Soils, Vegatation and Animals Questions and Answers - 1

Question: 1

Write about the wild animals of Tamilnadu?

The animals and birds living in the forests are indeed the wild animals. In Tamilnadu, the Western Ghats and the hills of the Eastern Ghats abound in wild life.

Black bear, several different deer varieties (forests of Chennai), wild hog, leopard, fox, jackal, tiger, elephant, hare and python as well as other varieties of snakes are all found in the forests of Tamilnadu.

Crocodiles live in rivers as well. There are also several different kinds of birds in our state.

Peacock and peahen, lark(kuil), crow, mynah, parrots, cranes, stork and eagle are found every where.

Question: 2

What are the different kinds of soils found in Tamilnadu?

Alluvial soils

Requr or the black soils

Red soils

Laterite soils, and

Saline soils are found in Tamilnadu.

Question: 3

Classify the forests of Tamilnadu?

The differences in precipation and landscapes determine the types of forests. The forests of Tamilnadu may be classified as those

(i). The subtropical hill forests,

(ii). Temperate hill forests,

(iii). Tropical, dry evergreen forests,

(iv) Thorny shrub forests and

(v) Mangrove forests.

Question: 4

Why should we conserve and protect soils?

If we conserve and protect soils, the vegetation will flourish. If the vegetation flourishes, then the human and animal lives will prosper. Animals are indeed the life blood of human life. As there is a great role for soils, we should conserve and protect soils.

Question: 5

How are the forests useful to us?

The forests improve the natural beauty of a place. They also prevent air pollution. In the cities they are useful in bringing down the heat and preventing air pollution. If grown along the highways in dense patches, they will be useful in muffing noise as well. Forests provide for employment. It is also recognised that the forests have important productive and protective functions. The forests continue to give us forest products both for industrial and domestic purposes. Forests are a renewable resource.