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India has a rich heritage of flora and fauna due to a large variety in relief features, soil, temperature, rainfall and the length of the day which de...
Many plants and animals are endangered in India due to a number of reasons: Hunting of animals for commercial purposes. Pollution due to chemical...
The different types of vegetation found in India are Tropical Evergreen Forests Tropical Deciduous Forests Tropical Thorn Forests and Scrubs Mo...
Tropical Evergreen Forests are found in regions where rainfall is very heavy, over 200 cm of rain. forests appear green all the year round as the...
The word ‘flora’ is used to denote plants of a particular region or period and the species of animals are referred to as ‘fauna’.
The Tibetan antelope and the Kashmir stag have their habitat in the Montane vegetation. In the Tropical Evergreen Forests bats and sloths are found an...
A bio reserve is an ecosystem having plants and animals of unusual scientific and natural instincts. These are preserved in their natural environment.
The factors that are responsible for the distribution of plants and animals in India are: Relief (a) Land: The nature of land influences the type ...
An ecosystem refers to all the plants, animals and human beings interdependent and interrelated.
(d) Tropical Evergreen
The monsoon rain has certain characteristics which make it unique. (a) Monsoon winds are unreliable, as the exact time of arrival and departure is n...
During the cold season, the skies are clear, temperatures and humidity are low and the winds are feeble and variable. The temperature is higher in t...
The following facts are important to understand the mechanism of the monsoons. The difference in the heating and cooling rate of land and water bo...
There is a great regional variation in the climatic conditions of India (mainly temperature and rainfall). In summer, the temperature rises above 50°C...
Relief/Mountains play an important role in the distribution of rainfall in India. The moisture laden winds (South West Monsoons) cause heavy rain on t...
The delta region of the eastern coast is frequently struck by cyclones as the low pressure conditions over north western India get transferred to the ...
During the winter season the Tamil Nadu coast receives rain from the north east Monsoon which blow from land to sea. They do not cause any rain in the...