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Life on the Earth Part 1
Life on the Earth Part 1
Presentation No. 13
Date – 01/10/2021
Let’s watch this video on Natural Vegetation
and Wildlife
https://youtu.be/njE6OE5okHU
Types of Natural Vegetation
Natural Vegetation
Natural vegetation can be classified into three
broad categories as follows :-
Forest Grassland
s s
Shrubs/
Scrubs
Forest
It grows where temperature and rainfall are
plentiful to support a tree cover. Depending upon
these factors, dense and open forests grow.
GRASSLAND
https://youtu.be/JEsV5rqbVNQ
Here’s a video on Tropical Evergreen
Forests:
https://youtu.be/LViyeWv5tG0
Tropical Deciduous
•
Forests
These are the monsoon forests
found in the large part of India,
northern Australia and in central
America.
• These regions experience seasonal
changes. Trees shed their leaves in
the dry season to conserve water.
• The hardwood trees found in these
forests are sal, teak, neem and
shisham. Hardwood trees are
extremely useful for making furniture,
transport and construction material.
• Tigers, lions, elephants, langurs and
monkeys are the common animals of
this region.
• Found between latitudes 50° –
70° of the Northern Hemisphere
Coniferous
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These are also called Taiga
These forests are also seen in
Forests
the higher altitudes