2. India is tenth in the world and fourth inIndia is tenth in the world and fourth in
Asia in plants and animals diversity.Asia in plants and animals diversity.
Their are so many factors responsibleTheir are so many factors responsible
for the huge diversity in flora and faunafor the huge diversity in flora and fauna
kingdom. Temperature , Sunlight,kingdom. Temperature , Sunlight,
Rainfall , Soil and Relief are some of theRainfall , Soil and Relief are some of the
factors.factors.
3.
4. ropical grasslands include the savanna usually
associated with Africa, and savanna-type
grasslands found in India, Australia, Nepal and
the Americas. They are characterized by drought-
resistant shrubs and grasses, dotted with trees
such as acacias or baobabs.
he wildlife includes the elephant,giraffe,zebra
and leopard .
5.
6. n Europe, temperate grasslands are called steppes. In North
America, they are called prairies.
here are three types of grasses which dominate temperate
grasslands: short grasses, midgrasses, and tall grasses.
hort grasses grow where the climate is the driest, and once
dominated the Great Plains.
all grasses appear in the wettest parts of the grassland.
idgrasses fill the spaces between areas of tall grasses and short
grasses.
7.
8. lpine tundra is a type of natural region or biome that does not
contain trees because it is at high altitude.
Large regions of alpine tundra occur in the Himalayas in Asia,
American Cordillera in North and South America, the Alps and
Pyrenees of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains, the Rift
Mountains of Africa, and a large portion of the Tibetan Plateau.
olar bear ,walruses,caribou,silverfox and monk are the common
animal found here .
9.
10. eserts are found in regions where rainfall is
very less.
rees like Babul, Kikar, Date Palms and Cactus
are found here.
lants which survive here are called as
XEROPHYTES.
nimals found here are hyenas gazelles,
antelope different types of snakes & lizards
13. atural vegetation and wildlife exist only in the narrow zone of contact betweenatural vegetation and wildlife exist only in the narrow zone of contact between
the lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere that we callthe lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere that we call
iosphereiosphere
In the biosphere living beings are inter-related and interdependent on eachIn the biosphere living beings are inter-related and interdependent on each
other for survival. This life supporting system is known as the ecosystemother for survival. This life supporting system is known as the ecosystem
egetation and wildlife are valuable resources. Plants provide us with timber, giveegetation and wildlife are valuable resources. Plants provide us with timber, give
shelter to animals, produce oxygen we breathe, protects soils so essential forshelter to animals, produce oxygen we breathe, protects soils so essential for
growing crops, act as shelter belts, help in storage of underground water, give usgrowing crops, act as shelter belts, help in storage of underground water, give us
fruits, nuts, latex, turpentine oil, gum,medicinalplants and also the paper thatfruits, nuts, latex, turpentine oil, gum,medicinalplants and also the paper that
is so essential for your studies. There are innumerable uses of plants and you canis so essential for your studies. There are innumerable uses of plants and you can
add some more. Wildlife includes animals, birds, insects as well as the aquatic lifeadd some more. Wildlife includes animals, birds, insects as well as the aquatic life
forms. They provide us milk, meat, hides and wool. Insects like bees provide usforms. They provide us milk, meat, hides and wool. Insects like bees provide us
honey, help in pollination of flowers and have an important role to play ashoney, help in pollination of flowers and have an important role to play as
decomposers anthem ecosystem. The birds feed on insects and act asdecomposers anthem ecosystem. The birds feed on insects and act as
decomposers as well. Vulture due to its ability to feed on dead livestock isdecomposers as well. Vulture due to its ability to feed on dead livestock is
a scavenger and considered a vital cleanser of the environmenta scavenger and considered a vital cleanser of the environment
