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Goh Cheng Leong Chapter 15: Hot, Wet Equatorial Climate (Physical and Human Geography)

Due to canopies in equatorial forest, the undergrowth will NOT be dense. Also soil deterioration is not just because of the excessive lumbering but because of the excessive leaching that takes place here World Geography Solved MCQ question bank @ https://www.doorsteptutor.com/Exams/I... Dr. Manishika Jain explains the Goh Cheng Leong Certificate Physical & Human Geography Chapter 15: Hot, Wet Equatorial Climate. Equatorial Region @4:21 Rainfall @9:41 Vegetation @10:47 Life & Development @15:16 Amazon @16:36 Congo @16:43 Mayasia @16:47 Factors Affecting Development @19:23 Climate @19:27 Bacteria @19:54 Jungle Hinders Development @20:07 Deterioration of Tropical Soil @20:46 #Climbing #Lumbering #Exploitation #Convergence #Cyclonic #Influence #Precipitation #Equinox #Equatorial #Manishika #Examrace Equatorial Region Congo, Amazon, Malaysia, East Indies Trade Wind – Modified – Monsoonal influence Temperature: Uniformity How Temperature is moderated? Precipitation: 60-100 inch – maximum after equinox & least in solistice Rainfall Convectional Rainfall – Afternoon (one afternoon is equal to entire year rainfall in desert) Orographic or relief rainfall Cyclonic rainfall – convergence of air in Doldrums Vegetation Variety: Evergreen hardwood like mahogany, ebony; small palm trees; climbing lianas – epiphytic or parasitic; ferns, orchids and lalangs Distinct Layer: thick canopy, struggle for sunlight Multiple Species: No pure strand; Malaysia – 200 species; commercial exploitation is hard; hardwood don’t float on water and haulage expensive (so tropical nations are timber importers) Forest Clearings: lumbering & shifting cultivation – belukar in Mayasia (secondary forest, less trees and dense undergrowth) Life & Development Amazon: Indian Tribes gather wild rubber Congo: Pygmies gather nuts Mayasia: Orang Asli – cane products Factors Affecting Development Climate: high heat & humidity; sun-stroke; perspire and lose energy; malaria & yellow fever Bacteria & insect pests: injurious to crops, diseases; plague Jungle hinders development: Lalang (tall grass) & thick undergrowth choke crops – maintain infrastructure at high cost, Congo and Borneo without modern communication lines Deterioration of tropical soil: Difficult lumbering & livestock farming: For more topics in geography visit - https://www.doorsteptutor.com/Exams/I... For lecture handouts google "Goh Cheng Leong Chapter 15 Examrace Youtube Handouts" #examrace #upsc #ugcnet