The document provides an overview of the equatorial region, located between 5° north and 5° south, characterized by its hot and wet climate, abundant natural vegetation, and diverse animal life. Key topics include its climate, types of vegetation like mahogany and rubber, and economic activities such as agriculture and lumbering. The region's development has progressed with the introduction of modern practices, moving from shifting cultivation to settled agriculture.

1. :
“EQUATORIAL REGION”
By:
J.Jenson Samr

2. “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…

3. 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

4. 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.

5. CONTENTS:
 Meaning of Natural region.
Types of Major Natural Region.
Introduction to the topic.
Location.
Climate.
Natural vegetation.
 Animal Life..
 Economic Life & development.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. LOCATION : 5 North to 5 South of the equator.
PLACES : Amazon region,Congo basin and Guinea coast,Malaysia,
Indonesia,Philippines.

12. 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.

14. 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

16. ANIMAL LIFE:
Animal life matches the
vegetation. Animals which live
here are monkeys, bats,
elephants, tree lizards, turtles,
snakes, hippopotamuses, insects
and flies.

17. 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.

18. Characters of Equatorial Region
• The rivers in the equatorial climate flow
very well.
• The biggest river in the river in this region
is Amazon, South America.
• Vegetation is abundant in this region with
lots of plant species, So these forested areas
are known as Jungle.

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