Natural vegetation and wildlife

Natural vegetation refers to the garment of plants and trees that exists in the area before it is modified by Man

for activities such as farming, mining, lumbering and industrial, economic

and urban development. We need natural vegetation because it helps us

humans, and animals. people use natural vegetation for food, building

materials, etc. Animals such as herbivores use it for food.

Natural Vegetation

ShrubsForest

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MediterraneanVegetation

Temperate Decidous Temperate

Evergreen

TTropical ropical

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TTropicalropical DDecidousecidous

TTemperateemperate

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TTemperateemperate

DDecidousecidous

regions areregions aremarked for hot dry marked for hot dry

summers and mildy summers and mildy rainy winters , Citrus rainy winters , Citrus

fruits such as fruits such as oranges,figs ,olives and oranges,figs ,olives and

grapes are commonly grapes are commonly cultivated here because cultivated here because

people have removed people have removed the natural vegetation the natural vegetation

in order to in order to cultivate .There isn’n cultivate .There isn’n

much wildlife here much wildlife here

C C o n I f e r o u so n I f e r o u s

F F o r e s to r e s t

G G r a s s l a n d sr a s s l a n d s

TTropicalropical

GGrasslandsrasslands

T T h o r n y h o r n y B B u s h u s h e se s

Only mosses ,lichens Only mosses ,lichens nad very small shrubs nad very small shrubs

are found here . It are found here . It grows during the grows during the

very short summer very short summer This is called Tundra This is called Tundra

type of type of vegetation.This vegetation.This

vegetation is found in vegetation is found in the polar areas of the polar areas of

Europe ,AsiaEurope ,Asiaand North America . and North America .

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