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J Mangrove: A tree or shrub which grows in tidal,
chiefl y tropical, coastal swamps, having numerous
Jackfruit: A fast-growing tropical Asian tree related to
tangled roots that grow above ground and form
the breadfruit
dense thickets
Jaisalmer: A hill city in the state of Rajasthan sometimes
Mawsynram: : A village in the East Khasi Hills district of
called the “Golden City of India” because the yellow
Meghalaya state in north eastern India, 65 kilometres
sandstone used throughout the architecture of both
from Shillong which is known for receiving the
the fort and the town below, imbues both with a
highest amount of rainfall in the world
certain golden-yellow light
Menacing: Suggesting the presence of danger
Jim Corbett National Park: The oldest national park in
India and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Montane: Of or inhabiting mountainous zones
Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger N
Juniper: An evergreen shrub or small tree that bears
berrylike cones, widely distributed throughout National Forest Policy: An overarching policy for forest
Eurasia and North America. Many kinds have aromatic management, with the aim of bringing a minimum
cones or foliage of one-third of India’s total geographical area under
forest or tree cover
K
National park: An area set aside by a national
Kanchenjunga: A national park and a biosphere government for the preservation of the natural
reserve located in Sikkim, India and which gets its environment, which may have been set aside for
name from the mountain Kanchenjunga the purposes of public recreation and enjoyment or
Kaziranga National Park: A national park in the because of its historical or scientifi c interest
Golaghat, Karbi Anglong and Nagaon districts of the
Neem: A tropical Old World tree, that yields timber
state of Assam, India which hosts two-thirds of the
resembling mahogany and containing oil, medicinal
world’s great one-horned rhinoceroses and is a World
products and insecticides
Heritage Site
Nilgai: A large Indian antelope, the male of which has
Kiang: An animal of a large race of the Asian wild ass
a blue-grey coat and short horns, and the female a
with a thick furry coat, native to the Tibetan plateau
tawny coat and no horns
L Nokrek: A national park located approximately
Laurel spruce: An evergreen shrub or tree of southern 2 kilometres from Tura Peak in West Garo Hills district
Europe with small yellow fl owers, fruits that are ovoid of Meghalaya, India
blackish berries, and evergreen foliage once used by
the ancient Greeks to crown victors in the Pythian O
games Okapi: A large browsing mammal of the giraff e family

M that lives in the rainforests of northern Democratic
Republic of Congo (Zaire). It has a dark chestnut coat
Mahogany: A tree that produces a strong reddish- with stripes on the hindquarters and upper legs
brown wood that is used especially for making
Olive ridley turtle: A relatively small sea turtle that
furniture
has a uniformly olive-coloured carapace and is found
Mammal: A warm-blooded vertebrate animal of a
along coasts and in the open sea of the tropical parts
class that is distinguished by the possession of hair
of the Pacifi c, Indian, and Atlantic oceans
or fur, females that secrete milk for the nourishment
Onset: The beginning of something, especially
of the young, and, mostly, by the birth of live young
Manas: A national park, UNESCO Natural World something unpleasant
Heritage site, a tiger reserve, an elephant reserve and Orographic: Rainfall resulting from the eff ects of
a biosphere reserve in Assam, India mountains in forcing moist air to rise

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