Grade 6 landmark

2. •Natural Vegetation
refers to the
vegetation cover in
an area that
develops without
any human
interference.

3. TYPES OF
VEGETATIO
N
TROPICAL EVERGREEN FORESTS
TROPICAL MONSOON DECIDIOUS FORESTS
DRY THORN FORESTS
TIDAL OR MANGROVE FORESTS
MOUNTAIN VEGETATION

4. TROPICAL
EVERGREEN
RAIN FOREST

5. ^^ Found in places that are hot and very wet
^^ Receives rainfall over 200 cm annually.
^^ Trees are green all round the year, the
under growth is thick which makes it difficult
to travel across
^^ Western Ghats, Assam, Andaman & Nicobar
islands,
^^ Trees- Mahogany, Ebony, Rosewood &
Rubber (hardwood)

6. TROPICAL
MONSOON
DECIDIOUS
FOREST

7. Deciduous trees shed their leaves once in a year to protect
themselves in the dry season.
They receive a rainfall of 100 to 200cm annually.
Teak, sal, bamboo and mulberry and sandalwood are the
main trees.

8. DRY
THORN
FOREST

9. These forests are found in drier regions where
average rainfall is about 50cm to 100cm annually.
The trees of those forests have small leaves
to reduce water loss from the leaf surface and also
have deep roots to draw water from the sub soil.,
The major trees are kikar, babool and cacti.

10. TIDAL OR MANGROVE FORESTS

11.  Tidal or mangrove vegetation grows
in the coastal areas where fresh
water of river mixes with the salt
water of the sea.
 During high tide, the roots of the
trees get submerged in the water
while at other times they remain
exposed, and the trees look as if they
were standing on legs.

12. MOUNTAIN
VEGETATION

13. In mountains, the vegetation
varies with altitude since the
temperature decreases with
height.
From the base to higher
altitudes the vegetation
changes : tropical deciduous,
sub-tropical mixed
deciduous, coniferous
forests, alpine meadows.

16. WILDLIFE

17.  Forests and wildlife are
complementary to each
other. Forests provide
natural home to animals
and birds, while the waste
product by the animals
provide nutrients for
forests to flourish.