4 Geography · 4.2.5 Soils, natural vegetation and wildlife

4.2.5.6 Tropical evergreen and deciduous forests

Evergreen forests grow where rain is heaviest, deciduous forests (the monsoon forests) cover the largest area and shed leaves in the dry season.

  • APPSC Group 1
  • Advanced level
  • 5 min read
  • Full course

Key terms

  • tropical evergreen
  • semi-evergreen
  • moist deciduous
  • dry deciduous
  • teak
  • sal
  • monsoon forests
  • ebony
  • mahogany

What this note covers

  1. Core factsFoundation
  2. ExplainedStandard
  3. DeeperAdvanced
  4. AP angleStandard
  5. Mains writingMains writing
  6. Common trapsFoundation
  7. Quick revisionFoundation

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