Prelims · 5 Andhra Pradesh Geography · 5.6 Forests, wildlife and tourism

5.6.1 Forests of AP: types and forest cover

About 18% of Andhra Pradesh is under forest, mostly tropical dry deciduous forest along the Eastern Ghats from the Simhachalam hills in the north to the Seshachalam hills in the south, with moist deciduous forest in the north coastal agency and mangroves in the Godavari and Krishna estuaries.

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Key terms

  • forest cover
  • ISFR 2023
  • moist deciduous
  • dry deciduous
  • thorn forest
  • mangroves
  • tidal forests
  • Nallamala
  • Seshachalam
  • red sanders
  • Girijan Cooperative Corporation
  • podu
  • Champion and Seth

What this note covers

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  4. AP angleStandard
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  6. Common trapsFoundation
  7. Quick revisionFoundation

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