Describe any five characteristic features of tropical rainforest of India for 5 marks
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Five characteristic features of Tropical Rain Forests of India are as follows: {1} The trees reach great height upto 60 metres or even above. Trees are tall, thick and have vigorous growth. {2} As the region is warm and wet throughout the year, it has a luxuriant vegetation of all kinds – trees, shrubs and creepers giving it multi-layered structure. {3} There is no definite time for trees to shed their leaves, as such forests appear green all the year round. {4} Some of the commercially important trees of these forests are ebony, mahogany, rosewood, rubber and cinchona. {5} {i} The common animals found in these forests are elephants, monkey, lemur and deer. {«} The one-horned rhinoceroses are found in the jungles of Assam and West Bengal. {Hi} There are plenty of birds, bats, sloth, scorpions and snails are also found in these jungles.
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Tropical Rain Forests:
(1). These rain forests occur in the areas of heavy rainfall.
(2). They are so dense that sunlight doesn't even reach the ground.
(3). Numerous species of trees are found in these forests. As they shed their leaves at different times of the year, they always appear green. Hence, they are also called evergreen forests.
(4). Mahogany, Ebony and Rosewood are some important trees.
(5). These forests are found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, parts of the north-eastern states and a narrow strip of the western slope of the Western Ghats.