| Consider the following features. |
| 1. Dense growth of very tall trees having height of more than 45m. |
| 2. Herbs and grasses are rare in these forests. |
| 3. Very dense layer of leaf canopy. |
| Above features represent which of the following type of forests? |
A) Tropical moist deciduous forests
B) Tropical moist evergreen forests
C) Tropical moist semi-evergreen forests
D) Wet temperate forests
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
[b] Tropical Moist Evergreen Forests These are climatic climax forests found commonly in areas having annual rainfall above 250 cm and temperature\[25-30{}^\circ \,\,C\]. These forests are chiefly distributed on the Western face of Western Ghats, Asom, Cachar, parts of West Bengal, Northern Canara, Annamalai hills and Coorg in Mysore and Andaman Islands. Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests These forests are found in the area having temperature of \[25-30{}^\circ \,\,C\] and quite high annual rainfall of 150-200 cm spread over most of the year, but periods of rain alternating with very short periods of dryness. Tropical Moist Semi-Evergreen Forests These are also climatic climax forests found commonly in areas of annual rainfall 200-250 cm and temperature\[25-32{}^\circ \,\,C\]. These forests are chiefly distributed along the Western Ghats, in upper parts of Asom, Odisha and in Andaman Islands. These forests are more developed in the Northern India than in Southern India. Wet Temperate Forests These forests are found at altitudes of 1800-3000 in the cooler and humid mountains. They are distributed in the Eastern Himalayas from Eastern Nepal to Asom, in the Western Himalayas from Kashmir to Western Nepal and in Nilgiri hills of South India.
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