SOILS AND NATURAL VEGETATION
NATURAL VEGETATION INDIA
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Tropical Desert Forests
|
|
|
Tidal Forests
|
|
|
Mountain Forests
|
|
|
Tropical Deciduous Forests
|
Detailed explanation-1: -Ans. 11 : Tidal forests or Literal forests are found in wet marshy areas, in river Deltas and in tidal and swampy areas along the sea coast. E.g. Sunderbans in West Bengal.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mangrove forests are found in the deltas of rivers where the soil is salty and waterlogged. In West Bengal, they are called the Sunderbans.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mangrove forests are found in the deltas of rivers Ganga, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari, and Kaveri. Some trees found in these forests include sundari, palms, keora, agar, and coconut.
Detailed explanation-4: -Forests that are found in the tidal areas and the delta regions of Ganga, Godawari, Mahanadi, Krishna, and Kaveri are known as tidal forests.
Detailed explanation-5: -Hint: Tidal forests are also called mangrove forests. It is a type of littoral forest, swamp forest or wetlands. These forests can be found in Indian states like; West Bengal, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh etc. The Sundarbans is the largest of such forests.