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hills  of  Jaintia  and  Khasi  and  in  the            the Deccan plateau and the Shivalik Hills

            Andaman and Nicobar Islands.                            (lower  slopes  of  the  Himalayas)  from
            The trees in evergreen forests do not shed              Jammu in the west to West Bengal in the

            their  leaves  in  any  season.  Since  the             east.
            forests always look green, they are called              The trees in deciduous forests have broad

            ‘Evergreen Forests’. A very large variety               leaves. The main trees of these forests are
            of  the  world’s  plants  and  animals  are             teak,  sandalwood,  mango,  jackfruit,
            found here.                                             bamboo, sheesham and mahua. The trees

            These forests are found near the equator.               shed their leaves once a year, during the

            Trees  grow  very  close  together.                     dry season between March and May. The
            Therefore,  the  forests  are  dense  in  the           wood of these trees is used for furniture

            region. The trees are tall and hardwood                 and as building material.
            type and can reach a height of 60 metres                Tidal Forests

            or more. Their leaves are broad. Some of                Tidal  forests  are  also  called  mangrove
            the  trees  found  in  evergreen  forests  of           forests. The tidal forests are found along
            India  are  rosewood,  mahogany  and                    the edges of deltas of rivers. Such forests

            ebony.  The  wood  is  used  for  making                are flooded by seawater during high tide.
            furniture.  Bamboos  and  reeds  are  also              The tidal forests protect the coast from

            common. These are used to make roofs,                   erosion. Some of these forests are dense.
            fences and paper.

            Deciduous Forests

            Deciduous  forests  are  also  called
            monsoon forests. These forests are found

            in areas of India that receive of 100 to 200
            centimetres of annual rainfall. More than

            half of the forest area of India is covered                                 Tidal forests
            by  deciduous  forests. These  forests  are             In  India,  they  are  found  in  the  deltas

            found  on  the  wet  western  side  of  the             of  the  Ganga-Brahmaputra,  Godavari,
            Deccan plateau, the north-eastern part of               Mahanadi, and other rivers. Sunderbans
                                                                    along the Ganga-Brahmaputra delta form
                                                                    the largest tidal forest in the world. The

                                                                    name  “Sunderbans”  comes  from  the
                                                                    Sundari trees found in the area. The wood

                                                                    of  the  Sundari  tree  is  used  for  making
                                                                    boats. The northern part of Andaman and

                                                                    Nicobar Islands also has these forests.
                            Deciduous forests
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