The following are the principal types of natural vegetation in India: (1) Tropical Evergreen Rain Forests‚ (2) Deciduous or Monsoon Type of Forests‚ (3) Dry Deciduous Forests and Scrubs‚ (4) Semi- Desert and Desert Vegetations‚ (5) Tidal or Mangrove Forests and (6) Mountain Forests. • Tropical evergreen rain forests: These forests grow in areas where rainfall is more than 200 cm. They are mainly found on the slopes of the Western Ghats and the Northeastern regions of Arunachal Pradesh‚ Meghalaya
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Characters Kanai Dutt: Indian‚ 42 years old; translator; knows 6 languages; at around 10 was sent to Lusibari to be “rusticated” when speaking back to the teacher; unmarried; lives in New Deli; runs a bureau of translators; Piyali Roy: Indian by descent; does not speak Bengali; from Seattle but born in Kolkata‚ left when 1 year old; cetologist; has an uncle in Kolkata (big man in government); late 20s; her mother suffered from cervical cancer; Nilima Bose: Mashima - “aunt”; 76 years old; Kanai’s
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_______________________________________________________________________ Where are they located? Bamboo- The Bambusa tulda can be found in the biome of the Southeast Asian rainforest. It often grows as an undergrowth scattered or in patches in the forest. It does very well in a moist environment with a lot of rainfall. Durian- The durian is thought to be one of Southeast Asia’s most ancient and primitive trees. It grows in lowland rainforests‚ and is native to Borneo‚ Indonesia and Malaysia. Jambu
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Mill would say to kill one person and let the other four be able to live. If Mill is going to obey his own theory he would say that only killing one person would be less harmful than killing all four of the people. If having one person die in contrast to having all five die a utilitarian would chose to kill one person and save four people. Mill’s decision would be solely based upon his own theory of promoting happiness to the greatest number of people. Personally I do not agree with Mill’s
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ensure that citizens in both cities and rural areas have clean air to breathe‚ safe drinking water‚ and adequate supplies of clean renewable energy. Agriculture and industry must make efficient and responsible use of the natural resources--land‚ soil‚ forests‚ rivers‚ oceans‚ mineral deposits--upon which they rely. Sustainable Development from Ecological Perspectives If one asks an ecologist and a security analyst to name those
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Preface Bangladesh is largely ethnically homogeneous. Indeed‚ its name derives from the Bengali ethno-linguistic group‚ which comprises 98% of the population. Bengalis‚ who also predominate in the West Bengal province of India‚ are one of the most populous ethnic groups in the world. Variations in Bengali culture and language do exist of course. There are many dialects of Bengali spoken throughout the region. The dialect spoken by those in Chittagong and Sylhet are particularly
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nearly 20 elephant getting killed between Jan 2007 and Jan 2008 in elephant corridor connecting Karnataka‚ Kerala and Tamil nadu. In Nov- Dec 2007 at least five elephant deaths were reported from Waynad plateau region in Kerala and from Bandipur forest reserve along Karnataka Tamil nadu border. Crop and livestock depredation: - A variety of mammals like elephant‚ rhino‚ deer‚ wild pig and monkeys cause immense damage to crops. Damage caused by wild pig is the most prominent one as they have a
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Introduction: Global warming is gradually becoming a serious concern to our environment and our planet as a whole. Nature is now showing signs with unique changes affecting our lives. When the surface temperature of the earth heats up human beings are not the only ones who feel the changes and also react in some way. Animals and sometimes even plants will also be affected by the global warming. What is global warming: An overall warming of the planet based on average temperature over the entire
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Bangalis (plains people) who have contributed to this culture‚ but also the several hundred tribal communities of the country who live mainly in the Hill areas of the Chittagong Hill Tracts‚ in the Districts of Dinajpur‚ Rajshahi‚ Sylhet and the plains forests in Dhaka‚ Tangail‚ Mymensingh and Jamalpur. Historically‚ Bangladesh has earned the reputation of being at the crossroads of many cultures. The ruins of magnificent cities and monuments left behind in many parts of the country by the vanishing dynasties
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regimes. The overall climate of India is suitable for the growth of forests. The climax formations of Indian subcontinent have been altered much due to human activities in the last few thousand years. However‚ the remaining vegetation shows that the natural vegetation of India primarily consists of forests. The grasslands found in the region are not natural plant formations but have originated secondarily due to destruction of natural forests in some places. Therefore‚ these represent various stages of
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