Question

Mention the types of natural vegetation of Africa.

Answer 1

Vegetation regions can be divided into five major types: forest, grassland, tundra, desert, and ice sheet. Climate, soil, the ability of soil to hold water, and the slope, or angle, of the land all determine what types of plants will grow in a particular region.

Answer 2

The types of natural vegetation of Africa are Lowland Rain forest, Eastern Africa rain forest, mangroves, woodlands, semi desert and afromontane vegetation,dense forest,jungles with rivers.

Explanation:

• Eastern Africa rain forests are situated over a land of 125 miles. These forests are known to be limited in their structural form and robustness.
• The annual rainfall is in the range of 35 to 50 inches. Then comes the lowland forests. Its characteristics are that it receives an annual rainfall of 50 to 60 inches.
• This area has the largest biomass in the whole world. Sustaining large and varied form of life forms, this is the most flourishing rain forest in Africa.
• Mangroves are shrubby trees with broad leaves. They are about 10-40 feet high and they thrive on saline and warm water.