Natural Vegetation And Wildlife

Question 1

In ——- organisms exist

Answer 1

Biosphere

Question 2

Animals →
Plants →

Answer 2

10,00,000
300,000

Question 3

——,——- and —— determine typo of natural vegetation and wildlife

Answer 3

Climatic condition
Type of soil
Relief features

Question 4

What is natural Vegetation of an area?

Answer 4

Plants grow naturally on that area

Question 5

natural vegetation includes both

Answer 5

Natural, modified plants

Question 6

Natural vegetation varies based on

Answer 6

Availability of sunlight and rainfall

Question 7

Region with naturally occurring flora and flaunt that have adapted themselves to their environment forms a

Answer 7

Biome

Question 8

Major vegetation types of earth
→
→
→

Answer 8

Forests
Grasses
Shrubs

Question 9

Distribution of vegetation types is mainly based on availabiling of ___
Forests→
Shrubs →
Grasses →

Answer 9

Moisture
Humid climate
Dry regions
Moderate rainfall

Question 10

Forests can be classified into

Answer 10

• evergreen
•Deciduous

Question 11

Evergreen forests are named so as

Answer 11

There is no particular season for trees to shed their leaves

Question 12

Evergreen forests → 4 groups

Answer 12

→ Tropical
→ temperate
→ Mediterranean
→ coniferous

Question 13

In deciduous forest , trees shed
[ usually — season ]

Answer 13

Their leaves during a particular time of year
Dry

Question 14

Deciduous → 2 groups
Grasslands →2 groups

Answer 14

Tropical and temperate
“ ” ” ”

Question 15

What is wildlife

Answer 15

Various species or animals which live in a natural habitat

Question 16

Are natural vegetation and wildlife interconnected ? If yes , how ?

Answer 16

Yes !
Type of natural vegetation → type of wildlife
Destruction of forest → Destruction of wildlife

Question 17

Both natural vegetation and wildlife is essential for maintaining ———-

Answer 17

Ecological balance

Question 18

WWF( world wide fund for nature ) found on ——
Is it governmental or non governmental

Answer 18

29 April 1961
Non governmental

Question 19

WWF motto

Answer 19

“ building a future in which people and nature thrive “

Question 20

Joint forest management ( found on —— ) works with —— to

Answer 20

1988 , Odisha
Government , manage and restore degraded forests

Question 21

——-are important natural resources

Answer 21

Forests

Question 22

Forests help in ecological balance by

Answer 22

Absorbing CO2 and releasing O2

Question 23

Plants cause and prevent

Answer 23

Cause : rainfall
Prevent : floods , soil erosion

Question 24

What led to depletion of forests
Why forests are cleared ?

Answer 24

Increasing population
Land demand

Farms , industries and towns

Question 25

Large scale cutting down of trees

Answer 25

Deforestation

Question 26

Important measure to conserve forests ( hint : 6 points )

Answer 26

→ check deforestation
→ shifting agriculture by tribal people - stopped
→ forest fires - prevented
→ unauthorised/ unplanned urban growth - checked
→ forest areas → not into → farmlands
→ afforestation in large scale

Question 27

What is the reason for reckless hunting of animals ?

Answer 27

Human greed for
→Skin
→Fur
→ ivory
→Horns
→Other animal product…

Question 28

What has deforestation done to wildlife ?

Answer 28

It has robbed their natural habitat

Question 29

Some methods to conserve wildlife

Answer 29

• hunting of animals - checked
• laws - enforced to prevent

Question 30

What has been done the o preserve our wildlife interconnected their natural habitat ?

Answer 30

→ national parks
→ protected forests
→ Wildlife sanctuaries
→ biosphere reserves
Has been set up