
and 2000 meters above sea level. At higher elevations, temperate
grasslands are common.
5. THORN FORESTS
โข In regions with less rainfall, the natural vegetation consists of thorny
trees and bushes.
โข The stems are succulent to conserve water. Leaves are mostly thick
and small to minimize evaporation.
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M AN G R OVE F O R ESTS
โข Dense mangroves are the common varieties with roots of the
plants submerged under water.
6. WILDLIFE
โข India has more than 89,000 of animal species.
โข The country has more than 1200 species of birds. They constitute
13% of the worldโs total.
โข There are 2500 species of fish, which account for nearly 12% of
the worldโs stock.
โข India is the only country in the world that has both tigers and lions
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I N D I F F E R E N T T Y P E O F
V E G E TAT I O N
7. W I L D L I F E O F R A I N
F O R E S T
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8. W I L D L I F E O F
D E C I D U O U S F O R E S T
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10. W I L D L I F E O F M O N TA N E
F O R E S T
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11. W I L D L I F E O F
M A N G R O V E F O R E S T
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12. QUESTION TIME ?
โข What is natural vegetation ?
โข What is Montane forest ?
โข What is rain forest ?
โข Which animals do you see in Mangrove forest?