Question

Broad leaved forests occur in the equatorial belt

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

• Generally found in large, discontinuous patches centered on the equatorial belt and between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, Tropical and Subtropical Moist Forests (TSMF) are characterized by low variability in annual temperature and high levels of rainfall (>200 centimeter annually).
• Forest composition is dominated by semi-evergreen and evergreen deciduous tree species.
• These trees number in the thousands and contribute to the highest levels of species diversity in any terrestrial major habitat type.
• In general, biodiversity is highest in the forest canopy which can be divided into five layers: overstory canopy with emergent crowns, a medium layer of canopy, lower canopy, shrub level, and finally understory.

So the given statement is true.