CHAPTER-16

TOPIC:- Temperate evergreen forests, Temperate

deciduous forests, Mediterranean forests, Coniferous
forests etc.
CLASS-7
DATE- 19TH NOVEMBER 2020
 RECAPITULATION OF FOREST
Q-1. Give any three steps taken by the government of
India to protect the flora and fauna.

Q-2. Which state has the highest area under forests?

Q-3. Name any two states which have more than 80% of
the area under forests?

Q-4. Which Union territory has the highest area under

forests?

Q-5. Name any two states having very low area under
forests.
 ANSWERS
Ans-1. a. Various biosphere reserves have been set up in
various parts of India. b. About 100 national parks, 515
wildlife sanctuaries, and 35 zoological gardens have been set
up. c. Killing of wildlife has been banned and special forest
officers have been appointed.

Ans-2. Nagaland state has the highest area under forests.

Ans-3. Nagaland and Mizoram have more than 80% of the

area under forests

Ans-4. Andaman and Nicobar Islands has the highest area

under forests
Ans-5. Punjab and Haryana are two states having very low
area under forests.
To know more about temperate evergreen and
deciduous forests, you can visit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnhCCt6KW4o
Silent Valley is an evergreen tropical forest in the
Palakkad district of Kerala, India.
Giant Panda is the only species of Herbivorous bear.
 POINTS TO REMEMBER
In year 1972, the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act was
implemented.

Project Tiger conservation programme launched in

April 1973 by the Government of India during Prime
Minister Indira Gandhi's tenure.

Human beings influence the ecology of a region in the

following ways : a. They utilise the vegetation and wildlife of
a particular region.
 b. The greed of human beings leads to overutilisation of
these resources.
c. They cut trees and kill the animals, thereby, creating an
ecological imbalance.
 CLASS WORK QUESTIONS

• Q-1. Mention two characteristic features of

tropical deciduous forest.

• Q-2. What are the mixed forest? Where on

the Earth can mixed forest be found?

• Q-3. Write difference between tropical

evergreen and tropical deciduous forest.
 ANSWERS
Ans-1. (a)These are the most widespread forests in India.
(b) They are also called the monsoon forests and are spread
over the region. (c) They receive rainfall between 70 cm and
200 cm. (d) Trees shed their leaves for about six to eight
weeks in dry summer.
Ans-2. The mixed forest with two or more predominant kinds
of trees and with at least 20 percent of the stand consisting
of other than the most common tree. The Mixed
Forest region is located in Southeastern Canada, Southern
Quebec, and Southern Ontario etc.

Ans-3. Tropical Evergreen Forests are found in the regions

receiving more than 200 cm of rainfall. Tropical Deciduous
Forests are found in the region having rainfall in the range of
70 cm – 200 cm.
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