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Natural Vegetation and Wildlife

Natural Vegetation
Plants growing naturally in an area

Factors Affecting Vegetation

Relief Climate Ecosystem

It includes topography It includes temperature The physical environment where
i.e. type of land and soil. and precipitation. organisms interact with air, water and soil.

Types of Vegetation

Tropical Tropical Tropical Montane Mangrove

Evergreen Forests Deciduous Forests Thorn Forests Forests Forests

Region Region Region

Slopes of Western Ghats,island North-West India, Parts of Gujarat, Delta areas of Ganga Brahmaputra
groups, upper Assam and Rajasthan, Haryana, Deccan (Sundarbans), Mahanadi, Godavari,
coastal Tamil Nadu. plateau Krishna, Kaveri.
Climate Climate Climate
Warm and wet throughout the Hot and dry climate, rainfall less High humidity, hot summers,
year, above 200 cm rainfall. than 70 cm. pleasant winters.
Flora and Fauna Flora and Fauna Flora and Fauna
Ebony, Mahogany, rubber, lemur, Acacia palm, cactus, fox, wolf, Sundari trees, palm, coconut,
sloth, elephants, rhinoceros. rats, wild ass, lion, camels. keora, agar, royal bengal tiger,
turtles, crocodiles, snakes.

Region Region
North-East India, Peninsular Mountainous areas of Jammu and
plateau, plains and foothills of Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh,
Himalayas. Uttarakhand, Sikkim and
Climate Arunachal Pradesh.
Rainfall between 100-200 cm, Climate
hot summers and cool winters. Cool in summers, very cold winters,
Flora and Fauna moderate rainfall that varies with
Teak, sal, peepal, neem, tigers, height.
elephants, deer, birds, snakes. Flora and Fauna
Kashmir stag, snow leopard, yak,
sheep, ibex, silver firs, pines, junipers,
birches.

Government steps for Conservation of Forests and Wildlife

Creation of biosphere reserves, national parks

Special projects like Implementation of Wildlife

Project Tiger, Project Rhino. Protection Act 1992.