CLASS 8 ICSE PROJECT - INDIAN FLORA AND FAUNA

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India-flora
&
fauna

2. D SAMUEL JEDIDIAH 8A
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3. FLORA
PLANTS-FIRST FORM OF LIFE
APPEARED

4. FAUNA
ANIMALS THAT APPEARED AFTER
FAUNA

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6. 1. FORESTS
2. GRASSLANDS
3. SCRUBS
INDIAN FLORA

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IDEALLY IT SHOULD BE
1/3
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1/5TH OF INDIA
COVERED BY FORESTS

8. 1. TROPICAL RAINFORESTS
2. TROPICAL DECIDUOUS FORESTS
3. DESERT VEGETATION
4. TIDAL FORESTS
5. ALPINE VEGETATION
INDIAN FORESTS
CLASSIFICATION

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10. TROPICAL RAINFORESTS
1. WESTEREN GHATS
2. HILLS OF EASTERN INDIA
3. THE ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR
ISLANDS
4. WESTBENGAL
ODISHA
EVERGREEN OR SEMI EVERGREEN
FORESTS
IMPORTANT TREES-
1. EBONY
2. ROSEWOOD
3. MAHOGANY

11. TROPICAL DECIDUOUS
FORESTS-MONSOON
FORESTS
1. HIMALAYAS
2. DECCAN PLATEAU
3. BIHAR
4. U.P
5. JHARKHAND
6. ODISHA
7. CHATTISGARH
IMPORTANT TREES
1. TEAK
2. SAL
3. SANDALEWOOD
4. BAMBOO
5. SHISHAM
MOST TREES SHED LEAVES

12. DESERT
VEGETATION
FOUND IN DRY AREAS OF
1. PUNJAB
2. HARYANA
3. RAJASTHAN
4. GUJARAT
5. M.P
6. DECCAN PLATEAU
MAIN TREES ARE
1. ACACIA
2. CACTI
3. BABUL
4. KIKAR

13. TIDAL FORESTS-
MANGROVE FORESTS
• FOUND IN AREAS FLOODED BY HIGH TIDES OF SEA WATER
• FOUND IN COASTLINE , TIDAL CREEKS, BACK WATERS
AND SALT MARSHES
• SUNDERBANS-FOUND IN LOWER DELTA OF GANGA AND
BRAHMAPUTRA RIVERS
• MAIN TREE-SUNDARI TREE

14. ALPINE VEGETATION-
VARIES WITH ALTITUDE
FOUND IN SHIWALIK OR FOOTHILLS OF HIMALAYAS
• IMPORANT TREE- SAL
• EVERGREEN TREES – OAK, CHESTNUT, CHIR
• CONIFEROUS TREES- PINE, CEDAR,DEODAR, SPRUCE

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IMPORTANCE OF FORESTS
•THEY MAINTAIN WATER CYCLE AND
REGUALTE WATER IN STREAMS
•THEY MEET 40% OF TOTAL ENERGY
REQUIREMENTS OF INDIA
•THEY PROVIDE 20% OF FODDER NEEDED IN
INDIA
•THEY PLAY IMPORTANT ROLE IN RURAL AND
TRIBAL ECONOMY

16. 80000 SPECIES OF
ANIMALS
1200 SPECIES OF BIRDS
FOUND IN INDIA
FAUNA OF INDIA
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IMPORTANT INDIAN
ANIMALS

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ELEPHANT
FOUND IN
• ASSAM
• WEST BENGAL
• M.P
• KARNATAKA
• TAMILNADU
• KERALA.

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ONE HORNED
RHINOCEROS
ENDANGERED SPECIES
FOUND IN
• ASSAM
• WEST BENGAL
PROTECTED IN
WILDLIFE SANCTURIES IN
• KAZIRANGA
• MANAS
• JALDAPARA

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TIGER AND LION
INDIA IS THE ONLY COUNTRY THAT HAS
TIGERS AND LIONS
LION-FOUND IN
GIR FOREST- GUJARAT
TIGER FOUND IN
• M.P
• WEST BENGAL
• HIMALAYAN REGION

23. HOW TO PROTECT FLORA AND FAUNA
SETTING UP- NATIONAL PARK-TO PROTECT VEGETAION AND WILDLIFE
WILDLIFE SANCTURY- TO PROTECT ENDANGERED SPECIES
BIOSPHERE RESERVES TO PROTECT THE BIOBIVERSITY

24. WORLD WILDNLIE WEEK-FIRST WEEK OF
OCTOBER

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