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    Climatic regions of India by

    Trewartha
    C: Sub-tropical
    H
    B
    wh

    Bs

    Ca

    A
    w

    A
    m

    Bs

    A
    m

    A
    w

    Caw= humid, subhumid


    Northern Plains,
    most of NE states
    Summer rainfall (E>W)
    Winter rainfall in NW
    part
    H = mountainous
    Himalayan regions

    Vegetation
    types in India
    Tropical forest

    Tropical Forest

    Tropical Wet -Evergreen forest in


    India
    Areas of very high
    rainfall
    More than 250cm
    Temperature 25-27
    deg
    Western side of
    western Ghats, NE
    states and
    Andaman and
    Nicobar

    Tropical Wet- Evergreen forest in


    India
    Dense forest +
    dense undergrowth
    Pine, bamboo,
    Jamun
    Underdeveloped
    lumbering industry:
    Tress are not in
    pure stands
    Lack of transport
    facility

    Tropical Semi-evergreen forest in


    India
    Border areas of
    tropical evergreen
    forest
    Rainfall 200-250
    cm
    Western coast,
    Assam, lower
    slopes of eastern
    Himalayas and A &
    N

    Tropical Moist deciduous forest in


    India
    Moderate rainfall
    100-200 cm
    Both on western
    and eastern sides
    of western Ghats
    MP, Chhota nagpur
    plateau
    Odisha, WB, A &N

    Tropical Forest

    Tropical Dry Evergreen forest in


    India

    Rainfall about 100


    cm
    TN coast
    Winter rainfall +
    monsoon rainfall

    Tropical Dry Deciduous forest in


    India
    Rainfall about 75100 cm
    Shed their leaves
    in dry season
    Transition typebetween
    Wetter -> moist
    deciduous
    Drier ->tropical
    thorn

    Tropical Moist

    Tropical Dry Deciduous forest in


    India

    Central India
    MP, RJ, Kathiawar,
    western Ghats
    Sal, Teak,
    Rosewood

    Tropical Thorn forest in India


    Less than 75 cm
    rainfall
    North-west part of
    the country
    RJ, Kutchh,
    Kathiawar

    Vegetation
    types in India
    Tropical forest

    Rainfall Decrease from bottom to


    Sub-Tropical Dry-Evergreen
    top

    Sub-tropical broad leaved forest

    Height 10002000m
    Rainfall: 75-125 cm
    Evergreen dense
    Oak, Chestnut

    Sub-tropical Moist Pine forest


    Height 10002000m
    But Rainfall: about
    100 cm
    Eastern Himalayas
    Chil/chir most
    abundant
    Chil/Chir is used for
    timber, resin and
    turpentine

    Sub-tropical Dry evergreen forest


    Height about 1000
    Rainfall: 50-100 cm
    Bhabhar, Shiwaliks
    western
    Himalayas
    Stunted trees and
    shrubs

    Rainfall Decrease from bottom to


    Dry-Temperate
    top

    Montane Wet Temperate


    forest
    Height: 1800-3000

    m
    Rainfall 150-300
    cm
    Eastern Himalayas
    Western Ghats
    above height of
    1800 m
    Trees: evergreen,
    short, leaves dense
    and round
    Deodar, Birch,
    Plum

    Montane Moist Temperate forest


    Height: 1500-3300
    m
    Rainfall: 150-250
    cm
    Entire length of
    Himalayas
    Deodar dominates
    Deodar wood used
    for Timber, railway
    sleepers

    Montane Dry Temperate forest


    Rainfall: less than
    100 cm
    Dry part of
    Himalayas
    Ladakh, Sikkim and
    Garhwal
    Coniferous forest
    Oak, ash, maple

    Vegetation
    types in India
    Tropical forest

    Alpine forest
    Height: 2900- 3800
    m
    Mixture of
    coniferous trees,
    large scrubs,
    broad-leaved trees
    Then with increase
    in height - Alpine
    grass a and scrub
    Fur, Spruce, Birch,
    Berberries

    Vegetation
    types in India
    Tropical forest

    Forest type - Area

    Forest type

    Percenta
    ge of
    total
    area
    37%

    Tropical Moist
    Deciduous forest (100200 cm)
    Tropical Dry Deciduous 28%
    forest (~100cm)
    Tropical Wet Evergreen 8%

    Forest type - Area


    Forest type Percentag
    e of total
    area
    Montane Wet 3.6%
    Temperate
    Montane Moist 3.4%
    Temperate
    (Deodar)

    Forest type - Area


    Forest type
    Percenta
    ge of
    total area
    Littoral-swamp 0.6%
    Sub-tropical
    0.4%
    Broad leaved
    Montane Dry
    0.3%
    Temperate

    Q. In India, which type


    of forest among the
    following occupies the
    largest area?
    a) Montane wet forest
    b) Sub-tropical dry
    evergreen
    c) Tropical moist
    deciduous forest
    d) Tropical wet

    Questio
    n
    UPSC
    Prelims
    2010

    a) Montane wet forest


    -3.6%
    b) Sub-tropical dry
    evergreen 2.5%
    c) Tropical moist
    deciduous forest
    37%
    d) Tropical wet
    evergreen forest
    8%

    Questio
    n
    UPSC
    Prelims
    2010

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