6. What type of vegetation is found in arid regions?
7. Where are tidal forests found in India?
8. What is social forestry?
9. Give three examples of animals that are protected in India.
10. Name any three biosphere reserves of India.
5. Which type of vegetation is most common in India? Name three important trees of this type.
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Answer:
7) In india the Sunderbans (West Bengal) and Pichavaram (Tamil Nadu) tidal forests are found.
8) Social forestry is the management and protection of forests and afforestation of barren and deforested lands with the purpose of helping environmental, social and rural development.... it was intended as a democratic approach to forest conservation and usage, maximizing land utilization for multiple purposes.
9) Gorilla,sea turtle and orangutan.
10) 1) Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve- Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka- year 2000.
2) Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve- Madhya Pradesh- year 2009.
3) Simlipal Biosphere Reserve- Odisha- 2009.
5) The most common vegetation in India is Tropical Deciduous Forests found in areas receiving rainfall of 200-70cm.
The three important trees are found, they are:-
1) Teak.
2) Sal.
3) Peepal.