Equatorial hot and wet region

Equatorial hot and wet region

​Basic Information

​Equatorial regions are located in a band around the Equator and cover about 6% of the Earth's surface. They are often in lowland areas and have a climate that is hot and wet all year round. Tropical rainforests grow in the equatorial regions.

Equatorial region consists of the area around the equator which is at 0 degree latitude.

The equatorial region extends from 0 degrees to 10 degrees north and south.

Multiple Choice

How much percent of land does equatorial region occupy?

• 8%

• 6%

• 4%

• 2%

• 10%

Multiple Choice

Where is equatorial region located? write in degrees

• 10 degree north to 10 degree south

• 0 degree

• none of the above

The climate is hot and wet in this region as it receives direct rays of sun. Throughout the year and water evaporates from plants, ponds, rivers etc.

A tropical climate is also known as 'equatorial', because places found on or close to the Equator are typically tropical: they're warm and wet.

Large areas of South America, Africa and Asia, located between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, have a tropical climate.​

Climate of Equatorial region

Multiple Choice

What is the climate of Equatorial region?

• hot and wet

• wet and cold

• hot

• cold

• wet

Plant life

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It contains the majority of the largest trees, typically 30–45 m in height. Tall, broad-leaved evergreen trees are the dominant plants. The densest areas of biodiversity are found in the forest canopy, as it often supports a rich flora of epiphytes, including orchids, bromeliads, mosses and lichens.​

​Major trees of equatorial forests are :Mahogany, Ebony, Ivory wood, Dye wood, Cinchona, and Rosewood.

​Animal life

​Rainforests are populated with insects (like butterflies and beetles), arachnids(like spiders and ticks), worms, reptiles (like snakes and lizards), amphibians (like frogs and toads), birds (like parrots and toucans) and mammals (like sloths andjaguars). Different animals live in different strata of the rainforest.

​Within Equatorial Guinea there are gorillas, Leopards, chimpanzees, a small population of African Elephants, hippopotamus, cape buffalo, crocodiles, pythons and various monkeys.

Multiple Choice

The typical height of the trees found in Equatorial region is 30-45m.

• True

• False

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Within Equatorial Guinea there are gorillas, Leopards, chimpanzees, a small population of African Elephants, hippopotamus, cape buffalo, crocodiles, pythons and various monkeys.

• True

• False

​Human life

​Some are hunter-gatherers, which means that they have a central camp and hunt animals and gather food from around them in the forest, such as: nuts, fruit and honey.

Many people who live in rainforests find that using boats on rivers is the easiest way to travel around.

Various tribes of people live in the tropical rainforests, such as: the Pygmies in central Africa, the Lumad peoples in the southern Philippines and the Amazonia Indians of South America.

Multiple Choice

How do people live in Equatorial region?

• Some are hunter-gatherers, which means that they have a central camp and hunt animals and gather food from around them in the forest, such as: nuts, fruit and honey.

• none of the ab