Natural vegetation and wild life Flashcards
Natural Vegetation
Natural vegetation refers to a plant community, which has grown naturally without human aid and has been left undisturbed by humans for a long time
Factors affecting natural vegetation
Climate and soil are the factors that affect natural vegetation.
Climate - There are different climate conditions in different places
Categories of natural vegetation
Natural vegetation can be classified into three categories :-
- Forests -
- Shrubs
- Grasslands
Types of forests
- Tropical Evergreen forests
- Tropical Deciduous forests
- Temperate evergreen forests
- Temperature Deciduous Forests
- Mediterranean vegetation
- Coniferous Forests
- Desert vegetation
- Tundra vegetation
Tropical Evergreen forests
Tropical Evergreen forests
Since the region is warm and wet throughout the year, it has luxuriant vegetation of all kinds of trees, shrubs, and creepers giving it a multilayered structure. The average temperature of this region is nearly 24 degrees celsius. the height of the trees varies from 40 to 60 meters.
Tropical Deciduous forests
Tropical Deciduous forests
Temperate evergreen forests
Temperate evergreen forests
Temperature Deciduous Forests
Temperature Deciduous Forests
Mediterranean vegetation
Mediterranean vegetation
Coniferous Forests
Coniferous Forests
Desert vegetation
Desert vegetation
Tundra vegetation
Tundra vegetation
Grasslands
There are two types of grasslands:-
- Tropical grasslands
- Temperate grasslands
Tropical grasslands
Tropical grasslands
Temperate grasslands
Temperate grasslands