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Physical Geography •Located between 2 and 7 degrees north of the Equator Malaysia- Geographical Location Climate • a sprawling, relaxed town • beautiful sunsets over the offshore islands Temperature • Equatorial humid climate, Tropical maritime climate • sunny and hot all year round • Temperatures range from 21℃to 32℃ • Low seasonality Temperature variation throughout the year is small. Sunny blue skies typify most days. Rainfall • annual rainfall • 2000 mm - 2500 mm • High relatively humidity • typically over 80% throughout the year • scattered unpredictable rains • advisable to always bring an umbrella in case it rains • "Land Below the Wind" "風下之鄉 " setting the State free from climatic disturbances Landform -Mount Kinabalu • In the eastern malaysia • on the isaland Borneo Mt.Kinabalu • Mt. Kinabalu is one of the youngest nonvolcanic mountains in the world • 4th tallest mountain in the Malaysia • 4,095 metres above the sea level • Grows in speed by 0.5 cm every year • the most unique mountain in the world Mt.Kinabalu • Between the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate • Fold mountain • Volcano but not active Mt.Kinabalu Poring Hot Spring • Steaming water is an excellent tonic for tired limbs Mt.Kinabalu Vegetation zonation on a mountain Mt.Kinabalu • factors affecting the temperature: 1) Amount of sunlight (e.g. In the morning , the temperature drops to 0℃ ) 2) Environmental lapse rate(環境遞減率) : 1000m↑ 6℃↓ Pulau Gaya Pulau Gaya •The largest island in Kota Kinabalu Kinabalu National Park • Malaysia's first World Heritage Site • designated by UNESCO in December 2000 ‧ Habitat of animal species Tropical rainforest • Forest in tropical regions • A biome (生物群) found in equatorial region (10 °N -10 ° S) • High biodiversity(生物多樣性) Layers • • • • Often 5 layers in structure Emergent layer (樹冠層) Canopy layer (露生層) Young trees/understory (幼樹層) • Shrubs (灌木層) • Undergrowth /forest floor(地面層) Trees Living organism characteristics • • • • Great species diversity Dense forest Trees: tall, large and evergreen with buttress root Living organism characteristics • Barks: thin, smooth • Leaves: broad, smooth, shinny with drip-tip Rafflesia (食人花/屍花) • The largest flower in the World • Takes up to 15 months to bud • Only lasts 7 days once it blooms • it smells of rotting flesh Soil characteristics • infertile • Nutrients – mostly stored in plants • Acidic soil • Brown and red in color Klias River Cruise Klias wetland • Located 110km south of Kota Kinabalu • a Mangrove Forest Reserve rich with river side wildlife and birds QUESTION: Do you know what is it? ANSWER: Proboscis Monkey (長鼻猴) Organisms in Klias River • Proboscis Monkey(長鼻猴) • Display of fireflies • crocodiles, lizards, tree snakes, eagle ‧Long Tail Macaque monkeys ‧Silver Langur monkeys The End