Name: Tropical Deciduous Forests of India
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 5 min 31 s
Description: Have you seen the trees changing their colour in some seasons and the leaves starting to fall off? It's specific to certain trees! Watch to know more

Question

State the types of forests in India.

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There are basically five types of forests found in India. They are:

Tropical Rain Forest: Tropical Rain Forests are found in hot and humid regions where annual rainfall exceeds $200$ cm and temperature is more than $22$ ° C. They are also called evergreen forests.

Tropical Deciduous Forests: These forests are found in the regions receiving about $70$ to $200$ cm rainfall. They are also called monsoon forests.

Tropical Desert Vegetation: These forests are found in regions with less than $70$ cm of rainfall. Only thorny bushes and scrubs are found here.

Temperate Forests and Grasslands (Himalayan Vegetation): These forests are also called coniferous forests. These are found at altitudes between $1000$ metres to $3600$ meters and above in the Himalayas.

Tidal Forests (Mangroves): Tidal forests are located in the delta regions of the river along the coast. These forests are found along the Gujarat coast and in the marshy lands along the Bay of Bengal coast.

State the types of forests in India.

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