E. Answer the following questions.
1 Distinguish between Tropical Evergreen Forests and Tropical Deciduous Forests.
2. Why do we need to conserve our natural vegetation?
3. Highlight two main features of the retreating monsoon
4. Why does the natural vegetation in the Himalayan mountains change with attitude
5. What efforts have been made in India to preserve our rich witte?
Answers
1 Distinguish between Tropical Evergreen Forests and Tropical Deciduous Forests.
➜ Tropical Evergreen Forests are found in the regions receiving more than 200 cm of rainfall. Tropical Deciduous Forests are found in the region having rainfall in the range of 70 cm – 200 cm. The trees of the deciduous forests shed their leaves for about six to eight months during the dry season.
2. Why do we need to conserve our natural vegetation?
➜ Preserving Natural Vegetation is of great important in preventing runoff into storm water. Vegetation provides erosion control, storm water detention, biofiltration, and aesthetic values to your area. ... Natural vegetation provides a fully developed habitat for wildlife.
3. Highlight two main features of the retreating monsoon
➜ The withdrawal of monsoon leads to clear cloudless sky, high temperatures and high humidity during the month of October. This, this sultry and oppressive weather is often referred to as ' October Heat ' . 6. The two branches of retreating monsoon are, Arabian sea branch and Bay Of Bengal branch.
4. Why does the natural vegetation in the Himalayan mountains change with attitude
➜ In the Himalaya mountains, the vegetation changes according to the altitude because the temperature and rainfall decrease with height.
5. What efforts have been made in India to preserve our rich Wittenberg?
➜ truth has been inscribed at the heart of UNESCO's action. ... Chapter 5 Communication and cultural contents ... preservation of the status quo: it is 'diversity itself which.