ANSWER THE FOLLOWING VERY SHORTLY:
1. What factors determine the climate of a place?
2. Name the birds and reptile species found in India.
3. Mention some animals along with the parts of the country where they are found.
4. What is natural vegetation?
Answers
Explanation:
1.Climate is determined by the temperature and precipitation characteristics of a region over time. The temperature characteristics of a region are influenced by natural factors such as latitude, elevation, and the presence of ocean currents.
2.More than 39 species of mammals, 72 species of birds, 17 species of reptiles, three species of amphibians, two species of fish, and a large number of butterflies, moth, and beetles are considered vulnerable and endangered.
3.(i) In India, a variety of animals are found in its different parts. The elephants are the most majestic animals among the mammals. They are found in the hot wet forests of Assam, Karnataka and Kerala.
(ii) One-horned rhinoceroses are the other animals, which live in swampy and marshy lands of Assam and West Bengal.
(lii) Indian bison, nilgai, chousingha, gazel and different species of deer are some other animals found in India. It also has several species of monkeys.
(iv) India is the only country in the world that has both tigers and lions.
(v) The Himalayas harbour a hardy range of animals, which survive in extreme cold. Ladakh's freezing high altitudes are a home to yak, the shaggy homed wild ox, the Tibetan antelope, the bharal, wild sheep, and the kiang. The ibex, bear, snow-leopard and very rare red panda are also found in certain pockets.
(vi) In the rivers, lakes and coastal areas of India, turtles, crocodiles and gharials are found.
4.Natural vegetation refers to a plant community, which has grown naturally without human aid and has been left undisturbed by humans for a long time. This is termed as a virgin vegetation. Thus, cultivated crops and fruits, orchards form part of vegetation but not natural vegetation.