What is Natural Vegetation ? Ans :- Natural Vegetation refers to the plant community which has grown naturally without any human assistance and has not been disturbed over a long time, so as to allow its individual species to adjust themselves fully to the climate and soil conditions.
Give two points of difference between vegetaion and forests.
Ans :- Vegetation refers to the assemblage of plant species living in association with each other in a given environment set-up.
Forest refers to a large tract of land convered with trees and accompanying undergrowth of shrubs, herbs and sustaining thousands of life forms, which include both plants and animals.
Importance of Forests
1. Productive Functions
2. Protective Functions
3. Regulatory Functions
4. Accessory Functions
Types of Vegetation
1. Tropical Evergreen or Rain Forests
2. Tropical Deciduous Forests
3. Tropical Desert Forest.
4. Littoral or Tidal Forests.
5. Mountain Forests