Fill in the blanks.

(a) Hot and dry winds known as ________ blow during the day in the summers.


(b) The states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu receive a great amount of rainfall during the season of_________.


(c) ________ forest in Gujarat is the home of _________.


(d) _________ is a well-known species of mangrove forests.


(e) _________ are also called monsoon forests.


(a) Hot and dry winds known as loo blow during the day in the summers.

Loo is a strong dry and dry summer wind from the west which blows over the western Indo-Gangetic Plain.


(b) The states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu receive a great amount of rainfall during the season of retreating monsoons.


Retreat monsoon blows from the northeast across the Bay of Bengal. Good monsoon mean adequate rain and a beautiful crop.


(c) Gir forest in Gujarat is the home of Asiatic lions.


The Gir Forest National Park was established in 1965. There are other species of fauna available in Gir Forests.


(d) Sundari is a well-known species of mangrove forests.


Mangrove forests play a relevant role in climate change.


(e) Tropic deciduous forest are also called monsoon forests.


In large part of India, Tropic deciduous forests can be found. The trees of these forests shed their leaves during a particular time of the year.


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