Relevance/Importance of Vegetation
Serves as source of timber Promotes livestock farming. Serves as fuel wood. Serves as source of raw materials. Serves as tourist centres. Generates employment opportunities.
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Major Classification of Natural Vegetation
The major vegetation types of the world are: Tropical Rain forest. The Savanna grassland. Tropical Monsoon forest. Temperate deciduous forest. The Mediterranean Forest or Broad — leaved Evergreen. Coniferous Forest or Taga. Temperate grassland. viii. Tundra vegetation etc.
Factors that affect Vegetation Growth
Factors that affect Vegetation growth are: i. Climatic factors – temperature, humidity, precipitation and wind. ii. Edaphic factors – this of course is related to soil types and their various properties. iii. Biotic factors: This is related to the activities of living organisms like man and animals. Human activities here can be in the form …
Types of Vegetation
1. Natural Vegetation – plants species grow naturally according to the physical environment. 2. Man-made Vegetation – plants species are planted by man for a purpose. It is also called re-afforestation.
Meaning of Vegetation
VEGETATION: Vegetation is the living mantle of plants, which cover much of land surface forming an important aspect of the physical environment. It can also mean an association where plants grow together in a particular habitat.
Cold Climate
This type of climate mostly occurs in the Northern hemisphere. lt lies between latitude 50° & 65°C north of the equator. Areas found are Canada, Norway, Sweden, Finland and most especially in Siberia in Asia where the predominant vegetation is coniferous forest. This of course gives it the name “Siberian Climate” Features of Cold Climate: …