SUBJECT: S.STUDIES CLASS : IX TOPIC : NATURAL VEGETATION AND WILD LIFE

1. SUBJECT: S.STUDIES CLASS : IX TOPIC : NATURAL VEGETATION AND WILD LIFE

2. PRESENTED BY MR. MOBIN ALI T.G.T- SOCIAL STUDIES NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA KANKER

3. GIST OF THF TOPIC • India is tenth in the world and fourth in Asia in plants and animals diversity. Their are so many factors responsible for the huge diversity in flora and fauna kingdom. • Temprature,Sunlight,Rainfall,Soil and Relief are some of the factors.

4. ECOSYSTEM

8. Types of Vegetation • Tropical Rain Forests. • Tropical Deciduous Forests. • Thorns and shrubs. • Tidal Forests. • Alpine and Tundra Vegetation.

10. Tropical Rain Forests • Evergreen by nature • Rainfall is more than 200cms. • Height 60 meters and above. • Main trees are ebony, mahogany and rosewood. • The regions are Western Ghats,West Bengal,Orissa and N.E.India

14. Tropical Deciduous Forests • Also called Monsoon forests. • Rainfall between 70cm to 200cms. • Main areas are M.P,U.P,Chhatisgarh,Shiwalik hills. • Main trees are Teak and Sal.

18. Thorn forest and shrubs • Rainfall below 50 cms. • Main areas are Rajasthan,Gujrat,Haryana and M.P. • Kikar, Babool and Datepalms are the main trees.

21. Tidal Forests • Found along the coasts and river areas. • Can survive in both fresh and salty water. • Sundari is a well known Mangrove tree. • The main area is Sunder ban delta. It is a delta of Ganga and Brahamputra.

24. Alpine and Tundra • 3600metres above the sea level. • Merge into Alpine grasslands. • Silver firs pines and birches are the main vegetation.

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