SOILS AND NATURAL VEGETATION
NATURAL VEGETATION INDIA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It has a high rainfall that supports luxuriant vegetative growth
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It is a confluence of different bio-geographical zones
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Exotic and invasive species have not been introduced in this region
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It has less human interference
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is it is a confluence of different biogeographical zones.
Detailed explanation-2: -Forest Wealth: The Himalayan ranges are very rich in forest resources. In their altitude, the Himalayan ranges show a succession of vegetal cover from the tropical to the Alpine. The Himalayan forests provide fuel wood and a large variety of raw materials for forest based industries.
Detailed explanation-3: -Of the estimated 10, 000 species of plants in the Himalaya Hotspot, about 3, 160 are endemic, as are 71 genera. The largest family of flowering plants in the hotspot is the Orchidaceae, with 750 species. A zone of permanent ice and rock begins at about 5, 500-6, 000 meters.
Detailed explanation-4: -Alder trees (genus Alnus) are found along the watercourses on the steeper slopes. At higher elevations those species give way to mountain forests in which the typical evergreen is the Himalayan screw pine (Pandanus furcatus).
Detailed explanation-5: -The Himadri and Siwaliks mountain ranges lie in the Himalayan region.