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    SULOCHANADEVI SINGHANIA SCHOOL, THANE


    STD 5 Ch.: NATURAL VEGETATION and WILDLIFE OF INDIA
    Questions & Answers
    Question: 1. Define the word “Natural Vegetation”.
    Answer: Plants that grow without man’s assistance in their own natural
    surroundings, are a part of the natural vegetation.
    Question: 2. Why much of the forest vegetation has been removed?
    Answer: As population increased, much of the forest vegetation has been
    removed to bring more land under cultivation and for settlement.
    Question: 3 - Our forest play an important role. Justify the statement with
    two examples.
    Answer: Forest provide us with a variety of forest products like wood and
    timber. Wood is used in building furniture, bridges, railway sleepers etc.
    Question: 4 - State different kinds of forest according to its climatic
    conditions.
    Answer: a. Tropical Evergreen Forest/ Rain Forest: (annual rainfall above 250
    cm, Temperature is quite high)
    b. Tropical Deciduous Forest: (annual rainfall 100-200cm)
    c. The Thorn Forest: (annual rainfall less than 50 cm)
    d. The Tidal Forest (found in areas along the coasts and rivers which are
    affected by tides.)
    e. Mountain Vegetation: (annual rainfall 150cm -- 250 cm)
    Question: 5 Give reason:-
    a. Tropical evergreen forests are dense.
    Answer: These forest are dense because they are found in areas where
    rainfall and temperature is quite high.
    b. Tropical deciduous forest shed their leaves in summer.
    Answer: They shed their leaves in summer to conserve loss of moisture
    through transpiration.
    c. Most trees have long roots in thorn forest.
    Answer: Most trees have long roots to reach underground water.

    d. Thorn forest consists of stunted trees and bushes.


    Answer: Thorn forest receive annual rainfall less than 50 cm.
    Question: 6 - What is the other name of tidal forest? Why are they known
    as tidal forest?
    Answer: Mangrove forest.
    They are found in areas along the coasts and rivers which are affected by
    tides.
    Question: 7 - What is the characteristics of tidal forest? Name the kind of
    water suitable for tidal forest.
    Answer: These trees have vertically growing, breathing roots which grow
    above the soil.
    They survive in salt water areas.
    Question: 8- Name the following:-
    a. The largest mangrove forest of the world--- Sunderbans
    b. The dominant trees at Sunderban--- Sundari
    Question: 9- State the importance of Sundari tree.
    Answer: Sundari tree provide durable wood which is used for building
    boats and boxes.
    Question: 10 - ‘The forests are the lungs of our planet.’ How should we
    conserve it?
    Answer: We should plant more number of trees and other vegetation on
    barren lands. The roots of trees and plants anchor and hold the soil
    together, thereby preventing soil erosion due to running water and wind.
    Question: 11 Define: - a. Deforestation b. Afforestation c. Reforestation
    Answer: a. Deforestation is the removal of trees and other vegetation
    that hold the soil together.
    b. Afforestation is the planting of trees and other vegetation on barren
    lands.
    c. Reforestation is the restoration of forests that have been
    indiscriminately destroyed. Under this scheme, two saplings are
    planted in place of every felled tree.
    Q12. Complete the table-
    Forest Type Animals Found
    1. Mountain Vegetation
    2. Tidal Forest
    3. Thorn Forest
    4. Lions, tigers, pigs, deer and
    elephant
    5. One- horned rhinoceros,
    monkeys and elephants

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