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What percentage do forests occupy in total area of the country?21.02%
What is the target percentage of forest covered land in India?33.3%
What does natural vegetation mainly depend on?Rain and relief
What is the temperature where "tropical" rainforests are found?25 C to 27 C
Where do tropical rainforests occur?Where rainfall is more than 200 cm
On what altitudes are tropical evergreen forests usually found at?500 m to 1500 m
Of what do tropical evergreen forests have dense undergrowth of?Bamboo , epiphytes , climbers , ferns , creepers etc
How tall are the trees of tropical evergreen forests?about 60 m
Why have tropical evergreen forests not been properly exploited?Cuz of dense undergrowth and lack of transport facilities
What are trees like rosewood , ebony and shisham used for ? ( found in evergreen forests)making high quality furniture
What is the nature of trees like rosewood , ebony and shisham?They are hard, fine grained and durable
Where are rosewood , ebony and shisham found?Kerala , Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
What is gurjan wood used for?making railway sleepers and furniture and also house building
Where are Gurjan trees found?Himalayas , West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar
Species like shisham , rosewood , ebony , gurjan , toon , bamboo, jamun and canes etc are found in which type of forests?Tropical evergreen forests
What is the other name for deciduous monsoon forests?Tropical deciduous forests
What is the temperature range in deciduos forests?24 C to 27 C
What is the average rainfall received by tropical deciduous forests?150- 200 cm
When do trees of deciduous forests shed their leaves?6-8 weeks during spring
Why do trees of deciduous forests shed their leaves?because sufficient moisture is not available
Another reason why trees of deciduous forests shed their leaves?Because sub soil water is not enough for trees to retain their leaves
When do forests of north temperate zone shed their leaves?autumn
How are deciduous forests most important economically?they yield valuable timber
Deciduous trees have what kind of plantation?Pure stands
In what type of forests are mango, sal, teak, mahua, kheir, neem palas tendu, eucalyptus, jackfruit, semul and myrobalan found?Deciduous monsoon forests
What is teakwood usually used for?furniture, shipbuilding and house building
Special feature of teakwood?termite resistant and iron nails do not rust in it
Is salwood hard or soft?soft and termite resistant
In what manner does sal wood trees occur?Pure stands
What is sal wood usually used for?Railway sleepers and house building
What does sandal wood provide?sandal wood articrafts and carvings
Where is sandal wood oil used?in perfumery and cosmetics
Where is sandal wood mainly found?Karnataka
What is the texture of semul?Soft and white
Which wood is used for making matchboxes , toys and packing cases?Semul
Which tree (or fruit idk) is used for tanning leather and dyeing of cotton , wood and silk?Myrobalan
Other than sandalwood , what is an important tree for Karnataka forests?Eucalyptus
What is eucalyptus known for?lofty status
Where is the eucalyptus wood used?Paper industry
Where is eucalytus oil used?Medicinal purposes
Why are deciduous forests easily accessible?Because they are found in pure stands hence ideal for transport and lumbering
What is the average temperature if desert and semi desert vegetation?25 C to 27 C
How much rainfall do desert and semi desert vegetation receive?Less than 25 cm
Plants which have very thin leave or no leaves at all are called?Xerophytes
What plants mainly occur in desert / semi desert region?Date palm , Khair , Ber , Babul
Another name for aracia-arabica?Babul
Most important tree of desert/ semi desert region?Babul / ararica-arabica
What are khair trees used for?used as fuel in local regions and tanning hides and skins
What is the average temperature of scrub/thorn forests?20 C + or 25 C
How much rainfall do thorn/scrub forests receive?25 cm to 100cm
How is the vegetation in thorn/scrubs?Low scrub and stunted trees , shrubs with long roots and thorns and glossy leaves and spines
What are mountain forests based on?relief
What is the average temperature of mountain forests?Less than 20 C
What is the average height of mountain forests?1500 m to 3300 m
What is the average rainfall received by mountain forests?150 cm to 250 cm
What do mountain forests consist of?deciduous and coniferous forests
In which zone do the mountain forests occur?Transition zone of mixed forest and coniferous forest
Spruce , Cedar , Eucalyptus , Oaks , Laurel , Bamboo , Poplar birch , Walnuts , Elm and Cinchona are trees in which kind of forests?Mountain forests
Chirpine is used for extraction of what?Turpentine and resin
Why is chirpine also used for making packing cases for tea?It provides softwood
Where is chirpine found?UP , Kashmir and Punjab
What is typical coniferous tree?Silver fir
What is silver fir used for?packing , making matches , pulp, planking
How is the wood of deodar?oily, durable and scented
Where is deodar wood used?In making railway sleepers and house construction
Where are deodar found?Himachal Pradesh and Kashmir
What is pine used for?resin , turpentine, varnishes and medicine
What are the usual shape of leaves of mountain forests?Needle shaped
Another two names for tidal forests?Mangrove or littoral forests
What does littoral mean?On shore
Where do tidal forests occur?In and around deltas ; areas flooded by sea water
What is the average temperature of tidal forests?26 C to 29 C
How much rainfall do tidal rainforests receive?More than 200 cm
Special feature about trees of tidal forests?They can survive in fresh AND brackish water
How is mangrove vegetation characterised by?pnematophores
What do you mean by pneumatophores?roots which project outwards to absorb air in swampy/muddy lands
What is the condition of roots in tidal / littoral forests?They are submerged
How does this tangled mass of roots help the plant to survive?helps in shifting mud of coastal region
Do trees of mangrove forests yield hardwood?Yes
Sunderban delta has been named after which tree?Sundari tree
What is sundari tree used for?Boat building
Gorjan, hintal, keora, agar , rhizopora, casuarina are trees of which kind of forests?Mangrove forests
What is the effective forests cover?12-14%
When did the Van Mahotsava programme start?In 1950
What happens during the Van Mahotsava programme?all government organizations are supposed to plant trees during the months of July to August
Where has jhooming/slash and burn been banned?North eastern India
What is reafforestation?Two saplings are planted for every fell tree
When did the bahuguna's Chipco movement happen?1974
A strip of land between two sections of forest cleared to prevent firefire line