Natural vegetation and wildlife ppt
- 2. LESSON AT A GLANCE We share this planet with millions of other living creatures, starting from micro-organisms and bacteria, lichens to banyan trees, elephants and blue whales. If we look around ourselves, we will able to find that there are some animals and plants which are unique in our area. In fact, India is one of the richest countries in the terms of biological diversity.
- 3. Virgin Vegetation It refers to a plant community which has grown with the help of natural factors, without human aid, and has been undisturbed by man for a long time.
- 4. Mega biodiversity The concept of mega biodiversity was introduced by World Bank. India is one of the 12 mega diversity countries in the world. Around 10% of India’s species and more than 21% of its 372 mammal species are endangered.
- 5. Flora The total plantation cover consisting of forests, grasslands and shrubs. It is the original natural vegetation of the area.
- 6. Fauna The animal life of an given area is known as Fauna.
- 9. land We see different kinds of vegetation in the mountainous region, plains and plateau and desert area. The kind of plants which grow in dry and wet areas also differ. The land influence the natural vegetation. The fertile land is used for cultivation and growing crops. The woodland and grassland grow in rough terrains and slopes.
- 10. Soil The soil differ from place to place, and each soil has different characteristics and support different types of plants e.g. the dry sandy soil of the desert supports cactus and thorny bushes. The water and soil of the delta region support mangroves and wetland forests.
- 11. Climate 1. Temperature 2. Photoperiod 3. Precipitation
- 12. Temperature
- 13. Photoperiod The amount of sunlight received by a place depends upon the latitude of a place, altitude, season, duration of day. The trees grow faster due to longer sunlight
- 14. Precipitation In India most of the rainfall is brought by the advancing south-west monsoon and retreating north-east monsoon. Areas of heavy rainfall have dense vegetation and dry and arid region have sparse vegetation. Vegetation Zone Mean annual Ave. Temp. (°C) Mean Temp. in Jan. Remarks Tropical Above 24°C Above 18°C No Frost Sub-Tropical 17°C - 24°C 10°C - 18°C Frost is rare Temperate 7°C - 17°C -1°C – (-10°C) Frost/some snow Alpine Below 7°C Below -1°C Snow Table 1 : Temperature Characteristics of the Vegetation Zones
- 15. Importance Of Forests • Forest helps to enhance the quality of environments. • They modify the local climate • They control soil erosion • They regulate the flow of streams • They control the wind force • They maintain temperature • They cause rainfall • They provide humus to the soil • They provide shelter to wildlife
- 16. 18 79 35 27 37 9 4 30 12 20 35 40 15 80 75 82 83 35 5 7 37 20 45 15 13 90 10 40 5 5 0 0 AndhraPradesh ArunanchalPradesh Assam BiharandJharkhand Goa Gujarat Haryana HimachalPradesh Jammu&Kashmir Karnataka Kerala MadhyaPradesh&Chhatisgarh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Orrisha Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim TamilNadu Tripura UttarPradesh&Uttarakhand WestBengal A&nIslands Chandigarh Dadra&NagarHaveli Daman&Diu Delhi Lakshadweep Pondicherry Forest Area Forest Area Forest Area covered in India (State-wise)
- 17. Non Forest 81% Scrub 1% Open Forest 8% Moderately Dense 8% Very Dense Forest 2% Density Of Forest Non Forest Scrub Open Forest Moderately Dense Very Dense Forest
- 18. Ecosystem All the plants and animals in an area are independent and interrelation to each other in their physical department.
- 19. Types Of Vegetation In India 1. Tropical Rainforest 2. Tropical Deciduous Forest 3. Tropical Thorn Forest & Scrubs 4. Mountain Forest 5. Mangrove Forest
- 20. Tropical Rain Forest • They are found in areas having more than 200 cm of rainfall. • This region is warm and wet throughout the year. • Some examples of trees are Mahogany, Rosewood, Rubber, Cinchona etc. • Some examples of animals are Elephant, Monkey, Deer and Lemur etc.
- 21. Tropical Deciduous Forest • They are found in areas having 70 cm to 200 cm of rainfall. • They are of two types : 1. Moist 2. Dry • Some examples of trees are Teak, Sal, Peepal and Neem etc. • Some examples of animals are Lion, Tiger, Pig and Deer etc.
- 22. Tropical Thorn Forest And Scrubs • They are found in areas having less than 70 cm of rainfall. • This region is dry most time of the year. • Some examples of trees are Cactus, Palms etc. • Some examples of animals are Rats, Lion, Mice and Wild Ass etc.
- 23. Mountain Forest • They are found mostly in Himalayas • In this region, vegetation differ with altitude. • Some examples of trees are Chestnuts, Oaks etc. • Some examples of animals are Rabbit, Sheep, Goats and Red Panda etc.
- 24. Mangrove Forest • They are found mostly in Deltas i.e. Sunder bans Delta in West Bengal • The roots of these plants are submerged in water. • Some examples of trees are Coconut, Palm etc. • Some examples of animals are Royal Bengal Tiger, Crocodiles etc.
- 25. Medicinal Plants 1. Sarpagandha 2. Jamun 3. Arjun 4. Neem 5. Tulsi 6. Babool Arjun Babool
- 26. Wildlife • India has 89,000 of animal species and 1200 species of birds. • They constitute 13% of world’s total. • There are 12% of world’s fish stock. • It also shares 5-8% of world’s amphibians, reptiles and mammals. • India Has 14 biospheres to flora and fauna. • Hunting, Pollution, Acid deposits and cutting forests are dangers to India’s Flora and Fauna. • Protect Tiger, Protect Rhino e.g. 89 National Parks, 490 wildlife sanctuaries and many more.
- 28. 12972 9897 3910 3285 6339 755 16903 304 7563 14243 2094 6360 2417 10815 15426 224 302 991 222 7960 317 9569 2177 2848 604 5712 7139 2897 0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 16000 18000 ANDHRA PRADESH ASSAM ARUNANCHAL PRADESH CHATTISGARH BIHAR GOA GUJARAT HARYANA HIMACHAL PRADESH JAMMU & KASHMIR JHARKHAND KARNATAKA KERALA MADHYA PRADESH MAHARASHTRA MANIPUR MEGHALAYA MIZORAM NAGALAND ORRISSA PUNJAB RAJASTHAN SIKKIM TAMIL NADU TRIPURA UTTAR PRADESH UTTARAKHAND WEST BENGAL Series1 Statewise distribution of area covered by wildlife sanctuaries in India (2006)
- 29. Thank You!!!! Submitted By : Ashutosh Tyagi IX – C Roll No.10 Submitted to: Dr. N.S. Sindhu TGT (Geography) Dayawati Modi Academy