Question

Name any three main characteristics of the tropical evergreen forests in India.

Answer 1

Hint:
Tropical evergreen forests are dense, multi-layered, and contain many types of flora and fauna. These forests are located in areas with heavy rainfall (more than 200 cm of annual rainfall). They are very dense. Even sunlight cannot reach the ground.

Complete solution:

Main characteristics of the tropical evergreen: These forests are dense and multi-layered. We can find different kinds of plants and animals in these forests. The rainfall in these areas is about 200 cms, which signifies its name, and is located near the equator with a high temperature of moisture content.

 Most of the plants found in these areas are tall hardwood types with broad leaves that can evaporate excess water. Trees form canopies (structures made of trees that cover the ground and act as roofs), allowing only a limited amount of sunlight to reach the ground. The diversity of the area is sufficient to accommodate various terrestrial animals and birds.

Plants: An evergreen forest is a forest composed of evergreen trees. They are distributed in a wide range of climatic regions, including conifers and holly trees in cold climates, eucalyptus, oak, acacia, and riparian trees in temperate regions, and rainforest trees in tropical regions.

Animals: Common animals found in these forests are elephants, monkeys, lemurs, and deer. One-horned rhino was found in the jungles of Assam and West Bengal. In addition to these animals, many birds, bats, sloths, scorpions, and snails have been found in these jungles.

Rainfall: The average annual rainfall of most of the areas of the tropical evergreen rainforest biome is about 2000 mm or even more. Except for 2 or 3 months generally, every month receives rainfall of at least 200mm.

Note:
Tropical evergreen forests are well stratified, the layer near the ground is covered with shrubs and creepers, followed by dwarf structure trees, followed by tall trees. In these forests, the height of trees is as high as 60 m or more.