Geography
Natural vegitation & wild life
★India is the one of the 12 mega biodiversity countcry of the world.
47,000 plant species india occupies .
★There are 15,000 flowering plants in india ,which account only 6% in the world.
★Natural vegitation refers to a plant community , which has grown naturally without
humen aid & has been left undisturbed by humens for long time , termed as virgin
vegetation.
Flora - Plants
Fauna - Animals
✓Types of vegetation :
•Tropical evergreen forest.
•Tropical deciduous forest.
•Tropical Thorn forest & scrubs.
•Montane forest.
•Mangrove forest.
•Tropical evergreen forest:
Forests are restricted to heavy rainfall areas of western ghats & Lakshadweep islands,
andaman & nicobar island , upper part of assam & tamil nadu coast.
They grow best in area having more than 200 cm of rainfall.
They reach great height up to 60 meters & above, since the region is warm & wet
thoughout the year.
Trees , shurbs , creepers giving it a multilayered structure.
ex. of trees : ebony , rose wood , etc.
ex. of animals : monkeys , elephant , one - horned rinosorous.
Natural vegitation & wild life
★India is the one of the 12 mega biodiversity countcry of the world.
47,000 plant species india occupies .
★There are 15,000 flowering plants in india ,which account only 6% in the world.
★Natural vegitation refers to a plant community , which has grown naturally without
humen aid & has been left undisturbed by humens for long time , termed as virgin
vegetation.
Flora - Plants
Fauna - Animals
✓Types of vegetation :
•Tropical evergreen forest.
•Tropical deciduous forest.
•Tropical Thorn forest & scrubs.
•Montane forest.
•Mangrove forest.
•Tropical evergreen forest:
Forests are restricted to heavy rainfall areas of western ghats & Lakshadweep islands,
andaman & nicobar island , upper part of assam & tamil nadu coast.
They grow best in area having more than 200 cm of rainfall.
They reach great height up to 60 meters & above, since the region is warm & wet
thoughout the year.
Trees , shurbs , creepers giving it a multilayered structure.
ex. of trees : ebony , rose wood , etc.
ex. of animals : monkeys , elephant , one - horned rinosorous.
