Question

Give any 3 differences between tropical evergreen forests and mangroove forests.​

Answer 1

Tropical evergreen forests:-

✦The tropical evergreen forests are found in ares receiving more than 200cm of rainfall & having a temperature of 15-30 degrees Celsius.

✦These forests are dense and multi layered.

✦They occupy about 7% of the earth's surface.

✦Famous animals found here:-

• Elephants

• Monkeys

• Lemur

• Deer

• One-Horned Rhino
• Indigenous birds

✦These forests are found  in:-

• Andaman and Nicobar islands

• Tamil Nadu

• Kerala

• Karnataka

• Maharashtra
• Arunachal pradesh
• Assam
• West Bengal etc.,

Mangrove forest:-  

✦Mangroves are only capable of thriving in salt water. They are found in the saltwater coasts and low lying areas of tropical and subtropical regions.

✦They make 1% of the tropical forests of the world.

✦Some famous animals found here:-

• Royal Bengal Tiger

• Flamingoes

• Spot-billed pelicans

• Spoonbills

• Egrets

✦Mangrove Forests in India are found in:-

• West Bengal
• Andhra pradesh

• Gujarat

• Tamil Nadu

• Andaman & Nicobar Islands ,etc.

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