PROJECT REPORTS:

A project on:

“EQUATORIAL REGION”

Project associate: Yashaswini . R

Under the guidance of : K.C.Vasundara,

Sudhir.S, Srinivas .V

BAPU COMPOSITE JUNIOR P.U COLLEGE

PROJECT AUTHORS:

Name: Yashaswini.R

Class: 9th “A”

School: Bapu Composite P U College

PROJECT PLAN :

“EQUATORIAL REGION”

We opted this topic to get more information about

Equatorial region,its climate, its natural

vegetation, its animal life, its economic importance

etc…

PROJECT SUMMARY:

Equatorial region is one of the evergreen region. It is located between 5 north to 5 south. Rainfall is through

out the year so there is luxuriant natural vegetation.

Animal life matches the natural vegetation.Now this

region is developing

OBJECTIVES:

To know more about equatorial region.

To acquire knowledge of its natural vegetation and animal life.

To have a complete analysis about the climate of equatorial region and its importance.

CONTENTS:

Meaning of Natural region.

Types of Major Natural Region.

Introduction to the topic.

Location.

Climate.

Natural vegetation.

Animal Life..

Economic Life & development.

MEANING OF NATURAL REGION:

A Natural region may be defined as an area of an earth

throughout which similarities prevail in relief, climate,

temperature, soil, rainfall, vegetation and human activities.

TYPES OF MAJOR NATURAL REGIONS:

Equatorial Regions.

Tropical Grassland Regions.

Tropical Monsoon Regions.

Hot desert Regions.

Mediterranean Regions.

Continental Cool Temperate Regions.

Temperate Grassland Regions.

Taiga Region.

Tundra or Polar Regions.

LOCATION : 5 North to 5 South of the equator.

PLACES : Amazon region,Congo basin and Guinea coast,Malaysia, Indonesia,Philippines.

CLIMATE:

The region has hot and wet climate because of its nearness to the equator and the sunrays

are always vertical .

Average temperature is 25 C to 30 C.

There is no winter.

There is rainfall throughout the year.

Climate is unfavourable for human life and activity.

NATURAL VEGETATION:

High temperature and heavy rainfall helps

luxuriant growth. The trees are evergreen throughout the year.

The vegetation includes Mahogany, Ebony,

Rosewood, Cinchona and Rubber.

mahogany ebony

cinchona Rubber

ANIMAL LIFE:

Animal life matches the vegetation.

Animals which live here are monkeys,

bats, elephants, tree lizards, turtles,

snakes, hippopotamuses, insects and flies.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:Agriculture:The equatorial region is very sparsely populated.The primitive people are the hunters and collectors of food products.Others practise shifting cultivation.

Lumbering:The trees yield excellent timber .The logs are heavier and that they cannot be easily transported.

Modern development:With the advent of the Europeans,life developed fast and settled agriculture has been replaced the shifting agriculture.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

www.moorea.com/moorea_photographies/

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www.irna .com/occasion.htm

www.google.com