List of Bio-geographic Zones and Bio-geographic Provinces of India

MD Shakeel Anwar

29-SEP-2016 16:36

The Biogeography deals with the geographical distribution of plants and animals. There are 10 bio-geographical Zones in India. The bio-geographical province is an ecosystematic or biotic subdivision of realm. India is divided into 25 bio-geographic provinces.

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Here, we are giving the list of Bio-geographic Zones and Bio-geographic Provinces of which is very useful in the preparation of competitive examinations like UPSC-prelims, SSC, State Services, NDA, CDS, and Railways etc.

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Bio-geographic Zones and Bio-geographic Provinces of India

Bio-geographic Zones of India	Bio-geographic Provinces of India
Trans Himalaya	1A: Himalaya- Ladakh Mountains 1B: Himalaya-Tibetan Plateau 1C: Trans-Himalaya Sikkim
The Himalaya	2A: Himalaya- North West Himalaya 2B: Himalaya- West Himalaya 2C: Himalaya- Central Himalaya 2D: Himalaya- East Himalaya
The Indian Desert	3A: Desert-Thar 3B: Desert-Katchchh
The Western Ghats	4A: Western Ghats-Malabar Plains 5B: Western Ghats- Western Ghats Mountains
The Deccan Peninsula	6A: Deccan Peninsular-Central Highlands 6B: Deccan Peninsular- Chotta Nagpur 6C: Deccan Peninsular- Eastern Highland 6D: Deccan Peninsular- Central Plateau 6E: Deccan Peninsular- Deccan South
The Gangetic Plains	7A: Gangetic Plain- Upper Gangetic Plains 7B: Gangetic Plain- Lower Gangetic Plains
The Coasts	8A: Coasts-West Coast 8B: Coasts- East Coast 8C: Coasts-Lakshadweep
North-East India	9A: North-East- East- Brahmaputra Valley 9B: North-East-North East Hills
Islands	10A: Islands-Andaman 10B: Islands-Nicobar

Biogeography classification of India was done by Rodgers and Panwar in 1988. The classification was done using various factors such as altitude, moisture, topography, rainfall etc.

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