Question

How many types of forests are found in India?
Explain any two in detail.

Answer 1

Instructions:

• Mention types of forests found in India
• Explain tropical evergreen forests
• Explain deciduous forests

Solution:
A forest is a large area covered chiefly with numerous trees and undergrowth.​ India has different types of forests because of their physiography and climate.

These are-

• Evergreen forests
• Deciduous forests
• Thorny forests
• Mangrove forests
• Coniferous forests

Evergreen forests:

• Leaf shedding: Evergreen forests are called evergreen because the trees in this type of forest do not shed their leaves in any season and appear green all year round.​
• Distribution: In India, evergreen forests are found in Northeastern parts, mountainous regions, Western Ghats and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India.
• Trees: Some commercially important trees found in these forests are bamboo, teak, sal, mahogany, and sheesham.

Deciduous forests

• Leaf shedding: The trees of the deciduous forests shed their leaves during the autumn season.
• Distribution: In India, deciduous forests are found in the Vindhyachal mountain ranges, the Satpura hills, the foothills of the Himalayas, and the foothills of the Eastern and Western ​Ghats of India.​
• Trees: Some of the important trees that are found in deciduous forests are teak, sal, mahua, banyan and peepal.