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• 89 national parks, 49 wildlife sanctuaries and zoological gardens have been established to
preserve and protect India’s natural heritage.

• Some of the important national parks are Jim Corbett National Park, Ranthambore National
Park, Kaziranga National Park, the Sundarbans and Gir Forest National Park.

Let’s Learn

A Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
1. Which one of the following states does not have the semi-desert and desert vegetation?

(a) Odisha (b) Haryana
(c) Punjab (d) Rajasthan

2. Which of the following trees is found in tropical evergreen rainforests?
(a) Mahogany (b) Teak

(c) Sal (d) Peepal

3. Where is the Indian wild date found?
(a) Mangrove forests
(b) Tropical evergreen rainforest

(c) Semi-desert and desert vegetation
(d) Deciduous forests

4. In which area do monsoon type forests grow well?
(a) Area receiving 200 centimetres of rainfall

(b) Area receiving 70–100 centimetres of rainfall
(c) Area receiving 100–200 centimetres of rainfall
(d) Area receiving less than 50 centimetres of rainfall

5. On which of the following states, does the retreating monsoon have more eff ect?

(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar
(c) Punjab (d) Tamil Nadu

B Fill in the blanks.
1. The climate of the coastal regions of India can be described as equable or _____________.

2. ______________ holds the record of receiving the maximum amount of rainfall.

3. ______________ is experienced from the month of June to September.
4. ______________ is a well-known species of mangrove forests.

5. Tropical evergreen rainforests grow well in areas receiving ______________ rainfall.

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