Vegetation Types in India

Q.

Name the areas where the mangrove forests are found in India.

Q.

Name the kind of forests that are found at the foothills of the Himalayas.

1. Tropical Evergreen forests

2. Mangrove forests

3. Deciduous forests

4. Coniferous forests

Q. Tropical thorny forests can be found in the semi-arid areas of which of the following states?

1. Rajasthan
2. Gujarat
3. Uttar Pradesh
4. Kerala

Q. Chestnuts, oaks, conifers like pine, deodar, silver fir, and cedar are found in ______ forests.

1. Tropical Evergreen
2. Tropical Deciduous forests
3. Mangrove forests
4. Montane forests

Q. ______ forests are found in the deltas of rivers where the soil is salty and waterlogged.

1. Mangrove forests
2. Montane forests
3. Tropical Evergreen
4. Tropical Deciduous forests

Q. Bamboo, sal, neem, and mulberry trees are found in ______ forests.

1. Tropical Deciduous forests
2. Mangrove forests
3. Tropical Evergreen
4. Montane forests

Q. Tropical evergreen forests are found in which regions?

1. High temperature
2. Low temperature
3. Heavy rainfall
4. Low rainfall

Q.

What is the importance of Sundari tree in the littoral forests?

Q. These forests have a multilayered structure and this includes the forest floor, shrub layer, understory, canopy and emergent layer. Identify the type of forest.

1. Tropical Evergreen
2. Tropical Deciduous forests
3. Mangrove forests
4. Montane forests

Q. _______ forests are a treasure trove of teak trees.

1. Tropical Evergreen
2. Tropical Deciduous forests
3. Mangrove forests
4. Montane forests

Q. ________ forests are found in the deltas of the rivers Ganga, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari, and Kaveri.

1. Tropical Deciduous forests
2. Mangrove forests
3. Montane forests
4. Tropical Evergreen

Q. Choose coniferous trees from the following.

1. Teak
2. Pine
3. Cedar
4. Spruce

Q. The word ____ actually means “tending to fall off”.

1. Evergreen
2. Deciduous
3. Mangrove
4. Montane

Q.

These forests are commercially most exploited in India.

1. Moist deciduous forests

2. Tropical evergreen forests

3. Littoral forests

Q. Mangrove forests are home to the now endangered Royal Bengal Tigers.

1. False
2. True

Q. Spotted deer, wild ox, jack rabbit, Tibetan antelope, Yak, Shaggy horned wild ibex, red panda, and bharal.
What do these animals have in common?

1. Long tails
2. Thick fur
3. Very fast
4. Spotted skin

Q. Cacti found in tropical thorny forests has which of the following properties to help them in storage of water?

1. Fleshy stems
2. Thorns
3. Narrow roots
4. Widespread roots

Q. The Great Indian Desert is also known as the _____ desert.

1. Thar
2. Sahara
3. Atacama
4. Namib

Q. Which of the following factors dictate the gradation of the montane vegetation along the slopes?

1. Increase in altitude
2. Precipitation
3. Decrease in temperature
4. Wind speeds

Q.

Sundarbans are named after these trees

1. Semul

2. Sundari

3. Mangrove

Q. The Sunderbans gets its name from the abundance of which of the following trees in the region?

1. Oak
2. Teak
3. Sundari
4. Mango

Q. Q. In not more than 50 words describe a beavers castle and how it builds it.

Q. Write a short note on Teak.

Q. Choose the trees found in tropical evergreen forests.

1. Sal
2. Ebony
3. Rosewood
4. Teak
5. Cinchona
6. Rubber
7. Sandalwood
8. Mahogany