Class-nine, Natural Vegetation and Wild Life

1. Natural Vegetation
Class-9 Social Science

2. Look at the picture carefully

3. Double Bubble
Now identify the similarities and differences
FOREST GARDEN
Differences
Similarities
Differences

4. What is Natural Vegetation?
• Plant community which has grown
naturally without human aid and has
been left undisturbed by human for a
long time. It is also called Virgin
vegetation.

5. Different vegetations grows in different
places
• S
1. Teak forest
Evergreen plain
region
2. Cone Shaped Tree, Manali
4. Short Grass in Rotang
Rhododendrons tree
mountain

6. Geographical differencces makes
Difference in vegetation and animals.
HIMACHAL PRADESH RAJASTHAN SUNDERBAN DELTA
WETERN COASTAL AREA
NICOBAR ISLAND DELHI

7. Factor affecting natural vegetation
Factors that influence
plant life
LAND TEMPERATURE
PHOTOPERIOD ECOSYSTEM
PRECIPITATION
SOIL

8. Biodiversity in India
• India is one of the
twelve mega
biodiversity countries
of the world.
• It has over 47,000 plant
species (flora) and
• 89,000 species of
animals (fauna)
Key Term
Biodiversity:
the variety of plant and animal life in
the world or in a particular habitat, a
high level of which is usually
considered to be important and
desirable.

9. PROGRESS CHECK
• Here are some pictures.
• Look at them carefully.
• If you think they are examples of natural
vegetation stand up.

14. Types of Vegetation
1. Tropical Rain Forests
2. Tropical Deciduous Forests
3. Tropical Thorn Forests and Scrubs
4. Montane Forests
5. Mongrove Forests

15. Tropical Evergreen Forest
Ebony cure malaria Cinchnao medicines
Rosewood
furniture or
deco
Mahagony
Heart, suger,
constipition
Sloth

16. • Wet Deciduous
• Dry Deciduous
Kusum Shisham Mulberry
Peepal
Neem

17. Thorny Forest
Palm Euphorbias Acacias
Wild Ass

18. • Montane and Alpine
Silver Fir Spruce
Juniper
Wild LeapordMosses Wild Ibex

19. Mangrove Forest
Keora Sundari
Gharial

20. Wild Life
• more than 89,000- animals species
• 1200- Birds ( 13% of the world’s total )
• 25,000- fish (12% of world’s stock )
• 5 & 8% of amphibians, retiles and mammals.

21. Birds in India
Peacock
Peasant
Parakeet
Crane
Pigeon

22. There are also
• Edible plants and crops
• Medicinal plants
• Milch animals which provide milk, meat, egg
and transprotation
• Insect which help in pollination of crops and
fruit trees

23. • Ecosystem- every species plays role in it
• Ecosystem disturbed- excessive exploitation of
plants and animals
• Result:-
• 1,300 endangered plants species
• 20 extinct species

24. Main causes for threat to nature are:-
• Hunting
• Pollution
• Introduction of alien species
• Deforestation

25. Government steps to protect
flora and fauna

26. Fourteen biosphere reserves in
India
Sunderbans, Gulf of Mannar,
The Nilgiris, Nanda Devi,
Nokrek, Great Nicobar,
Manas, Simlipal, Dihang-
Dibang, Dibru Saikhowa,
Agasthyamalai, Kanchenjunga,
Pachmari, Achanakmar-Amarkantak.

27. Projects
Project Tiger, Project Rhino,
Project Great Indian Bustard and
many other eco-developmental projects

28. 89 National Parks, 49 Wildlife sanctuaries
and Zoological gardens are set up to take
care of Natural heritage.

29. Measure to conserve natural
vegetation and wildlife
1. Check on deforestetion
2. Encourage Aforestation
3. Should keep area pollution free
4. Should not kill animals
5. Minimize the use of plastics

30. KEEP GREEN TO LIVE IN FRESH
ENVIRONMENT

31. PRAYERS OF THE FOREST
“ I AM THE HEART OF YOUR HEARTH
ON THE COLD WINTER NIGHTS.
THE FRIENDLY SHADE SCREENING YOU
FROM THE SUMMER SUN
AND MY FRUITS ARE REFRESHING DRAUGHTS
QUENCHING YOUR THIRST AS YOU JOPURNEY ON.
I AM THE BEAM THAT HOLDS YOUR HOUSE,
THE BOARD OF YOUR TABLE, THE BED ON WHICH YOU LIE,
AND THE TIMBER THAT BUILDS YOUR BOAT.
I AM HANDLE OF YOUR HOE, THE DOOR OF YOUR HOMESTEAD,
THE WOOD OF YOUR CRADLE, AND THE SHELL OF YOUR COFFIN.
I AM THE BREAD OF KINDNESS, AND THE FLOWER OF BEAUTY
LISTEN TO MY PRAYER: HARM ME NOT.”