Natural Vegetation - Problems of Deforestation

Natural Vegetation - Characteristics of Tropical Rainforest

Natural Vegetation - Functions of the Forest

Natural Vegetation - Uses of the Forest

Natural Vegetation - Case Studies for Level Marking Question

Natural Vegetation - Case Study on Kalimantan

Natural Vegetation - Deforestation

Natural Vegetation - Functions & Uses of Forests

Question- Natural Vegetation

How are forests important to us?

- Support diversity of plants and animals.
- Natural habitats for many animals.
- Provide us with resources. (e.g. food, wood, medicine, etc.)
- Part of our natural heritage for recreation, appreciation of nature, etc.)

<- Wild Kang Kong that can be found in the forests.

Question- Mangrove Forest

How do the roots of the mangrove trees adapt to the waterlogged soil conditions?

Coastal zone- Sonneratia have aerial roots that are exposed during low tide to breathe.

Middle Zone- Rhizophora have prop roots to provide support for the trees on muddy soil.

Inland Zone- Bruguiera have knee-like roots to provide support on the soft soil.

Question- Tropical Rainforest

Provide some examples of how plants adapt to the low light condition at the lower layers of the rainforest.

(As the canopy layer of the tropical rainforest prevents sunlight from reaching the lower layers of the forest, some plants adapted to the low light condition by growing on the tree branches to get more sunlight.)

- Epiphytes e.g. bird nest ferns grow on tree branches for support to obtain more sunlight.

- Lianas wind round tree trunk and grow upwards to obtain sunlight.

- Parasites grow on plants and take food from them.

- Young trees and other smaller plants grow at gaps of canopy where they can get light.

Natural Vegetation- Monsoons

Explain how monsoons are formed.

Northern hemisphere (Asia)- winter- high pressure
Southern hemisphere (Australia)- summer- low pressure
Wind blows from Asia (high pressure) to Australia (low pressure)
Wind picks up moisture from ocean and bring rain to land
Change in direction half yearly during reverse of seasons

Natural Vegetation- Question

Natural Vegetation- Structure of Tropical Rainforest

Natural Vegetation- Mangrove Forest & Coniferous Forest

Natural Vegetation- Tropical Rainforest & Tropical Monsoon Forest

Natural Vegetation- What is Natural Vegetation?

What is Natural Vegetation?
Natural vegetation refers to plants that grow naturally in a place with little or no human interference.

Why is Natural Vegetation important?
Natural Vegetation plays an important role in a forest ecosystem by providing food and shelter for the animals and native people that live in the forest.

Natural Vegetation- Climate