STATE THE DISTINGUISHABLE FEATURES OF EACH FOREST
TROPICAL EVERGREEN FOREST
TROPICAL MONSOON FOREST
TROPICAL THORN FOREST
MONTANE FOREST
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Tropical evergreen forests are dense, multi-layered, and harbour many types of plants and animals. These forests are found in the areas receiving heavy rainfall (more than 200 cm annual rainfall). They are very dense. Even the sunlight does not reach the ground.
Monsoon forest, also called dry forest or tropical deciduous forest, open woodland in tropical areas that have a long dry season followed by a season of heavy rainfall. The trees in a monsoon forest usually shed their leaves during the dry season and come into leaf at the start of the rainy season.
Characteristic Features of the Thorn Forests are:
The thorn forests grow in the regions which receive less than 70 cm of rainfall.
The trees present in the thorn forest have long roots which penetrate deeper into the soil in search of water.
In these trees, the leaves are thick and also small to minimize evaporation.