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Distinguish between thorn forests and mangrove forests on the basis of rainfall, vegetation and location.

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NCERT Important Questions for Class 9 Social Science Geography Chapter 5
Social Science Class 9 Geography
Natural Vegetation and Wild Life 5
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  1. Thorn Forests:-
    1. Rainfall:-Rainfall in these types of forests are somewhere 70cm or less.
    2. Vegetation:- Babool, kiker, palm, cacti and acasia are the main plants.
    3. Location:- Found in semi-arid regions of Gujrat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
    Mangrove Forests:-
    1. Rainfall:- These types of forests develop in the deltaic region, and does not concern with the rainfall.
    2. Vegeta tion:- Sundari is the major tree type in these types of forests. The others are Agar and Korea.
    3. Location:- They are found in the deltas of Ganga, Mahanadi, Kaveri, Krishna and Godavari.

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