GEOLOGY
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Urban regions
|
|
|
Arid regions
|
|
|
Grassland regions
|
|
|
Coastal regions
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Intact coastal vegetation, including mangroves, salt marshes, seagrasses, macroalgae, and coastal strand and dunes, buffers shores and retains sediments from the effects of erosive processes, such as tides, waves, and storms.
Detailed explanation-2: -The tidal or mangrove forests grow by the side of the coast and on the edges of the deltas e.g., the deltas of the Cauvery, Krishna, Mahanadi, Godavari, and Ganga. In West Bengal, these forests are known as ‘Sundarbans’. The ‘Sundari’ is the most major tree in these forests.
Detailed explanation-3: -In India, evergreen forests are found in the western slopes of the Western Ghats in States such as Kerala and Karnataka. They are also found in hills of Jaintia and Khasi.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: The coastal vegetation is mainly found along the Eastern Coast.