The document discusses different types of vegetation found in India based on climatic and relief factors. It includes tropical evergreen forest, tropical deciduous forest, tropical thorn forest and scrubs, montane forest, and mangrove forest. Tropical thorn forest and scrubs cover 5% of forested areas and are found in parts of northwest India with low rainfall (<70cm annually). Trees include acacia and euphorbia while animals include fox, wolf, and rats. Montane forests cover 17% of forested areas and are found in mountainous regions. Vegetation changes with altitude from tropical to tundra. Fauna in montane forests includes Kashmir stag, spotted deer, wild sheep, jack

4. Types of Vegetation
•The relief and climatic factors develop different
types of vegetation based on the major forest
types, India has following types of vegetation:
•Tropical evergreen forest
•Tropical deciduous forest
•Tropical thorn forest and scrubs
•Montane forest
•Mangrove forest

5. Tropical Thorn Forest And Scrubs
• 5% of the total forested areas
• Annual rainfall is less than 70cm.
• Found in north western part of the country
• Ex: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Madhya
Pradesh as well as some parts of Deccan plateau.
• Trees:
Acacia palm euphorbia, cactus.
Animals:
Fox, wolf, rat, mice, horses, tiger, lion, camels.

6. Characteristics Of Tropical Thorn Forests
• The trees found in tropical thorn forests are scattered.
• The plants found here has long roots, succulent stems and small thick
leaves.
• All these characteristics is developed to minimize evaporation and
conserve moisture.
• Only scrube are found in desert areas with least rainfall.

8. Fox and wolf

11. Altititudial distribution of
Montane Forests :
• Wet temperate forests
• Tundra vegetation
• Temperate forest
• Temperate grasslands
• Alpine vegetation
• Alpine grasslands

13. Montane Forests
• These forests cover about 17% of the total forested areas of
India.
• Found in mountainous areas
Ex: Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand,
Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh.
• Natural vegetation changes with change in altitude.
• These succession of natural vegetation is in the order from
tropical to tundra vegetation.

14. Fauna found in Montane forest
 Kashmir stag
 Spotted dear
 Wild sheep
 Jack rabbit
 Tibetan antelope
 Yak
 Snow leopard
 Squirrels
 Wild ibex
 Bear
 Rare red panda
 Sheep
 Goats with thick fur