Jharkhand PSC Prelim Exam 2008 Solved Paper

(2) India's natural vegetations with Amount of vegetation, Soil types, The annual mean temperature and height Due to a variety of climates, a wide range of natural vegetation grows in India. Types of natural vegetation vary according to climate, soil and altitude. A study of the distribution of the forests in India reveals that there is a marked relation between the rainfall zones and their belts of natural vegetation.
The following are the principal types of natural vegetation in India: (1) Tropical Evergreen Rain Forests, (2) Deciduous or Monsoon Type of Forests,(3) Dry Deciduous Forests and Scrubs, (4) Semi Desert and Desert Vegetation, (5) Tidal or Mangrove Forests and (6) Mountain Forests.