INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Deciduous trees shed their leaves once in a year in winters to save water and to survive harsh weather. The trees that never shed leaves are called the Evergreen trees.

Detailed explanation-2: -They keep shedding some leaves throughout the year. Such plants are called deciduous trees.

Detailed explanation-3: -Deciduous trees shed their leaves to survive. Once the winter has passed, the soil loses most of its moisture content. Since there is a derth off water, the tree must conserve all the water it needs to survive. It does so by shedding leaves which utilise water for photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tropical deciduous forests shed their leaves. The word deciduous means “falling off at maturity".

Detailed explanation-5: -forests that shed their leaves are called deciduous forests.