Evergreen forest

Deciduous forest

Tropical Rain Forests occur in the areas which receive heavy rainfall.

In a large part of India we have this type of forest.

They always appear green and are called evergreen forest

These forests are also called monsoon forests.

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

They are less dense.

They shed their leaves at different times of the year.

They shed their leaves at a particular time of the year.

Important trees found in these forests are mahogany, ebony and rosewood.

Important trees found in these forests are sal, teak, peepal, neem and shisham.

They are found in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, parts of North-Eastern states and a narrow strip of the Western slope of the Western Ghats

They are found in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and in parts of Maharashtra.