After reading this article you will learn about Antarctic Cold Arid Zone:- 1. Subject-Matter of Antarctic Cold Arid Zone 2. Climate of Antarctic Cold Arid Zone 3. Soils 4. Terrestrial Vegetation 5. Fauna of Terrestrial. Subject-Matter of Antarctic Cold Arid Zone: The Antarctic continent is dominated by a massive ice sheet. Some 86% of the world's ice is found in [...]
Character of Animals: The colder it gets outside the body, the more food he needs. Man insulates his body with heavy clothing and takes shelter. Some animals are insulated with fur, fat or feather, and also take shelter. Some hibernate in winter, and others migrate to avoid it. Most striking of all the main adaptations are internal physiological processes which [...]
Medicinal plants in hot Indian arid zone enjoy considerable reputation as drugs and are used in different systems of medicine either as the active principle or crude systems of medicine either as the active principle ingredient or crude drug. The resources of the Indian arid zone are very limited. There is a considerable pressure on the land and natural vegetation. [...]