Page 1 : N Ne eee, , ar, , — eee, , , , Tropical thorny and scrubs Forest Y, , + In regions with less than 70 cm of rainfall, , + Found in the north-western part of the country, including semi-arid areas, of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and, Haryana,, , + Main plant's: Acacias, palms, euphorbias and cacti, , *+ Trees are scatteredand have long roots penetrating deep into the soil in, , order to get moisture, , The stems aresucculent to conserve water., , Leaves are mostly thick and small to minimise evaporation., , These forests give way to thorn forests and scrubs in arid areas., , ‘The common animals, , rats, mice, rabbits, fox, wolf, tiger, lion, wild ass, horses and camels., , we), , A, Sf MONTANE FOREST, , +n mountainous areas, the decrease in temperature with increasing with, height leads to a change in vegetation., , + The succession of natural vegetation belts in the same order as we see, tropical to tundra region., , + 1000 to 2000 meters: wet temperate forest, evergreen broadleaf tree, such as oaks., , + 1500 to 3000 meters: Temperate forest. Coniferous trees such as pines,, deodar, silver for, cedar. These trees mostly covered the southern slope, of the Himalayan., , + 3,600 meters or more altitude: Alpine vegetation, , + Higher altitude: Mosses and lichen’s form parts of tundra vegetation., , + Common animal:, , + Kashmir stag, spotted deer, yak, snow leopard, wild sheep, Tibetan, antelope., , 60 | “U, , , , gure 5.5: Thom Forests and Serbs, , , , ‘eure 55: Mertane Paes