Tell hill trees from plains trees by shape and leaf, and know why the hill shape works where it does.
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Hill trees are tall, straight and conical, with narrow needle-shaped leaves
Pine, deodar, cedar, spruce and fir are some of the plants which grow on the hills. These plants are tall and straight, and generally have a conical shape.
To have a conical shape means resembling a cone. These tall, straight and green conical trees make hills appear green and beautiful.
The chapter's labelled photographs of pine, deodar and spruce trees
Pine trees grow tall and straight on the hills.
Deodar trees have a beautiful cone shape.
Spruce trees keep snow from depositing on their branches.
Three questions on hill trees, their shape and their leaves
Plants growing on hills are tall, straight and have a ___ shape.
The plains trees the chapter names, and how they grow
Peepal, banyan, mango, sal and sheesham are some of the plants found in plains.
While the trees on the hills rise upward in a straight, single cone, trees in the plains have a sharply contrasting structure.
The chapter's labelled photographs of peepal, banyan, mango and sheesham
Unlike hill trees, plains trees branch outwards.
Banyans grow into trees with an enormous horizontal spread.
Mango trees form a thick, rounded canopy.
Many branches allow plains trees to spread widely.
Two items on the trees that grow in the plains
Plants growing at different places are different in appearance and structure. For example, and are two of the trees that grow on plains. These trees look quite different from the tall, straight trees that grow on hills. Instead of forming a cone shape, trees found in the plains grow into trees having many . This spreading shape gives them a wide crown that can provide plenty of shade.