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C State whether the following statements are True or False.
1. Teak, sal and sandalwood are the major trees of desert vegetation. _______

2. Due to low temperature conditions, high pressure areas are formed over the
northern part of the country in winters. _______
3. Gir National Park is also known as Sundari National Park and it is famous for its
Asiatic Lions. _______

4. Mawsynram and Cherrapunji receives the maximum rainfall due to monsoon
of the Bay of Bengal branch. _______
5. The windward sides of Eastern Ghats and Assam receive high rainfall from
June to September. _______

D Name the following.

1. The latitude that passes through the middle of the country giving it
the characteristics of tropical as well as sub-tropical climate ______________
2. Diff erent seasons in India ______________

3. The type of natural vegetation found in the Andaman
and Nicobar Islands ______________

4. States where elephants are found ______________
5. The national park that honours its one-horned rhinoceros and is also
a part of UNESCO’s World Heritage Site ______________

E Answer the following questions briefly.

1. Classify the following species of trees into the types of vegetation given below.
Oak, mahogany, shisham, rosewood, pine, teak, maple, jackfruit, chaplash
(a) Tropical evergreen rainforests ____________________.

(b) Deciduous forests ____________________.

(c) Mountain forests ____________________.
2. What are tidal or mangrove forests? Name the trees that grow in these forests.

3. What is the diff erence between tropical evergreen rainforest and deciduous forest?
4. What are national parks?

5. How do the Himalayas aff ect the climate of India?

F Answer the following questions in detail.

1. What are the measures that India is taking in order to conserve forests and wildlife?
2. Give a description about the monsoon in India and its features.

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