Geography
(i) Name one area where tropical rain forests are found.
(ii) Mention two main characteristics of tropical rain forests.
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(i) Tropical rain forests are found on the western slopes of the Western Ghats.
(ii) Two main characteristics of tropical rain forests are-
- Trees reach great heights of more than 60 m.
- Since this region remains warm and wet throughout the year, it has a luxuriant vegetation of all kinds- trees, shrubs and creepers which give it a multi-layered structure.
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