Natural Vegetation

Question 1

………………………….. refers to a plants of a particular region or period, listed as a species and considered as a group

Answer 1

flora

Question 2

Flora refers to a plants of a particular region or period, listed as a ……………………. and considered as a group

Answer 2

species

Question 3

………………….. is the assemblage of plant species in a given environmental setup

Answer 3

vegetation

Question 4

Vegetation is the assemblage of plant species in a given …………………………………

Answer 4

environmental setup

Question 5

The number of species in the Eastern Himalayas vary according to …………………… and ………………………..

Answer 5

altitude to temperature

Question 6

The Eastern Himalayas house about ………………….. species of plants

Answer 6

4000

Question 7

In legal terminology, a forest is any land with its ……………………………

Answer 7

vegetative cover

Question 8

What are the types of vegetation?

Answer 8

i) Tropical Evergreen
ii) Tropical Deciduous
iii) Tropical Desert
iv) Littoral
v) Mountain

Question 9

The Western Ghats and Andaman islands are marked with ………………………………

Answer 9

tropical evergreen or rainforests

Question 10

The Himalayas have ……………. vegetation

Answer 10

temperate

Question 11

…………………….. provide a means of livelihood to the tribals

Answer 11

bamboo

Question 12

………………. and …………… are used for making paper

Answer 12

wood and bamboo pulp

Question 13

Forest products other than …………. and ………….. include essential oils, fibre, oil seed and edible products

Answer 13

firewood and timber

Question 14

The thick layer of humus in the forest act as a …………….. and soaks up water

Answer 14

natural sponge

Question 15

The thick layer of ……………… in the forest acts as a natural sponge and soaks up water

Answer 15

humus

Question 16

The delta regions have ………………………..

Answer 16

tropical forests and mangroves

Question 17

Tropical Evergreen forests are found in areas where the annual rainfalls exceeds …………..cm

Answer 17

200cm

Question 18

In tropical evergreen forests, the average annual temperature between ………. and …………..

Answer 18

25 degree C to 27 degree C

Question 19

The average annual humidity in tropical evergreen forest exceeds …………%

Answer 19

77%

Question 20

The areas where tropical evergreen forests or rain forests are chiefly distributed

Answer 20

western slopes of the Western Ghats and hills of North-Eastern India and Lakshadweep islands, Andaman and Nicobar islands, Tamil Nadu coast

Question 21

Trees in the Tropical evergreen forests can rise upto heights of more than ………m

Answer 21

60m

Question 22

Main variety of trees found in tropical evergreen forests?

Answer 22

R - rosewood
E - ebony
M - mahogany
T - toon
T - teslur 
S - sissoo
G - gurjan

Question 23

Type of forest which is not fully exploited

Answer 23

Tropical Evergreen or Rain Forests

Question 24

Why are tropical evergreen forests not fully explioted?

Answer 24

i) Due to lack of transport facilities
ii) Tangled masses of canes and climbers
iii) Timber is hard

Question 25

The timber produced is hard, durable, and fine grained in ..................................... forests

Answer 25

Tropical Evergreen or Rain forests

Question 26

Tropical Deciduous Forests are also known as?

Answer 26

Monsoon forests

Question 27

Tropical Deciduous Forests are the most ......................... forests in India

Answer 27

widespread

Question 28

............................ Forests are the most widespread forests in India

Answer 28

Tropical Deciduous Forest

Question 29

What are the 2 types of Tropical Deciduous forests?

Answer 29

i) Moist deciduous forest | ii) Dry deciduous forest

Question 30

Tropical moist deciduous forests are found in areas of moderate of low rainfall of ...........cm to ......... cm

Answer 30

100cm to 200 cm

Question 31

Tropical Moist Deciduous forests have a mean temperature of ........... and ..........

Answer 31

24 degree C to 27 degree C

Question 32

What is the percentage of humidity in Tropical Moist Deciduous forests?

Answer 32

50% to 80%

Question 33

The areas where Tropical Moist Deciduous forests are chiefly distributed?

Answer 33

North-eastern part of the peninsula, foothills of Himalayas, eastern slopes of the western ghats, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka

Question 34

Trees in tropical moist deciduous forests shed their leaves from ........... to ........... weeks during springs and early summer.

Answer 34

6 to8

Question 35

Which is the commercially most exploited forest in India?

Answer 35

Tropical Moist Deciduous forests

Question 36

Trees commonly found in tropical moist deciduous forests?

Answer 36

``` M - Mulberry A - Arjun S - Sal S - Shisham S - Sandalwood T - Teak P - Palas S - Semul ```

Question 37

Dry deciduous forests are found in areas having a mean temperature of ......... to .......... degree C

Answer 37

23 to 27 degree C

Question 38

Dry deciduous forests are found in areas receiving an annual rainfall of ......... to ..........cm

Answer 38

70 to 100cm

Question 39

Humidity in dry deciduous forest?

Answer 39

51 to 58%

Question 40

Areas where dry deciduous forests are chiefly distributed?

Answer 40

rainier parts of peninsular plateau and plains of Bihar and U.P

Question 41

trees in ................... forests shed their leaves 6 to 8 weeks during spring and early summer

Answer 41

Moist deciduous forests

Question 42

.................... wood is used for building railway sleepers

Answer 42

sal

Question 43

................ wood is suitable for building ships and used in construction and furniture

Answer 43

teak

Question 44

Factors that influence natural vegetation?

Answer 44

Variation in climate Soil Types Relief features

Question 45

Refer to the frickin Notes

Answer 45

Refer to the frickin notes

Question 46

...................... forests are found in places where annual rainfall is scanty

Answer 46

Dry Deciduous Forests

Question 47

Why are tropical deciduous forests most commercially exploited?

Answer 47

Trees are found in pure strands and it contains valuable timber like sandalwood and teak