What position in Asia, does India hold in

plant diversity?
Fourth place.
What is the number of
flowering plants in
India?
15,000 flowering plants.
What percentage of
India
flowering plants does
contribute to the world's total?
6%.
What is Natural
Vegetation?
Natural vegetation refers to
the plants
have grown which
naturally without human aid and
have been left
undisturbed by humans for a
long time.
Why are cultivated crops,
fruits and
not considered as natural vegetables
They are grown with the vegetation'?
What is the main
help of man.
land is fertile andoccupation people where
of
level?
Agriculture
Which occupation can be carried on in
grasslands and woodlands?
Cattle grazing
Why do trees
grow faster in summer?
Due to longer duration of sunlight.
Why are the southern
slopes of the Himalayas
covered with thicker vegetation as
to northern slopes?
compared
The southern slopes of the Himalayas get
direct sunlight while the northern slopes
reccive indirect rays or oblique rays.
Name the two winds which cause rainfall in
the major part of the Indian subcontinent.
South West Monsoons in Summer
North East Monsoons in Winter.

western slopes of
Why do the windward or

the Western Ghats have a denser vegetation

than the eastern or leeward slopes?
windward or western
Rainfall is heavicr on the
than the eastern or leeward slope.
slopes
 Name any four common animals found
,found in
the Tropical Evergreen Forests?
Elephants, monkeys, rhinoceros and snakae
What are the sub-divisions of the Tropical
Deciduous Forests?

Dry Deciduous (70-100 cm of rain

-

. Wet Deciduous- (100-200 cm of rain

 the
Wildlife
Wi P'rotectio Ar
Was
When
inmplemented in India?

972
h a b i t a t of the Indian lion.
Name
the n a t u r a l

foCsl in ilujarat.
Gir
in India. A
sanctuaries
two bird
Name any
Ranganathittu
. Vedanthangal

three common animals each of

Name any found
mangrove forests
forests and the
thorn
in India.
camcls and horses are the
The wild
ass,

animals of the thorn forest.

common
gharials are found in
crocodiles and
Tigers,
where mangrove forests exist.
areas
coastal
birds does
How many species of animals and
India have?
90,000 of animal
India has approximately
birds.
and 2,000 species of
species

animals which live in the

Name any three

Himalayasdue to its cold climate.

The yak lives in Ladakh's freezing high

ox and the
altitudes. The shaggy horned wild
also live in the cold regions
Tibetanantelope
of Himalayas.
endemic and exotic
Differentiate between

plants.
which is purely Indian
The Virgin vegetation
which
is known as endemic, while those plants
known as
have come from outside India are

exotic plants.
What are the causes for the variation of
sunlight at different places?
Differences in latitude
Differences in altitude
Season and duration of the day
Which forest is the most widespread forest
of India? What is its other name? Give an
example of any two species of trees of these
forests.
The Tropical Deciduous Forest is the most
widespread forest of India. These forests are
also called the Monsoon Forests. Shisham
and sal are two important species of these
forests.
In which regions are the following animals
found?
Lion: Gir forest in Gujarat
Pradesh
Tigers: Forests of Madhya
Leopards: Himalayas.

What are migratory birds?

country
Migratory birds visit
a warmer

winters as in their native country

during the
below freezing point.
the temperature falls
birds return to their native area in
These
summer..Ex-Flavir7
How many National Parks and
Wildlife
Sanctuaries have been set up by the
government to take care of the natural
heritage of India? Why have these been
established by the government?
103 National Parks and 535 Wildlife Sanctuaries
have been set up to take care of the natural
heritage of India. These have been established
to protect and save the flora and fauna, and
maintain the balance of the ecosystem.
 Why are the forests important to man?
has been the result of man's
What
interference with
nature?
The importance of forests are as
follows:
Forests increase the
quality of
environment.
They modify the climate.
They control the erosion of the soil.
Control soil erosion.
Regulate stream flow.
.
They support many industries and
thus provide a livelihood for the rural
population.
Forests provide humus to the soil and
shelter to the wildlife.
The interference of man with nature has

resulted in the extinction of many plants ana

animals.
 brief account of the wildlife in India
Cive a
(c) Rann of Kutch and Thar desert are habitat
in five points. of wild asses and camels. Lions are found
India is rich in its wildlifc. It has about in Gir hills of Gujarat and Tigers in the
0.000 animal species. about 2000 species Sundarbans of West Bengal.
of birds and about 2546 species of fish.
(d)
(d) The Himalayas harbour a wide wild
) Elephants are found in the hot wet forests variety of animals, e.g., yaks, snoW-
of Assam. Karnataka and Kerala. One leopards, bear, Tibetan antelope [bharal
horned rhinoceros live in swampy and
(blue sheep), musk-deer, kiang (Tibetan
marshy lands of Assam and North-west wild ass)], etc.
Bengal. (e) In rivers, lakes and coastalareas, turtles,
crocodiles and gharials are found.