CLASS 9th SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 5: NATURAL VEGETATION AND WILDLIFE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. India belongs to which of the following categories according to natural vegetation and wildlife? a) A country lacking in biodiversity cover b) One of the twelve mega biodiversity countries of the world c) The country with the greatest forest cover d) None of these 2. Which is not included in the group of non-flowering plants? a) Orchids b) Algae c) Fungi d) None of these 3. Natural vegetation refers to ........community. a) Plant b) Animal c) Human Being d) None of these 4. Plants of a particular region or a period are termed as : a) Vegetation b) Fauna c) Flora d) None of these 5. Which term is used for the original plant cover of an area which has grown naturally? a) Garden b) Agriculture c) Virgin Vegetation d) Indigenous Species 6. Which of the following is not a relief feature? a) Land b) Soil c) Water d) None Of These 7. Which of the following river does not forms the Northern Plains ? a) The Indus b) The Ganga c) The Brahmaputra d) The Gandak 8. Forest is which type of resource? a) Renewable resources b) Exhaustible resources c) Non-renewable resources d) None of these 9. What is the position of India in the world with regard to plant diversity? a) First b) Tenth c) Twelfth d) None of these 10. Which term is used for virgin vegetation, which have come from outside India are termed as ….. a) Indigenous plants b) Endemic species c) Exotic Plants d) None of these 11. Which term is used for virgin vegetation which is purely Indian in origin? a) Normal species b) Endemic species c) Exotic species d) None of these 12. Which type of vegetation is common in fertile, level lands? a) Forests b) Cultivated crops c) Grasslands d) None of these 13. The sandy soil of the desert supports ..... a) Cactus And Thorny Bushes b) Conical Trees c) Mangrove Forest d) None of these 14. Which of the following is the relief features of climatic factor ? a) Temperature b) Photoperiod c) Precipitation d) All of the above 15. The yak, shaggy-horned wild ox and the Tibetan antelope are found in which one of the following regions? a) Tibet b) Uttarakhand c) Himachal Pradesh d) Ladakh 16. Which type of vegetation usually develops on undulating and rough terrains? a. Mangroves b. Grasslands and woodlands c. Cactus and thorny bushed d. None of these 17. Which type of vegetation grows in wet, marshy soil ? a. Cactus b. Alpine vegetation c. Mangroves d. None of these 18. The biomes are identified on the basis of ...... a. Plants b. Animals c. Human Beings d. None of the above 19. Which of the following vegetation of the year green all the year round ? a. Tropical Deciduous Forest b. Tropical Evergreen Forest c. Mountane Forest d. Mangrove Forest 20. How do forests influences the climate of a place? a. Modify local climate b. Control wind force and temperature c. Cause rainfall d. All the above 21. How do forests influences the climate of a place? a. Modify local climate b. Control wind force and temperature c. Cause rainfall d. All the above 22. Which type of vegetation grows in areas with mean annual average temperature of above 24°C ? a. Tropical b. Subtropical c. Temperate d. None of these ANSWERS : Q ANS. 1 b 2 a 3 a 4 c 5 c 6 c 7 d 8 a 9 b 10 c 11 b 12 b 13 a 14 d 15 d 16 b 17 c 18 a 19 b 20 c 21 c 22 a CLASS: 9th SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 5: NATURAL VEGETATION AND WILDLIFE VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIOND Q1. What is Virgin Vegetation ? A1.Natural vegetation is termed as Virgin vegetation. Q2. What are Exotic Plants ? A2. The plant species which has been brought from any other country or region is called exotic vegetation plant. Q3. What is flora ? A3. The term flora is used to denote plants of a particular region or period. Q4. What is fauna ? A4. The term fauna is used to denote the species of animals ranging from an end to a huge animal. Q5. What do you mean by biodiversity ? A5. Different species of plants as well as animals in an area comprises its biodiversity. Q6. What are the factors affecting biodiversity in India ? A6. Factors affecting biodiversity in India are : 1. Relief - Land And Soil 2. Climate - Temperature, Photoperiod, Precipitation Q7. What is biome ? A7. A biome is a very large ecosystem with distinct type of vegetation and animal life. Q8. Which vegetation type has the luxurious vegetation with broad and long trees ? A8. Tropical evergreen forest Q9. Which is the most widespread forests of India ? A9. Tropical deciduous forest Q10. On what basis the tropical deciduous forests are further divided ? A10. The tropical deciduous forests are for the divided on the basis of availability of water. Q11. The tropical deciduous forests are also known as ....... A11. The Monsoon Forests. Q12. Write the divisions of the tropical deciduous forest ? A12. Tropical deciduous forests are divided into two 1. Moist deciduous forest 2. Dry deciduous forest Q13. Which type of vegetation does the thorn forests and scrubs consist ? A13. The thorn forests and scrubs consist the natural vegetation of thorny trees and bushes. Q14. Name some main plants species of the thorn and scrubs vegetation ? A14. Acacias, palms, euphorbias and cacti. Q15. Which forest vegetation is found in the areas with coastal influence ? A15. Mangrove forest Q16. Name the important trees of mangrove forest ? A16. Palm coconut agar Sundari trees. Q17. Which animal is most famous in the mangrove forest. A17. Royal Bengal tiger Q18. Which natural vegetation is the most predominant in India ? A18. Tropical deciduous forest Q19. Why has India a rich heritage of flora and fauna? A19. It is because India has different types of soil and diverse relief & climate factors. Q20. Name some medicinal plants ? A20. Sarpagandha, Jamun, Babool, Neem, Tulsi, etc. CLASS 9th SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHY CHAPTER 2: PHYSICAL FEATURES OF INDIA SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS Q1. What do you mean by Natural Vegetation? A1. Natural Vegetation refers to the plant community that grows without any help and has been left undisturbed from a long time period. Q2. Describe briefly the relief factor that affect the biodiversity of India? A2. Relief : 1. Land and soil are the two factors of relief feature that influence the biodiversity of a place. 2. Soil indicates the fertility of land as well as a type of soil influences the other factors of the biodiversity. 3. The land indicates terrain and height of a place with its minimum minerals. 4. Natural vegetation directly or indirectly depends upon the type of land. Q3. What are the factors affecting biodiversity in India ? A3. Factors affecting biodiversity in India are : 3. Relief - Land And Soil 4. Climate - Temperature, Photoperiod, Precipitation Q4. Define ecosystem in brief ? A4. All plants and animals in an area are interdependent and interrelated to each other in their physical environment this is termed as ecosystem.. Q5. What are the different types of vegetation in India ? A5. The different types of vegetation in India are : 1. Tropical evergreen forest 2. Tropical deciduous forest 3. Tropical thorn forest and scrubs 4. Montane forest 5. Mangrove forest 6. Q6. What does photoperiod mean ? A6. The variation in duration of sunlight at different places is due to the difference in latitude and altitude season and duration of the day, this phenomena is termed as photoperiod. Q7. What is precipitation ? A7. Precipitation is any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to the Earth. It comes in many forms, like rain, sleet, and snow. Q8. What Is a Renewable Resource? A8. A renewable resource is one that can be used repeatedly and does not run out because it is naturally replaced. A renewable resource, essentially, has an endless supply such as solar energy, wind energy, and geothermal pressure. Q9. In which area reason tropical evergreen forest situated ? A9. Tropical evergreen forest are situated in the heavy rainfall areas of the Western ghat and island group of lakshadweep and Andaman and nicobar couple parts of Assam and tamil nadu coast. Q10. Name some commercially important plant species of the moist deciduous forest ? A10. Bamboos sal sheesham sandalwood hair kusum Arjun mulberry are some commercially important plant species in the moist deciduous forest. Q11. In which area or region are the dry deciduous forest found.? A11. The dry deciduousbforest are found : 1. In the areas having rainfall between 100cm and 70cm. 2. In the rainier parts of the peninsular plateau and the plains of bihar and uttar pradesh. Q12. Where are the thorn and scrubs type forest located ? A7. The thorn and scrubs type forest are located : 1. In the region with less than 70 cm of rainfall. 2. In the north western parts of Gujarat. 3. In the semi arid regions of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Q13. Name some common animal species in the thorn and scrubs vegetation ? A13. Rats, mice, rabbits, fox, wolf, tiger, lion, wild ass, horses and camels. Q14. Name the animals which are found in the montane forest region ? A14. Kashmir stag spotted deer wild sheep jackrabbit Tibetan antelope yak snow leopard squirrels shaggy horned wild Bear red Panda sheep and goat with thick hairs. Q15. Why are the mangrove forest known as tidal forest ? A15. THE mangrove forest known as tidal forest Because the areas are influenced by the tidal waves.