Desert-type Vegetation

Tundra-type Vegetation

1. This vegetation is found in dry regions having low rainfall.

2. This vegetation is found in tropical desert areas like north Africa.

3. Cacti, thorny bushes and coarse grasses are the examples of desert-type vegetation.

1. This vegetation is found in snow covered areas.

2. This vegetation is found around North Pole in Eurasia and North America.

3. Mosses, lichens and wild flowering shrubs are the examples of tundra-type vegetation.

Tropical Deciduous Forests

Mid-latitude Deciduous Forests

1. These forests occur in sub-tropical regions with a distinct dry season.

2. Trees shed their leaves in the dry season.

3. They are found in the regions of Western Europe, North-Eastern China, Japan, North-Eastern U.S.A, Southern China and New Zealand.

1. These forests occur in the coastal regions of cool climates.

2. Trees shed their leaves in winter season.

3. They are found in the monsoon regions of Asia, parts of central America, Brazil and northern Australia.

Tropical Grasslands

Mid-latitude Grasslands

1. These grasslands occur in the interiors of continents in the tropical zone.

2. These grasses are long grasses, about two metres in height.

3. Major regions are the equatorial regions in Africa, parts of Brazilian plateau, Deccan plateau and northern Australia.

4. These grasslands are known as Savanna in Africa and Pampas in Brazil.

1. These grasslands occur in the interiors of continents in the middle latitudinal zone.

2. These grasses are short grasses.

3. Major regions are Russia, interiors of United States and Canada, South African plateau, coastal plains of Argentina and Uruguay in South America and Murray-Darling basin in Australia.

4. These are known as steppes in Eurasia, Prairies in North America and Pampas in South America.