NATURAL VEGETATION

. IF YOU SEE THE ABOVE DATA YOU WILL FIND THAT INDONESIA IS HAVING MORE BIO DIVERSITY THAN USA.USA IS MUCH LARGER THAN INDONESIA AREA WISE BUT INDONESIA HAS GREATER BIODIVERSITY BECAUSE IT LIES IN THE TROPICAL AREAS (EQUATORIAL)WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL . BECAUSE OF THE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS IN INDONESIA THE VEGETATION IS TROPICAL RAINFORESTS WHICH INCLUDES DECIDUOUS FOREST(MONSOON FOREST ) , SEMI EVERGREEN AND EVERGREEN FORESTS.
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CLICK THE ABOVE LINK AND TRY TO ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS GIVEN BELOW.
1. WHICH PART OF THE WORLD IS NEO TROPICS AND WHICH PART IS PALEOTROPICS?
2. WHICH IS THE TOP CARNIVORE IN THE RAINFORESTS OF AMAZON?
3. WHEN WE CONSERVE THESE FOREST WE ALSO CONSERVE THE KNOWLEDGE WHICH MANKIND HAS ACQUIRED OVER CENTURIES . CAN YOU THROW SOME LIGHT ON THIS ?
4. SOME OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE FLOWERS OF THE WORLD ARE FOUND IN THIS FORESTS ? CAN YOU NAME THEM . YOU MAY ALSO REFER THE BELOW LINK.
5. WHICH AMPHIBIAN USED TO SERVE AS A SOURCE OF POISON FOR THE TRIBALS( THEY USED TO LACE THE TIP OF THEIR ARROWS WITH THE POISON PRESENT ON THE SKIN OF THIS CREATURE TO HUNT ANIMALS)
6. WHAT ECOLOGICAL ROLE DO INSECTS , WORMS AND FUNGUS ON THE FOREST FLOOR?
7. WHAT IS A CAIMAN.
8. WHICH SPECIES OF MAMMAL MAKES BOOMING LOUD VOICE WARNING OTHER GROUPS FROM GETTING IN THEIR TERRITORY ?
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A. WHY DOES EVERGREEN FOREST HAVE MULTI LAYERED CANOPY ?
B. WHY EPIPHYTES ARE SO ABUNDANT IN EVERGREEN FORESTS ?
C. WHY EVERGREEN FOREST PREVENTS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PREVENTING GLOBAL WARMING ?

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WATER HARVESTING

1. WHAT DO YO CALL THE ABOVE TRADITIONAL RAINWATER HARVESTING STRUCTURES IN THE URBAN AREAS OF NORTHERN INDIA ? 2. THE ABOVE TWO IMAGES ARE RAINWATER HARVESTING STRUCTURES IN PATAN , GUJARAT WHICH IS A WORLD HERITAGE SITE . CAN YOU NAME THIS STRUCTURE? 3. THE BELOW IS A PROFILE PICTURE OF A TRADITIONAL RAINWATER HARVESTING STRUCTURE IN THE SEMI ARID REGIONS CALLED KAREZ. CAN YOU TELL ME IN WHICH COUNTRIES YOU WILL FIND THIS WATER HARVESTING STRUCTURE . THIS IS A SERIES OF HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL WELLS. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF APPLICATION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL . 4. THIS METHOD OF IRRIGATION IS TRADITIONALLY USED IN TAMILNADU AND ANDHRA PRADESH . DURING ANCIENT TIMES THE CHOLA AND PALLAVA KINGDOMS FARMERS SPEND BETWEEN 6 TO 8% OF THEIR INCOME IN MAINATAINING THIS IRRIGATION SYSTEM . THE KINGS BELIEVED THAT FOOD SECURITY LEADS TO NATIONAL SECURITY 5. THIS IS A TRADITIONAL METHOD OF RAINWATER HARVESTING SEEN IN KASARGOD DIST O

NTSE PRACTICE TEST

1. A pilot while flying announced for the passengers to look through the right side window to see the snow covered peak which happens to be the second peak in territory under India's control . Which peak is he referring to and on which route is he flying ? a. Nanda Devi , flying from Dehra Dun to Patna b. K2 , Sri Nagar to Delhi c. Kanchanjunga , Guwahati to Chandigarh d. Nanga Parbat , Gangtok to Kolkata 2. This chemical Quinine is obtained from a tree found in the rain forests of Andes in Peru it is useful for treating an insect borne disease . Which disease are we referring to here ? a. Kala Azar b. Plague c. Monkey Pox d. Malaria 3. The above disease was earlier attributed to bad air but a doctor working India discovered that it was transmitted by the bite of an insect . Which doctor am I referring to here ? a. Ronald Ross b. Edward Jenner c. SN De d. BC Roy 4. The tea plantation of Assam is connected to which of the

SOCIAL SCIENCE CLASS X REVISION PAPER - TRIVIA AND VISUAL

TRIVIA QUESTIONS The trivia questions have a very low probability of coming for the examinations These questions definitely helps you to check whether your revision is proper or not 1. A resource India is allowed to mine beyond its EEZ --------------. 2. An equitable distribution of resource has become essential for sustained quality of life and global peace . Justify · Prevent depletion · Concentration of resources in few hands · Prevent environmental degradation · RESOURCE PLANNING 3. WHY IS RESOUCE PLANNING IMPORTANT FOR A COUNTRY LIKE INDIA ? Uneven distribution of resource …. Rich in …. Poor in resources ---- abundance ---- acute shortage . 4. CHOOSE THE CORRECT DATE FOR THE FOLLOWING Club of rome 1968 or 1972 Bruntland commission report 1972 or 1987 Rio earth summit 1992 or 1999 5. MATCH THE FOLLOWING A B OUR COMMON FUTURE BRUNTLAND

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