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Major forest types in India are
Major forest types in India are
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The correct option is C Tropical dry deciduous and tropical moist deciduous
Deciduous forests are the major type of forests found in India. These forests occur mostly in the Deccan Plateau and the foothills of the Himalayas. The trees in these forests are teak, sal and shisham. The wood of these trees is hard and expensive and is used for making furniture and as building material. The tropical and subtropical dry broad leaf forest biomes are also called as tropical dry forest and it is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes. Though these forests occur in climates, that are warm year-round, and may receive several hundred centimeters of rain per year, they have long dry seasons, which last several months and vary with geographic location.
Deciduous forests are the major type of forests found in India. These forests occur mostly in the Deccan Plateau and the foothills of the Himalayas. The trees in these forests are teak, sal and shisham. The wood of these trees is hard and expensive and is used for making furniture and as building material.
The tropical and subtropical dry broad leaf forest biomes are also called as tropical dry forest and it is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes. Though these forests occur in climates, that are warm year-round, and may receive several hundred centimeters of rain per year, they have long dry seasons, which last several months and vary with geographic location.
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