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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:
th
9
“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:
mahogany
cinchona
High temperature and heavy
rainfall helps luxuriant growth.
The trees are evergreen throughout
the year. The vegetation includes
Mahogany, Ebony, Rosewood,
Cinchona and Rubber.
ebony
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.
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