Natural Vegetation in India

Trees in these .................. shed their leaves in a particular season in order to conserve loss of moisture through transpiration: (select the incorrect one)

• Evergreen Forests

• Tundra

• Deforestation

• Deciduous forest

In the coastal and dry regions, rows of trees are planted to check the wind movement to protect soil cover, this process is known as

• Contour Barriers

• Terrace Cultivation

• shelter belts

• mulching

Tropical evergreen forests are found in areas with more than----------- cm rainfall.

• 250

• 300

• 175

• 200

What kind of forests are found in Andaman and Nicobar Islands ?

• deciduous forests

• thorny forests

• tidal forests

• dense evergreen forests

Who headed the Chipko Movement ?

• Manmohan Roy

• Ram Chandra

• Om Prakash

• Sunderlal Bahuguna

The trees of ----------- forest shed their leaves once a year.

• Thorn

• Deciduous

• mountain

• Tidal

.------------------plants can survive without water for long durations.

• Mangrove

• Deciduous

• Montane

• Thorny

A ------------ is made of the uppermost branches of tall trees.

• manopy

• tanopy

• sanopy

• canopy

Some popular trees of thorn forests are

• ebony and bamboo

• chir and fir

• Teak and sal

• Keekar and Babool

The pulp and wood of Mountain forests trees are used to make -

• paper

• Fabrics

• furniture

• spices