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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

Regions such as Southeastern Brazil, Southwestern Africa, Myanmar and Bangladesh consists of _____.

  1. Tropical monsoon forests

  2. Tropical rainforests

  3. Coniferous rainforests

  4. Temperate deciduous forests
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Tropical Monsoon forests are located in the monsoon climate beyond the equatorial region between 10°C and 25°C  and North and South of the equator. The countries are along the coastal regions of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Southwestern Africa, Southeastern Brazil, Srilanka. 

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

Silver Fir is found in _____ type of vegetation.

  1. Mangrove forests

  2. Montane forests

  3. Tropical Deciduous forests

  4. Tropical Evergreen forests
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Silver Fir is found in Montane Forests. Montane Forests have a succession of natural vegetation belts in the same order from the tropical to the Tundra region. Between 1500 and 3000 metres, temperature forests contains coniferous tress like pine, deodar, silver fir.

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

Trees that do not shed their leaves are mostly found in _____________.

    1. Hot desert vegetation

    2. Tropical monsoon forests

    3. Coniferous forests

    4. Temperate deciduous forests
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    C Correct answer
    Explanation

    Coniferous forests are found in the regions near the equator and close to the tropics.  Coniferous forests are made up mainly of cone-bearing or coniferous tress. The leaves of these trees are either small and needle-like or scale-like and most stay green all year around(evergreen). All are softwoods and are able to survive cold temperatures and acidic soil. Hence the tress in the coniferous forests do not shed their leaves altogether. 

    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

    Famous mountain forest is _____ mountain forest.

    1. Brown

    2. Red

    3. White

    4. Grey
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    A Correct answer
    Explanation

    The Brown Mountain forest is located in East Gippsland, Victoria(Australia), and it is famous as it is notable for containing large tracts of old growth forest, including over fifty shining gum trees estimated to be over 300 years old.

    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

    Which of the following areas is noted for mangrove vegetation?

    1. Corbett National Park of U.P.

    2. Sajnekhali forest of 24 Parganas

    3. Lava forest of Kalimpong

    4. Dandakaranya forest of Orissa
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    B Correct answer
    Explanation

    The Sundarbans, which includes the Sajnekhali forest in the 24 Parganas district, is the largest mangrove forest in the world. The other locations listed are inland or mountainous regions.

    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 leaves of the desert plants are ______.

    1. Pointed in shape

    2. Small sized and thorny

    3. Long

    4. Broad
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    B Correct answer
    Explanation

    Small sized and thorny
    Little leaves — Most desert plants have small leaves, spikes for leaves, or no leaves at all. The smaller or fewer leaves a plant has, the less water is lost during transpiration since it has less surface area open to the sun and wind.

    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 type of trees are found in the tropical monsoon region?

    1. Broad leaf deciduous trees

    2. Evergreen trees

    3. Conifers

    4. Thorny bushes
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    A Correct answer
    Explanation

    Broad leaf deciduous trees
    The Monsoon forest may include deciduous trees, as well as, broadleaf evergreen trees reflecting the seasonal precipitation of the monsoon climate. The trees of the Monsoon Forest have a more open canopy than the rain forest, creating a dense, closed forest at the floor, or what we think of as a "tropical jungle".

    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 evergreen forests are normally found in areas which get more than ____________ cms. of annual rainfall.

    1. 100

    2. 150

    3. 200

    4. 250
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    D Correct answer
    Explanation

    The evergreen forests are normally found in areas which get more than 250 cms. of annual rainfall.

    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

    Which one of the following does not grow in evergreen forests?

    1. Rosewood

    2. Mahogany

    3. Bamboo

    4. Teak
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    D Correct answer
    Explanation

    Teak is a characteristic tree of deciduous forests, not evergreen forests. Rosewood, mahogany, and bamboo are typical species found in tropical evergreen 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

    Mangrove forests are called tidal forests because _________________.

    1. They are found along the deltas

    2. They are found at the estuaries

    3. They are found in non-tidal regions

    4. They are formed due to tides
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    D Correct answer
    Explanation
    They are formed due to tides,

    Tidal or Mangrove forests:
    Tidal forests grow near the estuaries or the deltas of rivers, swampy margins of Islands and along sea coasts. The soil is formed of silt, silt-loam or silt-clay and sand. The plants are typical halophytes which are characterised by presence of prop roots with well developed knees for support and pneumatophores and viviparous germination of seeds.

    Tidal forests one distinguished into the following four types with overlapping constituent species:

    (i) Tree mangrove forests

    (ii) Low mangrove forests,

    (iii) Salt water forests and

    (iv) Brackish water 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

    _________ trees grow in Sunderban forest.

    1. Babool

    2. Seesum

    3. Sundari

    4. Sabai
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    C Correct answer
    Explanation

    Sundari,

    Sundarban Jungle has been named after the large mangrove trees Sundari (Heritiera littoralis). Sundarbans Tiger Reserve is estimated to have 400 majestic and fiery Royal Bengal Tigers.

    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 Himalayas have ________ forests.

    1. Evergreen

    2. Alpine

    3. Deciduous

    4. Tropical
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    B Correct answer
    Explanation

    Alphine,

    The alpine shrub and meadows lie between approximately 4,000 and 5,500 metres (13,100 and 18,000 ft) elevation. The Eastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests lie below 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) along the southern slopes of the range, from Central Nepal to Bhutan.

    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 Monsoon forests are otherwise called as _________.

    1. Tropical evergreen forest

    2. Tropical Deciduous forest

    3. Mangrove forest

    4. Mountain forest
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    B Correct answer
    Explanation
    The Monsoon forests are otherwise called Monsoon forest, also called dry forest or tropical deciduous forest, open woodland in tropical areas that have a long dry season followed by a season of heavy rainfall. The trees in a monsoon forest usually shed their leaves during the dry season and come into leaf at the start of the rainy season.
    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

    Teak and Ebony belong to ______.

    1. Tropical evergreen forest

    2. Tropical decidious forest

    3. Mangrove forest

    4. Hill forest
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    A Correct answer
    Explanation

    "Teak and ebony" belong to the Tropical evergreen forest. Tropical evergreen forests stay green throughout the year with every green tree such as conifers, live oak, etc. These forests develop in the 200 cm of rainfall

    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

    Which of the following is not a species of tropical moist deciduous forests?

    1. Mahogany

    2. Sal

    3. Shisham

    4. Teak
    Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
    A Correct answer
    Explanation
    Moist Deciduous Forests
    They encompass a mixture of trees and grass.
    They receive moderate rainfall, averaging to 100 cm to 200 cm per year with the average temperature 27-degree Celcius and the humidity level approximating to a 65-75 percent.
    They grew plentifully in the Western Ghats (on the eastern sides), the Chota Nagpur plateau as well as the Shivalik mountain range.
    They are also found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as well as parts of West Bengal and Orissa.
    It is relatively easy to take advantage of these forests due to their high degree of gregariousness.
    A few species of trees include teak, sal, bamboo as well as rosewood.
    In this type of forest, open grass patches are often observed.