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natural vegetation : plants and trees which grow naturally.
crop : plants grown by a farmer.
wildlife : animals, birds, insects etc., living in their natural environment.

species : a division of animals or plants.
habitat : a place where a particular type of animal or plant is normally found.
extinction : a type of plant or animal no more in existence.

Facts
• Natural vegetation grows naturally and includes different types of trees, plants, shrubs, creepers,
bushes and grasses.

• The important types of forests in India include evergreen forests, deciduous forests, tidal forests,
thorny forests and coniferous forests.
• Forests are very important to us in a variety of ways.
• It is important to conserve forests in our own interest.

• Wildlife means different types of animals, birds, insects, fishes and reptiles which live in their natural
habitat.
• To conserve wildlife, the government has set up a number of national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and
bird sanctuaries.

XERCISE

A. Tick (3) the right option :
1. ____________ grows naturally.
(a) natural vegetation (b) a crop (c) any tree
2. A/an ____________ tree sheds all its leaves at any one time of the year.
(a) evergreen (b) deciduous (c) coniferous

3. Thorny forests grow in ____________ .
(a) river deltas (b) mountains (c) deserts
4. The Chipko Movement was started by ____________ .
(a) Sundarlal Bahuguna (b) Acharya Baladev (c) Vinoba Bhave
5. The Corbett National Park is known for ____________ .

(a) one-horned rhino (b) tiger (c) elephant
B. Define the following terms :
1. natural vegetation 4. crop
2. monsoon forest 5. tidal forest
3. conservation 6. natural habitat

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