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NCERT Class 6 Geography Chapter 8: Climate, Vegetation and Wildlife
NCERT Class 6 Geography
Chapter 8: Climate, Vegetation & Wildlife
Climate vs. Weather
- Winter: Dec to Feb – Cold
- Summer: March to May – Hot - loo
- Rainy: June to Sept – SW Monsoon (mausim – seasons in Arabic)
- Autumn: Oct & Nov – Retreating Monsoon
- Summer: lemon, tamarind, kokum, phalsa, watermelon, buttermilk
- Rainy (English) , Varsha (Hindi) , Barish (Urdu) , Pous (Marathi) & Borsha (Bengali)
Factors Affecting Climate
- Location
- Altitude
- Distance from Sea
- Relief
- Jaisalmer & Bikaner – Arid
- Draas & Kargil – Freezing
- Mumbai & Kolkata – Moderate
- Mawsynram, Meghalaya – Highest rainfall in world
Natural Vegetation
- Tropical Evergreen/Rainforest – Heavy rain, dense, no sunlight on ground, shed leaves in different season – A&N Is. , NE States, West of Western Ghats: Mahogany, Ebony & Rosewood
- Tropical deciduous – Monsoon, Less dense, shed leaves at one time - MP, Bihar, UP, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, and Maharashtra: Sal, Teak, and Peepal
- Thorny Shrubs – Dry, Spines - Raj, Punjab, Haryana: Cactus, Khair, Babool, Keekar
- Mountain Vegetation – 1500 to 2500 mt, Conical, coniferous: Chir, Pine, Deodar
- Mangroves – Saline, Sunderbans - Sundari Trees (pneumatophores)
Forest
- Provide Oxygen
- Act as carbon sink
- Prevent soil erosion – hold soil
- Timber for furniture
- Food produce, gum, lac, honey
- Shelter & Habitat
- Van Mahotsav
Wildlife
- National Animal: Tiger
- National Bird: Peacock
- Gir Forest: Asiatic Lions
- Elephants & One-horned Rhino: Assam
- Camel & Wild Ass: Desert & Rann of Kutch
- Wild Goats & Snow Leopards: Himalayas
- 1st week of Oct: Wildlife Week
- Project Tiger, Project Crocodile
- Migratory Birds: Pelicans, Siberian Cranes, Stork, Flamingo, Curlew, Pintail Duck
✍ Manishika