Factors Affecting Natural Vegetation

Q.

These forests have xerophytic vegetation. Due to less rainfall trees have stunted growth and large patches of coarse grass are found

1. Montane forests

2. Tropical desert forests

3. Littoral forests

Q. Which of the following is not a major natural vegetation type in India?

1. Subtropical grasslands
2. Montane forest
3. Mangrove forest
4. Tropical Evergreen forest

Q. Which of the following factor/s is/are instrumental in determining the natural vegetation of a place?

1. Relief
2. Climate
3. Political infrastructure
4. Precipitation

Q. Which of the following is/are the major factors that affect the natural vegetation of a place?

1. Relief
2. Soil
3. Closeness to sea
4. Development

Q. The _________ soil of the Great Indian Desert is suitable for cacti and thorny bushes.

1. muddy
2. alluvial
3. sandy
4. rocky

Q. Relief refers to the __________ of a particular region.

1. time
2. terrain
3. climate
4. weather

Q. The soil of the Great Indian Desert is suitable for growth of cacti and thorny bushes.

1. alluvial
2. sandy
3. black
4. laterite

Q. Climatic condition of a place is affected by which of the following factors?

1. Development
2. Photoperiod
3. Temperature
4. Precipitation

Q. Name the natural vegetation largely found in the following region. The Deccan Plateau.

Q. Which of these terms refers to the terrain in a particular region?

1. Precipitation
2. Relief
3. Photoperiod
4. Anticline

Q. Identify the factor shown in these pictures that affects growth of natural vegetation.

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Q.

Alpine forests are usually found in which regions?

1. None of the above

2. Tropical desert regions

3. Equatorial regions

4. Mountainous regions

Q. The Great Indian Desert is suitable for the growth of cacti and thorny bushes. Choose the most suitable factor, amongst the following, that determines the presence of this type of tropical thorn vegetation.

1. Wind
2. Season
3. Weather
4. Soil

Q. Mangroves grow in the swampy deltaic soil found in the .

1. Great Indian Desert
2. Himalayas
3. Sunderbans
4. Northern Plains

Q. The soil of the Great Indian Desert is suitable for growth of cacti and thorny bushes.

1. alluvial
2. sandy
3. black
4. laterite

Q. is the duration of time when an organism receives sunlight during the day.

1. Photoperiod
2. Climate
3. Precipitation
4. Humidity

Q. The Coromandel coast receives rainfall during the winter season from the ________.

1. Cyclonic depression
2. Retreating Monsoon
3. South-west Monsoon
4. Western disturbances

Q. A _____________ is a dense, scrub like vegetation characterized by dry subtropical and temperate areas.

1. Thorn forest
2. Mountain forest
3. Deciduous forest
4. None of these

Q. Natural vegetation is destroyed mainly due to:

1. afforestation
2. poaching
3. grazing
4. wildfires

Q. India’s climate is referred to as “tropical monsoon” climate. Which of the following winds are responsible for causing rainfall in India?

1. Trade Winds
2. Southwest Monsoon Winds
3. Retreating Northeast Monsoon Winds
4. Westerlies