Name: Wildlife in India
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 6 min 46 s
Description: Various species of wildlife found in India are found nowhere else on earth. Which are the major species that make the wildlife of India unique?

Question

Distinguish between tropical evergreen forests and tropical deciduous forests. Why are human settlements found more around deciduous forests than evergreen forests?

Accepted Answer

Tropical Evergreen Forest Tropical Deciduous Forest

These forests are found in tropical areas with high temperatures and heavy rainfall.

These forests are found in monsoon regions having warm and humid climates with seasonal rainfall.

These forests remain evergreen because trees do not shed their leaves altogether.

Trees shed their leaves in a distinct dry season.

Commercial exploitation of these forests is difficult.

Commercial exploitation of these forests is easy.

Mahogany, rosewood, ebony, cedar, cinchona, ironwood, greenheart, and rubber are the important trees here.

Teak, sal, sandalwood, neem, shisham, and bamboo are important plant species found here.

Tropical evergreen forests are so thick that even the sun's rays could not enter here, so they always remain dark. It supports numerous wildlife like deadly anacondas and insects, and swampy underground makes movement inside the forest very difficult. Hardwood trees cannot be that easily used for commercial purposes and most importantly these are located in the high rainfall and high temperature areas.

On the other hand, tropical deciduous forests are found in monsoon climates, trees can be easily used for commercial purposes due to better transport mainly by floating down the logs down the river and cheap labour. These are the reasons for finding more human settlements around tropical deciduous forests than that of the tropical evergreen forests.

Distinguish between tropical evergreen forests and tropical deciduous forests. Why are human settlements found more around deciduous forests than evergreen forests?

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