Answer the following questions briefly.

What is the difference between evergreen forest and deciduous forest?

Evergreen forest

Deciduous forest

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, parts of North-eastern states and a narrow strip of the Western Ghats are home of these forests

In large part of the country, we have these type of forests. Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and in parts of Maharashtra are home to these forests.

These are so dense that sunlight doesn’t reach the ground.

These forests are also called monsoon forests.

The trees of these forests shed their leaves at different times of a year that is why they always appear green.

The trees of these forests shed their leaves at a particular time of a year.

Rosewood, mahogany and ebony are main trees found in these forests.

Sal, teak, peepal, neem and shesham are main trees found in these forests.