The document discusses different types of natural vegetation or biomes found around the world, including various forest, grassland, and desert biomes. It focuses on describing the key characteristics of tropical rainforests and tropical monsoon forests, including their structure, diversity of plant species, density of trees, types of leaves and flowers, and adaptations to different climates and seasons. The distribution of these forest biomes depends mainly on temperature and rainfall patterns in different parts of the world.

1. Chapter : Natural Vegetation A Study of the Earth’s Forests

7. Forest biome: Tropical rainforest

8. Forest biome: Temperate deciduous forest

9. Forest biome: Coniferous forest

10. Forest biome: Mangrove forest

11. Forest biome: Tropical monsoon forest

12. Grassland biome: Tropical grassland

13. Grassland biome: Temperate grassland

14. Desert biome: Hot desert vegetation

15. Desert biome: Cold desert vegetation (tundra)

24. Tropical rainforests

35. Epiphytes

36. Lianas

37. Mushrooms (Fungi) growing on the forest floor

39. Parasitic strangler figs

46. Colour and variety of flowers in the tropical rainforest

47. Rafflesia flower, which uses the smell of rotting flesh to attract insect pollinators

55. Tropical monsoon forests

60. Contrast between monsoon forest during the dry and wet seasons

68. Map showing location of mangrove forests

76. Mangrove leaves showing their thick, leathery texture

77. Mangrove leaves with salt glands

78. Salt water being excreted by glands on leaves

79. Salt crystals forming on the leaf of a mangrove tree

80. Another type of mangrove leaves with salt glands

91. Map showing the location of coniferous forests

101. Coniferous tree showing both male and female cones