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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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A Correct answer
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

Which one of the following states is famous for sandal wood ?

  1. Andhra Pradesh

  2. Kerala

  3. Karnataka

  4. Tamil Nadu
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Karnataka,

Not surprisingly, India dominates production worldwide. Nearly 85% of the supply of Indian sandalwood comes from the southern states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala. But this statistic masks a crisis of illegal smuggling that the Indian sandalwood industry has been in the grip of for the past decades.

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

Railway coaches are made from _________.

  1. Shisham

  2. Deodar

  3. Teak

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

  • Deodar gives yellowish brown wood. These trees are usually found in Himalayas, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. It is the most important timber tree providing very soft wood.
  • It is used for making cheap furniture, railway carriages, railway sleepers, packing boxes, 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

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
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
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.