Study the picture below and identify the type of forests:
(a) Tropical Thorn Forest
(b) Tropical Deciduous Forest
(c) Tropical Evergreen Forest
(d) Mangrove Forest
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Tropical Evergreen Forests
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Tropical Evergreen forests are
restricted to heavy rainfall areas
of the Western Ghats and the island groups of Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar, upper parts of Assam and Tamil Nadu coast.
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They do best where there is a
short dry season and more than 200 cm of rainfall each year.
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The trees rise to g
reat heights of up to 60 meters or higher.
- The area has lush vegetation of all kinds, including trees, shrubs, and creepers, giving it a multilayered structure because it is warm and humid throughout the year.
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