description About Forest and its different type for basic level understanding of school children

1. Presentation
On
Forest
Submitted To Submitted By
Ms.Pooja Maam Siddhant Pandey
Grade :- 4th

2. Forest
• A forest can be defined as a region with a
high density of trees.
• Forest is the habitat for a variety of living
beings including plants, animals and
microorganisms.

3. Different types of forests in India
1)Evergreen forests.
2) Deciduous forests.
3) Thorn forests.
4) Desert vegetation.
5) Mountain forests.
6) Mangrove forests

4. Evergreen forests
 The tropical evergreen forests do not shed their leaves at a
time and hence they are green throughout the year.
 These forests are found in areas with high temperatures and
heavy rainfall exceeding 250 cm. Which places in India fall
under this category?
 They are found mainly on the western slopes of the Western
Ghats and hills of northeastern states of Assam, Nagaland,
Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur Lakshadweep and Andaman –
Nicobar islands.
 The main trees that we can see in these forests are Teak,
Rosewood, Ebony, Mahogany, Gurjan and Champa.

5. Deciduous forests
•
Tropical deciduous forests occur in regions with heavy rainfall for part of the
year followed by a marked dry season.
• The term deciduous means- tend to fall off. The trees in these forests shed their
leaves. But do you know why? this is because of the survival instinct of the
trees. To overcome the loss of water in the dry season, they shed their leaves.
• This helps them conserve water. As they shed their leaves in spring and early
summer and grow back during the monsoon season they are also known as
monsoon forests.
• These are the most widespread forest in India occupying the eastern slopes of
the Western Ghats including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu,
Chotanagpur plateau, foothills of the Himalayas, and parts of Odisha and West
Bengal. The trees found in these forests are Teak, Sal, Sandalwood, Kusum,
Kanju, Myrobalan, Siris, Mango, Neem and Tamarind.

6. Thorn Forests
• This vegetation consists of many southern tropical
thorns which are scrub-type forests.
• These forests are mostly found in the kutch and the
fringes of the Thar desert. And grasslands are mainly
found in eastern Rajasthan, Punjab, parts of the Western
Ghats and the Cardamom hills.
• These forests have rainfall between 60 to 100 cm. And
the main trees found in these forests are the scrub with
short coarse grass, thorny trees and bushes

7. Desert vegetation
• The vegetation in the desert is very dry and sparse as it
receives rainfall only between 10 to 50 cm.
• These deserts consist of sand that has accumulated over
the last 1.8 million years. This vegetation is mostly
found in the Thar desert including parts of Punjab,
Haryana, Rajasthan and the Deccan plateau. Also, we
can see scattered trees and thorny bushes like Cacti,
Acacias, Palms, Euphorbias, Jhand, Khair, Kolko, Babul,
Cacti and Khejra.

8. Mountain forest
• Mountain forests are found on the slopes of
the mountain which are mostly found in the
Himalayas and to a small extent in the Niligiri
hills.
• The most common trees in these areas are
Oak, Chestnut, Ash, Beech, Pine, Cedar,
Spruce, Fir, Deodar and Walnut.

9. Mangrove forests
• Mangroves are a special type of vegetation. And they are
found in the intertidal regions where freshwater and
saltwater intermixes, in the bays, estuaries, creeks, and
lagoons.
• They are the salt-tolerant variety of plants and waterlogged
soil that doesnt have enough oxygen content. Therefore, we
can say that it can survive in harsh conditions.
• They are found in the wet marshy regions in the river deltas
like Ganga, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri. The
most common trees found here are Rhizophora, Canes,
Screw pipe, Palms, Sundari etc.

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