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Natural Vegetation and Habitats

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Study the characteristics of various biomes, including tropical rainforests, savannas, and thorn forests. Questions address ecological concepts like stratification, climate factors, and regional vegetation types such as littoral forests. This topic is commonly asked in geography and environmental science papers.

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Natural Vegetation and Habitats Questions

Multiple choice geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

The most dominant species of the tropical deciduous forest is _________.

  1. Bamboos.

  2. Teak

  3. Shisham

  4. Sandalwood.
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Explanation

Tropical deciduous forests are also known as "Monsoon" forests. These forests are found in the regions which receive the annual rainfall between 200 cm and 70 cm.

Trees of this forest type shed their leaves for about six to eight weeks in dry summers. Teak is the most dominant species of the tropical deciduous forests. Other commercially important species of this forest are Bamboo, Sal, Shisham, Sandalwood, Kusum, Arjun, Khair, Mulberry, Peepal, Neem, etc.

Multiple choice geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

Montane forests are found in ________.

  1. Ganga-Brahmaputra delta.

  2. North-east India.

  3. Eastern slope of western ghats.

  4. Eastern ghats.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

North-East India,

Mountain forests in India are normally classified into two types, i.e. the northern mountain forests and the southern mountain forests. Northern montane forests are found in North-East India. Deciduous forests are found in the foothills of the Himalayas. Temperate forests found between an altitude of 1,000 and 2,000 m.

Multiple choice geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

Cinchona trees are found in the _______.

  1. Equatorial climate

  2. Mediterranean climate

  3. Monsoon climate

  4. Taiga climate
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Explanation

Cinchona is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae containing at least 23 species of trees and shrubs. They are native to the tropical Andean forests of Western South America.

Equatorial climate,
A tropical rainforest climate is a tropical climate usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator and has at least 60 mm (2.4 inches) of rainfall every month of the year. Regions with this climate are typically designated Af by the Köppen climate classification.

Multiple choice geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

My stems are succulent, my leaves are mostly thick. In which category of the following vegetation type I am largely found?

  1. Tropical deciduous forest

  2. Montane forest

  3. Tropical thorn forest and scrubs

  4. Mangrove forest
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Tropical thorn forests and scrubs are found in the regions with less than 70cm of rainfall. The natural vegetation consists of thorny trees and bushes. Trees are scattered and have long roots penetrating deep into the soil to get moisture. The stems are succulent to conserve water. Leaves are mostly thick and small to minimize evaporation.

Multiple choice geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

Natural vegetation of a region depends mainly on climate and hence there are distinctive areas of different types of vegetation. The governing factors in general are temperature and precipitation. Accordingly, pine forests in India are found in _______.

  1. The Sunderbans

  2. The Thar desert

  3. The Himalayas

  4. The Ganga plain
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C Correct answer
Explanation
Natural vegetation of a region depends mainly on climate and hence there are distinctive areas of different types of vegetation. The governing factors in general are temperature and precipitation. Accordingly, pine forests in India are found in The Himalayas.
Multiple choice geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

Cinchona trees are found in the areas of rainfall more than ______.

  1. 100 cm

  2. 20 cm

  3. 170 cm

  4. less than 50 cm

  5. None of these
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Explanation
Cinchona trees when fully grown often reach to 50 cm to 100 cm. These trees are present in South America. There are 23 species of Cinchona. It produces very showy and beautiful purple, pink and colored petals. The bark of this tree is very beneficial and it is being used in various fields. For example, it is being used as a cure for malaria.
Multiple choice geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

The dominant vegetation type of India is ________.

  1. Tropical deciduous type

  2. Equatorial type

  3. Mangrove forest

  4. Xerophytic vegetation
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The indian deciduous forests are the most abundantly found among all the different types of forests in india . The indian deciduous are found in a range of landscape from the plains to the hills .

Multiple choice geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

Mangrove forests grow in ________.

  1. Saline water

  2. River water

  3. Deserts

  4. Mountains
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Explanation

  • Mangrove forests comprise of small shrubs or trees that grow in coastal saline or brackish waters. These shrubs or trees can withstand high salinity conditions.
  • Mangrove forests of Sunderbans are largest mangrove forests of the world. Sundarbans are located in Ganga-Brahmaputra delta of West Bengal and Bangladesh.

Multiple choice geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

Thorny bushes are found in __________________.

  1. Hot and humid tropical climate

  2. Hot and dry desertic climate

  3. Cold polar climate

  4. None of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Thorny bushes are found in dry and hot subtropical areas with seasonal rainfall as low as 500 millimeters.The rainfall is very low and therefore these areas are usually deserts. The bushes shed their leaves seasonally to avoid loss of water.

Multiple choice geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

The forest type occurring in lower regions near the equator and tropics is ______.

  1. Softwood coniferous forest

  2. Temperate deciduous forest

  3. Tropical evergreen forest

  4. Alpine forest
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C Correct answer
Explanation

  • Tropical evergreen forests are the forests consisting of evergreen trees with green foliage throughout year. These are tropical forests.
  • They constitute 7% of earth’s dry land area and 2% of total surface. Such forest give shelter to 50% of world’s species.

Multiple choice geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

What is the other name of tropical deciduous forests?

  1. Monsoon Forests

  2. Temperate deciduous forests

  3. Tropical rainforests

  4. None of these
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Explanation

Tropical deciduous forests are widely known as Monsoon forests because they shed their leaves during the dry season to conserve water, which is a response to the monsoon climate.

Multiple choice geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

What is the other name of tropical evergreen forests?

  1. Temperate rainforests

  2. Deciduous

  3. Tropical rainforests

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Tropical evergreen forests are closed canopy forests growing within 28 degrees north or south of the equator. Since they receive more than 200 cm rainfall per year, therefore they are also known as rain-forests

Multiple choice geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

Mahogany and rosewood trees are found in ________________.

  1. mangrove forests

  2. tropical deciduous forests

  3. tropical evergreen forests

  4. temperate deciduous forests
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Tropical evergreen forest,

In India, Evergreen forests which are also identified as Tropical rain forest can be located in the in States such as Kerala and Karnataka. These forests are discovered in the westward slopes of the western ghats. They can be also discovered in mountain ranges of Jaintia and Khasi. Some of the trees which can be located in Indian Tropical Forests are ebony, bamboos rosewood, and reeds. 

Multiple choice geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

_______________ and __________ are trees found in the Sunderbans.

  1. <font color="#252525" face="sans-serif">Sundari, </font>Mangrove

  2. Sundari, Sea forest

  3. Mangrove, Sea forest

  4. None of the above
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Explanation

  • Mangrove forest comprises of small shrubs or trees that grown in coastal saline or brackish waters. These shrubs or trees can withstand high salinity conditions. One of the example is Sundari tree after which name Sundarbans was given to this forests.
  • Mangrove forests of Sundarbans are largest mangrove forests of the world. Sundarbans are located in Ganga-Brahmaputra delta of west Bengal and Bangladesh.

Multiple choice geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

Tropical rain forests are found in the areas where rainfall is between __________.

  1. 200 cm to 70 cm

  2. Between 200 and 100 cm

  3. 200 cm and above

  4. Between 100 cm and 70 cm
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C Correct answer
Explanation

  • Tropical rain forests can be considered as hot and wet forests. Mean monthly temperatures exceed 18 °C and average annual rainfall is above 200 cms.
  • Tropical rainforests exhibit high levels of biodiversity. Around 40% to 75% of all biotic species are indigenous to the rainforests.
  • These forests are found in Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Western Ghats. A part of these forests are also found in Odisha state.