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...

CLIMATE ,CL 9

A. B. C. I.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITION IS FAVOURABLE FOR INDONESIA, AUSTRALIA AS WELL AS PERU. 2. IN THE 19TH CENTURY WHEN CHEMICAL FERTILISERS WERE NOT INVENTED THE GUANO WERE IN GREAT DEMAND . IT IS DROPPING OF SEA BIRDS MAINLY CORMORANT . PERU USED TO EXPORT A LOT OF GUANO . CAN YOU GUESS THE REASON WHY PERU USED TO PRODUCE ABUNDANCE OF GUANO. (DOES THE COLD WATER NEAR THE PERUVIAN COAST HAVE ANY ROLE IN THIS). 3. Maldives and Lakshadweep support very large population even though they do not produce much of their food requirement especially rice which is the staple diet there. It does not mean that these islands were colonized during recent times, people in very large numbers have inhabited these islands for hundreds of years . Food grain is transported from India and Sri Lanka. This used to be done in the past (even during the times of sailing ships). Dry fish , copra and Jaggery( gu...

biology homework(8)

1. For which agricultural operation the following machinery are used ? 2. If you are a farmer is this of any use to you ?discuss how? 3. This is an innovation by an Indian farmer can you tell me in what way this innovation is helpful? 4. YUVRAJ the most expensive cattle in the world . Can you guess why? 5. Name the four oilseeds 6. Can you identify the three beverage crops ? A, B and C from top to bottom? 7. SEE THE ABOVE THREE PICTURE AND READ ALL THAT IS WRITTEN INTHE THIRD PICTURE TITLED ALL ABOUT EARTHWORMS YOU WILL BE ABLE TO CONNECT.... A. why is this place where the earthworms are reared covered ? B. This dark coloured soil you find in the bottom image is considered to be very fertile . How is this soil made fertile ? 8. A. why is the weed problem and chances of disease and pest less in drip irrigation? B. Why is fertilizer use efficiency higher in drip irrigation? C. How water ...

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