Question

What are the main features of vegetation in areas of over 200 cm of rainfall? (Answer in short(

Answer 1

tropical evergreen forest

The tropical rainforests are confined to areas of heavy rainfall. Such areas are in the Western Ghats, upper parts of Assam, Tamil Nadu coast and the island groups of Lakshadweep and Andaman & Nicobar.

Areas which receive more 200 cm of rainfall and have a short dry season are the best area for tropical rainforest. Almost all kinds of vegetation; like trees, shrubs and creepers; are found in such a forest. The forest has a multilayered structure.

Ebony, mahogany, rosewood, rubber and cinchona are some of the commercially important trees of tropical rainforests.

Elephants, monkey, lemur and deer are the common animals in these forests. Apart from them, a large number of birds, bats, sloth, scorpions and snails are also found in tropical rainforests

Answer 2

200cm rainfall in India is in the north eastern part of India like Arunachal Pradesh , Meghalaya etc , here the plants which require more water is grown