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Questions:

Multiple Choice Question

10 x 1 = 10

Name the animal which lives in swampy and marshy lands of Assam and West Bengal

(a)

Elephants

(b)

One horned Rhinoceros

(c)

Nilgai

(d)

Lion

What have been set up to take care of natural heritage?

(a)

National parks

(b)

Wildlife sanctuaries

(c)

Zoological gardens

(d)

All of thses

Give an example of biosphere reserve of India

(a)

Corbett Park

(b)

kawal

(c)

Pachamari

(d)

Guindy

In which type of forests are trees of pine and deodar found?

(a)

Thorn forests

(b)

Tropical deciduous forests

(c)

Montane forests

(d)

Tropical evergreen forests

In thorn forests and scrubs,why are leaves of trees mostly thick and small?

(a)

To maximum evaporation

(b)

To minimise evaporation

(c)

To reduce moisture

(d)

To do nothing

Name the forests in which is the most dominant forests.

(a)

Tropical evergreen forests

(b)

Tropical thorn forests and scrubs

(c)

Tropical deciduous forests

(d)

Mangrove forests

What restricts the Tropical Evergreen Forests?

(a)

Temperature

(b)

Rainfall

(c)

Air pressure

(d)

Air current

Flora is referred to as

(a)

species of animals

(b)

species of plants

(c)

both (a) and (b)

(d)

none of these

What is the rank of India in the world in respect of plant diversity?

(a)

10th

(b)

15th

(c)

5th

(d)

6th

10.

To which one of the following types of vegetation does rubber belong to?

(a)

Tundra

(b)

Himalayans

(c)

Tidal

(d)

Tropical Evergreen

Generic 3

3 x 3 = 9

11.

Write any two points of differences between.

12.

What are the different constituents of climate?

13.

What factors are responsible for the distribution of plants and animals in India?

Generic 5

2 x 5 = 10

14.

Why has India's natural vegetation undergone many changes in the recent past?Explain

15.

Distinguish between Tropical Evergreen and Deciduous forests

Generic 2

5 x 2 = 10

16.

Where are the thorny forests found in India?

17.

Where is Sundari tree found?

18.

What is Flora?

19.

Divide the plants into two major categories.What is the number of flowering plants found in India?

20.

Find some trees in your neighbourhood having medicinal values.

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Answers Key:

Multiple Choice Question

10 x 1 = 10

(b)
One horned Rhinoceros

(d)
All of thses

(b)
To minimise evaporation

(b)
Rainfall

(b)
species of plants

(b)
15th

10.

(d)
Tropical Evergreen

Generic 3

3 x 3 = 9

11.

Differences between dry deciduous and moist deciduous are as follows

Dry Deciduous	Moist Deciduous
(i) These are found in Rainer parts of the peninsular plateau and the plains of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh	(i) They occupy vast areas between the north-eastern states, the foothills of the Himalayas, Jharkhand, West Odisha, Chhattisgarh and on the eastern slopes of Westen Ghats
(ii) Thses are found where rainfall is 70-100 cm	(ii) These are found where rainfall is 100-200 cm
(iii) Sal is the diminant species	(iii) Teak is the dominant species
(iv) Teak,sal,peepal,neem grow here	(iv) Bamboos,sal,shisham,khair,etc.grow here

12.

The different constituents of climate are:
(i) Temperature
(ii) Photoperiod(sunlight)
(iii) Precipitation

13.

Factors responsible for the distribution of plants and animals in India.
(i) Temperature
(ii) Sunlight
(iii) Precipitation
(iv) Soil
(v) Relief

Generic 5

2 x 5 = 10

14.

India's natural vegetation has undergone many changes due to several factors:
1. the growing demand for cultivated land
2. development of industries
3. mining
4. urbanisation
5.over grazing of pastures

15.

Tropical Evergreen Forests	Tropical Deciduous Forests
1.The region having tropical climate throughout the year have the cover of tropical evergreen forests with an average annual rainfall of more then 200cm	1.Tropical Deciduous forests are spread over the areas where two distinct season,rainy and dry-are found with an average annual rainfall of 70-200 cm
2.Tropical evergreen forests are divided into two groups.The moist evergreen and the dry evergreen forests	2.These forests are of two types-the moist deciduous and the dry deciduous forest
3.These forests are evergreen.They do not shed their leaves in any season of the year	3.They shed their leaves for about 6-8 weeks in dry summer
4.These forests exceed 60 meters in height	4.They are less than 50 meters in height
5.Western slopes of Western Ghats,Lakshadweep,Andaman and Nicobar Islands,upper parts of Assam and Tamil Nadu cost are the major regions of these forests	5.These forests are spread almost all over India.Moist forests are found in the eastern parts,north-eatern states,eastern slopes of Western Ghats and Shivalikas Dry forests are found in:-Peninsular plateau,plains of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
6.Tropical evergreen forests are dense forests and one species is not found in one place.	6.These forests are less dense.Trees of one species are found at one place
7.Some of the commercially important trees of this forests are: ebony,mahogany,rosewood,rubber,cinchona etc.	7.Following trees are found in: Wet deciduous forest:Teak,Bamboos,Sal,shilsham,sandalwood, khair etc. Dry deciduous forests:Sal,teak,peepal,neem etc.
8.The following animals are found: -Elephants,monkey,lemur,deer etc	Following animals are found : -Lion,tiger,pig,deer,elephants etc.