Sl Natural Regions
1 Equatorial region (Hot wet
evergreen Region)
2. Tropical Grasslands(Semi
arid) Savanna or the Tropical
Sudan Climate
3. Hot desserts or Tropical
Dessert (Hot) (Dry zone)
4. Tropical Monsoon region
5. Mediterranean region
(Subtropical Western
Margins)
6. Temperate Grasslands
(Temperate Continental
Region/Prairies-Pampas-
Velds-Steppes-Downs)
7 Central
Continental/Siberia/Tiga
8 Tundra/Arctic
(Cold Desert)
Location
(10°-10°)N and S
(10°-20°)N and S,
Lies inland from coast like
Sudan; Tranisitional region
from equatorial and Tropical
desserts ; tropical zone
between cancer and capcricorn
(15°-30°)N and S,
Along western margins of the
continent; lies in the offshore
region of trade winds;
(10°-30°)N and S,
Along eastern margins of the
continent
(30°-45°)N and S,
Along Mediterranean sea and
along the west coast of
continents
(40°-55°)N and S,
Interior of the
continents;extensive in NH
south of Taiga;Narrow in SH;
Desserts lie south of
Temperate Grass Lands
(55°-70°)N Between Tundra in
North to Temperate grassland
in south
(65°-90°)N Northern Polar
region beyond Arctic Circle
Climatic Type
Uniform high temp ;sunrays
vertically
overhead;12hr/day,25-30
deg;annual range<3deg
As Sudan is a typical
example, its called Sudan
Type of climate.Hot wet
Summer/Dry cool
winters;temp summer 30
deg;winter temp 15
Daily range temp>annual
range of temp; Summers are
hot/dry with very little rain.
Winters are cool;hottest
month 30-35;coldest 20
deg;low humidity with
cloudy skies;
Differential rate of heating of
land and sea; Summers are
hot/dry Winters are cool
Summers are hot/dry
Winters are cool/wet,temp;
hot temp 20-25 deg;coldest
temp 5-15 deg
Continental-Short&warm
summers, long winters;
extreme temperature more
in NH than in SH;hottest is
15-25; clear sky so diurnal
temp rnge high; annual temp
20-25;coldest temp below 0
deg
Cool temperate zone;Long
cold winters,6
months;temp10;summer3-4;
Long Severly cold winters.
-35 to -40 deg C; Summers
Rainfall Veg
Conventional rain all day Equatorial rain forests;dense
12noon to 3pm,150-350 evergreen forest cover called
or more;2 months of max tropical rainforest or Selvas in
rainfall during Amazon basin.
Equinox(Mar-Sept)
NH:Cloudy skies/rainfall Seasonal scanty rainfall grows
in summer;hottest grasses 8-10ft; trees withstand
month April-May drought; Campos in Brazil;Lianos
SH: Oct-Nov hottest Venezuela; Savanna in Africa;
month; 25-150cm;
decrease with increase of
distance from equator.
Annual rainfall<25cms; Too scanty rainfall to support
sudden violent vegetal cover. Xerophytic plants;
thunderstorms due to thorny/leathery,long root plants
conventional rise of air. conserver water to survive;
Rainfall too scanty cacti, prickly pear, acacia, short
grasses, scrub; date palm near
oasis-the oldest cultivated fruit
tree
SW monsoon Winds Deciduous trees,shed leaves
cause rain in summer.25- during dry season; forests open
250cms;cloudy skies but with fewer species than
during rainy season equatorial region;hardwood
causes temp to fall; NE trees with broad leaves ; teak sal
Monsoon winds dry, acacia, sandalwood, bamboo
some rain in SE
35 to 75 cms of rain; Trees+shrubs+grass=marquis
hot/dry wind from vegetation,xerophytes,
Sahara Sirocco;Cold wind evergreen plants;Vine with long
from alpine Mistral; mild roots,cork, oak,olive(waxy leaf)
wet winter rainfall. Eucalyptus,giant sequoia or
redwood
Moderate and Variable; Scanty rainfall,drought and cold
annual rainfall 25cm to winters hence treeless; grasses
60cms;Conventional light withstand low rain and seasonal
rain,snow fall in winters; variation;short trees like willows
alders and poplars seen along
water courses; scrubs and
thorny plants in drier areas.
25-100cm;cyclonic in Coniferous(Taiga); Evergreen
summer+snow in with softwood;Xerophytes
winters; cold blizzards vegetation; pine,fir,
(canada) buran(europe) cedar,larch,spruce hemlock
Scanty <25cm rainfall in Tundra-flat treeless plain which
summers; cyclonic type; is boggy;mosses& grasses
Human adaptation
Wet rice, tapioca, mangoes-forests cleared in
asia to grow these; sugarcane rubber tea
coffee coconut spices teak; 6% of earth but
50% of plant species; trees 40-50m tall with
damp ground,broadwood-hardwood
type;mahagony ebony rosewood rubber
cinchona
15% of earth; cattle rearing in grasslands with
primitive agriculture in South America- Cotton
sugarcane
Africa-Groundnut and millet.
Deciduous trees; broad leaved and umbrella
shaped to withstand wind; acaia baobab;
Savanna scrub are mallee, mulga spinfex
Irrigation can transform the desserts; Aswan
dam in Africa-cotton/wheat/maize/sugarcane
Sukkur dam of Indus-
cotton/rice/wheat/oilseeds
The Inland drainage system of Mexico-
cotton/rice/wheat/maize
Most densely populated; Rice sugarcane jute
in wet lands; wheat millets pulses tobacco in
dry land; tea is the main plantation crop; other
commercial crops like coffee, oilseeds, rubber
and coconut
The Orchard of the world;densely
populated;intensive agriculture;
vineolive+cereals;rearing of sheep,goat,cattle.
Oranges,lemon,apricot,pomegranates,cherries
,vegetable,alfalfa
Sparsely populated; not attractive for
agriculture; has now transformed as the
Granaries of the world as it exports wheat. In
North America, wheat+oat+ corn cotton; In
Steppes of Europe/Asia- wheat+rye+sugar+
beet+barley+potatoes
Farming not well practiced;growing period
short due to snow; in lowlands barley,oats,
potatoes,beetroot,turnips
Too cold for cultivation;hunting& fishing for
food-clothing-shelter; new wheat introduced
for 2-3 months; snow fall in lichens, poppies lilies ; scrubs- in tundra region
winters birches willows junipers alders in
south; berry bushes called bush
tundra