name the minerals and types of vegetation found in the eastern and Western Ghats
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ave you observed the type of trees,
bushes, grasses and birds in the fields
and parks in and around your school?
Are they similar or there are variations? India
being a vast country you can imagine the
types of bio-forms available throughout the
country.
Our country India is one of the twelve
mega bio-diversity countries of the world.
With about 47,000 plant species India
occupies tenth place in the world and fourth
in Asia in plant diversity. There are about
15,000 flowering plants in India which
account for 6 per cent in the world’s total
number of flowering plants. The country has
many non-flowering plants such as ferns,
algae and fungi. India also has approximately
90,000 species of animals as well as a rich
variety of fish in its fresh and marine waters.
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.
The virgin vegetation, which
are purely Indian are known as endemic or
indigenous species but those which have come
from outside India are termed as exotic plants.
The term flora is used to denote plants of
a particular region or period. Similarly, the
species of animals are referred to as fauna. This
huge diversity in flora and fauna kingdom is
due to the following factors.
NATURAL VEGETATION AND WILD LIFE
RELIEF
Land
Land affects the natural vegetation directly
and indirectly. Do you expect the same type
of vegetation in mountainous, plateau and
plain areas or in dry and wet regions? The
nature of land influences the type of
vegetation. The fertile level is generally devoted
to agriculture. The undulating and rough
terrains are areas where grassland and
woodlands develop and give shelter to a
variety of wild life.
Soil
The soils also vary over space. Different types
of soils provide basis for different types of
vegetation. The sandy soils of the desert
support cactus and thorny bushes while wet,
marshy, deltaic soils support mangroves and
deltaic vegetation. The hill slopes with some
depth of soil have conical trees.
CLIMATE
Temperature
The character and extent of vegetation are
mainly determined by temperature along with
humidity in the air, precipitation and soil. On
the slopes of the Himalayas and the hills of the
Peninsula above the height of 915 metres, the
fall in the temperature affects the types of
vegetation and its growth, and changes it from
tropical to subtropical temperate and alpine
vegetation.
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Photoperiod (Sunlight )
The variation in duration of sunlight at different
places is due to differences in latitude, altitude,
season and duration of the day. Due to longer
duration of sunlight, trees grow faster in
summer.
Bauxite and iron are the minerals which are found in the eastern and the Western Ghat.
Explanation:
- There is a huge diversity of vegetation is found in the eastern and western Ghat. The Western Ghat produces the white amount of different types of spices.
- In addition to this there are large varieties of tree starting from pine fir, to teak and bamboo. this is because of the huge amount of rainfall that is received by the Western Ghat. also the variety of the forests are sources of the evergreen trees.
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