GEOGRAPHY WORKSHEET NO.6-FOREST AND WILD LIFECLASS M3NAME:

Q.1 Define:-

Ecosystem_______________________________________________________________

Biosphere_______________________________________________________________

Q.2 Why plants and animals are important components of biosphere?plants

Animals

Q.3 Which are the two main factors on which growth of vegetation depends?

Q.4 What type of vegetation is found in areas of heavy rainfall and scanty rainfall?

Q.5 Differentiate between evergreen and deciduous forests.

Q.6 Why forests cover all over the world vanishing rapidly?

Q.7 Why there is a need to conserve natural vegetation and wild life? Give four points.

Q.8 State two major human factors which are accelerating the process of extinction of animals on earth.

Q.9 Why there is a sharp decline in the number of particular species of animals?Give examples also

Q.10 What steps have been taken and can be taken to conserve plants and animals?

1.Indian government

2. Individual and community level

International level

Q.11 What is CITES?

Q.12 What are national parks and Biosphere reserves.