Content:
8.1 Book PDF
8.2 In-Text Questions with Answers
8.3 Exercise Questions with Answers
8.1 Book PDF:8.1 Book PDF
8.2 In-Text Questions with Answers
8.3 Exercise Questions with Answers
Download chapters 8 of India: Climate, Vegetation, and Wildlife in PDF file from the links given below. Solutions to these chapters with important extra questions are also available on the below page.
8.2 In-Text Questions with Answer:
Q. What would happen if monsoons were weak, or even worse, failed to occur one year? Tick (✓) the correct answer.
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Q. Why do poachers kill tigers?
A. Poachers kill tigers to acquire their skin which earns huge money for them.
A. Poachers kill tigers to acquire their skin which earns huge money for them.
Q. What will happen if tigers vanish from our forests?
A. If the tigers vanish from our forests, a very important species of beautiful animal will be lost.
A. If the tigers vanish from our forests, a very important species of beautiful animal will be lost.
Q. Have you ever visited any tiger reserves or a zoo where tigers are kept?
A. Students do it yourself.
A. Students do it yourself.
Let's Do:
Q. On a map of India, locate the places mentioned in the paragraph.
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- Jaisalmer
- Bikaner
- Brass
- Kargil
- Mumbai
- Kolkata
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Mawsynram
8.3 Exercise Questions with Answers:
Answer the following questions briefly.
Q. Which winds bring rainfall in India? Why is it so important?
A. S.W. Monsoon winds bring rainfall to India. They are so important because agriculture mainly depends upon this rainfall.
Q. Name the different seasons in India.
A. Broadly four major seasons are recognized in India.
Q. What is natural vegetation?
A. The grasses, shrubs, and trees that grow on their own without any human interference or help are termed natural vegetation.
Q. Name the different types of vegetation found in India.
A. Vegetation found in India can be divided into five types.
Q. What is the difference between the evergreen forest and deciduous forest?
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Q. Why is tropical rain forest also called evergreen forest?
A. Tropical rainforest always appears green and therefore it is called an evergreen forest.
Q. Which winds bring rainfall in India? Why is it so important?
A. S.W. Monsoon winds bring rainfall to India. They are so important because agriculture mainly depends upon this rainfall.
Q. Name the different seasons in India.
A. Broadly four major seasons are recognized in India.
- Cold weather season (Winter) December to February.
- Hot weather season (Summer) from March to May.
- South-west monsoon season (Rainy) from June to September.
- Season of retreating monsoon from (October and November).
Q. What is natural vegetation?
A. The grasses, shrubs, and trees that grow on their own without any human interference or help are termed natural vegetation.
Q. Name the different types of vegetation found in India.
A. Vegetation found in India can be divided into five types.
- Tropical Evergreen forest
- Tropical Deciduous forest
- Thorny bushes
- Mountain vegetation
- Mangrove forests
Q. What is the difference between the evergreen forest and deciduous forest?
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| Evergreen forest | Tropical deciduous forest |
| They occur in areas where the rainfall is very heavy. They are so dense that sunlight does not reach the ground. | These forests are also called monsoon forests. They are less dense. |
| Many spieces of trees are found, which shed their leaves at different times of the year. They always appear green and so are called evergreen forest. | They shed their leaves at a particular time of the year. |
| Imporatant trees found are mahogany, ebony, rosewood. | Imporatant trees are sal, teak, peepal, neem and shisham. |
| They are found in Andaman and Nicobar islands, parts of north-eastern states and narrow strip of western slope of Western Ghats. | They are found in Madhya Pardesh, Bihar, HJharkhand, Chattisgarh, Orissa and in parts of Maharashtra. |
Q. Why is tropical rain forest also called evergreen forest?
A. Tropical rainforest always appears green and therefore it is called an evergreen forest.
Tick the correct answer :
Q. The world’s highest rainfall occurs in
Q. Mangrove forests can thrive in
Q. Mahogany and rosewood trees are found in
Q. Wildgoat and snow leopards are found in
Q. Dining the southwest monsoon period the moisture-laden winds blow from
Q. The world’s highest rainfall occurs in
- (1) Mumbai
- (2) Asansol
- (3) Mawsynram
Q. Mangrove forests can thrive in
- (1) saline water
- (2) freshwater
- (3) polluted water
Q. Mahogany and rosewood trees are found in
- (1) mangrove forests
- (2) tropica] deciduous forests
- (3) tropical evergreen forests
Q. Wildgoat and snow leopards are found in
- (1) Himalayan region
- (2) Peninsular region
- (3) Gir forests
Q. Dining the southwest monsoon period the moisture-laden winds blow from
- (1) land to sea
- (2) sea to land
- (3) plateaus to plains
Fill in the blanks :
Q. Hot and dry winds are known as _________ blow during the day in the summers.
A. Loo
Q. The states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu receive a Great amount of rainfall during the season of _________.
A. Retreating monsoon
Q. _________ forest in Gujarat is the home of _________.
A. Gir, Lions
Q. _________ is a well-known species of mangrove forests.
A. Sundari
Q. _________ are also called monsoon forests.
A. Tropical deciduous forests
Q. Hot and dry winds are known as _________ blow during the day in the summers.
A. Loo
Q. The states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu receive a Great amount of rainfall during the season of _________.
A. Retreating monsoon
Q. _________ forest in Gujarat is the home of _________.
A. Gir, Lions
Q. _________ is a well-known species of mangrove forests.
A. Sundari
Q. _________ are also called monsoon forests.
A. Tropical deciduous forests
