Pragnya IAS · Map 23 · Climate & environment
Natural vegetation of India map study
Match each forest type to its rainfall regime and region before memorising species.
STUDY NOTE 1
Rainfall controls the map
Tropical evergreen forests need roughly above 200 cm; moist deciduous 100–200 cm; dry deciduous 50–100 cm; thorn scrub below 50 cm. Mountain vegetation varies with altitude.
STUDY NOTE 2
Where each type lives
Evergreen: Western Ghats, northeast, Andamans. Moist deciduous: eastern ghats, Himalayan foothills, Chotanagpur. Dry deciduous: interior Deccan and central India. Thorn: Rajasthan, Kutch, leeward Deccan.
STUDY NOTE 3
Mangroves are tidal forests
Sundarbans, Bhitarkanika and the Andaman coasts hold mangroves adapted to saline, waterlogged tidal flats.
Map reading task
Pair each vegetation type with a rainfall band and a state where it dominates; test yourself with five pairs.
Map key · Reference locations
What does this natural vegetation of india lesson explain?
Tropical evergreen forests need roughly above 200 cm; moist deciduous 100–200 cm; dry deciduous 50–100 cm; thorn scrub below 50 cm. Mountain vegetation varies with altitude.
UPSC map practice & Geography Optional connection
For UPSC Prelims, pair the location with its state, neighbouring relief and relevant geographic process. For GS I and Geography Optional Indian geography revision, use a simple labelled sketch to explain the relationship rather than replacing the answer with place names. These are Pragnya-authored exercises, not official UPSC previous-year questions.
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