Transcript Natural Vegetation

Natural
Vegetation
and Wild life
What is Natural Vegetation
 Natural Vegetation are plants that
would grow in an area in the
absence of human influence
 Different types of natural
vegetation grow in different
climates and soil conditions
What is biome?
 Very large area on
land having distinct
type of vegetation
and animal life
because of similar
climatic condition
Eco system
 A BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITY OF INTERACTING LIVING
THINGS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT
 IT INCLUDE
 1)BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITY
 2) PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
FACORS AFFECTING NATURAL
VEGETAION
 RELIEF
 LAND
 SOIL
 CLIMATE
 TEMPERATURE
 PRECIPITATION
 SUNLIGHT
 LATITUDE AND ALTITUDE
NATURAL VEGETATIONS IN
INDIA
 Grow where temperature and rainfall are plentiful to support
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a tree cover.
Forests are classified into
Tropical evergreen forests/ Rain forest
Tropical deciduous forests/Monsoon forest
Tropical Thorn forest and Scrubs
Mountane forest
Mangrove forest
NATURAL VEGETATION IN
INDIA
Tropical evergreen forests
 Occur in the regions near the equator.
Also called tropical rain forests.
 Hard wood trees like rosewood, ebony,
mahogany, etc are common.
 Forests remain evergreen.
Tropical deciduous forests
 Also called monsoon forests
 Trees shed their leaves altogether in dry
season to conserve water
 Trees found are hardwood trees like sal,
teak, neem and shisham
 Animals are tigers, lions, elephants,
langoors and monkeys
Tropical thorn forest and
scrubs
 Its found in the areas getting less than
70cm of rainfall
 Found in Rajastan. Gujarath, MP etc
 Acacia, date palm, cactus, different shrubs
and grasses are found here
Montane forest
 Found in hilly and mountain region
 Vegetation varies according to the
increase in altitude
 Found in Himalayan region
Mangrove forest
 Found in coastal areas where mud and silt
get accumulated
It is found in the Delta region
 Sundarban forest
STEPS TAKEN TO
PROTECT FLORA AND
FAUNA
 Indian wild life act passed
 Biosphere reserves were established
 Periodic census
 Special projects like project tiger
 Hunting of wild animals is banned
Wild life sanctuaries
National parks
BIOSPHERE RESERVES
Formative assessment
 What is eco system?
 Vegetation in most part of India is not natural. Give reason
 Name the most wide spread vegetation in India
 Name the 4 bio-reserves which have been included in the World
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network of Bio reserves
Name the state in which Simlipal bio reserve located
Name the different types of vegetation in India
Distinguish between evergreen forest and deciduous forest
Give a brief account of mountain vegetation
What are the measures taken by the government to protest flora
and fauna in India?
How does relief and rainfall influence the distribution of natural
vegetation in India?