Teak and sal, India's two commercially most important timbers, come chiefly from which forest type?

Tropical deciduous forestCorrect answerYour answerTropical evergreen forestCorrect answerYour answerMontane forestCorrect answerYour answerMangrove forestCorrect answerYour answer

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Correct answer: A

Teak and sal are the characteristic trees of tropical deciduous, or monsoon, forest.
That forest grows where annual rainfall is roughly between 70 and 200 cm, which describes most of the country.
It is for the same reason the most widespread forest type in India.

Worth noting

These trees shed their leaves in the dry season to conserve water, which is what makes the forest deciduous.

Concept: Tropical deciduous forest and its characteristic trees
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Teak and sal, India's two commercially most important timbers, come chiefly from which forest type?

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