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Q.Explain Raunkiaer classification in the world's vegetation based on the temperature.

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Step 1. The chapter states that, based on the temperature prevailing in an area, Raunkiaer classified the world's vegetation into four types: megatherms, mesotherms, microtherms and hekistotherms.

Step 2. The chapter's glossary supplies the temperature bands and associated vegetation for each: megatherms occur where temperatures exceed roughly 24°C throughout the year, and the dominant vegetation is tropical rain forest.

Step 3. Mesotherms occur where high temperature alternates with low temperature, roughly in the 17°C–24°C range, and the dominant vegetation is tropical deciduous forest.

Step 4. Microtherms occur in a lower range, roughly 7°C–17°C, where the dominant vegetation is mixed coniferous forest. …

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