types of natural vegetation
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types of natural vegetation
1 . EVERGREEN FOREST :-
they are divided into two types
• TROPICAL EVERGREEN FORESTS :-
→ they are also known as rainforests and occur in regions near the equator and the tropics receive a heavy rainfall throughout the year.
→ These don't shed their leaves ever due to the absence of a particular dry season and this is the reason they are called evergreen
→ They can be found in northern Andaman and Nicobar, Tamil Nadu coast, Kamataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, upper parts of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura and West Bengal.
• Temperate Evergreen Forests :-
→ they are located in the mid-latitudinal coastal regions and, mostly in the castem margins of continents are commonly found in south east USA, South China and South East Brazil
→ comprise of both hard and soft wood trees like oak, pine and eucalyptus.
2. DECIDUOUS FOREST :-
these are also two types
• TROPICAL DECIDUOUS FOREST
→ these are also called monsoon forests and are found in India, northern Australia, and Central America.
→ The trees here experience seasonal changes and shed their leaves in the dry season to save water.
→ Hardwood trees found here are sal, teak, neem, and sheesham. These trees are very useful in making furniture, transportation and construction materials.
• Temperate Deciduous Forests
→ they are found in higher latitudinal regions like the north-cast of the USA, New Zealand, China, and in the coastal regions of Western Europe.
→ They shed their leaves in the dry seasons. Common trees found here are oak, ash, beech etc
3. MEDITERRANEAN VEGETATION :-
→ The west and south west margins of the continents have Mediterranean vegetation.
→ This type of vegetation gets its name from the Mediterranean Sea bordering Europe, Asia, and Africa.
→ Cultivation of citrus fruits such as oranges, olives and grapes takes place in areas with Mediterranean vegetation. Due to this reason Mediterranean regions are also known as 'Orchards of the world'.
4. CONIFEROUS FORESTS:-
→ They are found in the higher latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, such as in the Himalayas, and are also known as the taiga (meaning pure or untouched in Russian language).
→ They have softwood evergreen trees such as chir, pine, deodar cedar that are used to make pulp for the paper and box- making industries.
→ Animals like the silver fox, the mink, and the polar bear are found here.
5 .MONTANE VEGETATION:-
→ It is the vegetation found in high altitude mountains like the Himalayas
→ This kind of vegetation differs according to variation and increase in altitude.
→ As the height increases, the temperature decreases. With this the height of trees also decreases.
6 . MANGROVE VEGETATION:-
→ They are found in coastal areas where fresh and saity water meet. Trees are not very tall.
→ Most of the vegetation consists of shrubs that spread quickly with tidal mud.
→ these are also known as tidal vegetation .
tropical evergreen forest
tropical deciduous forest
monsoon type of forest
mountain forest
mangrove forest
desert vegetation