S1_5.1-5.3 What is Natural Vegetation and Tropical Climate

What is Natural Vegetation?

What is Natural Vegetation

● Natural vegetation refers to plant life which covers

particular parts of the world’s land areas and
develops without human interference.

Different Types of Natural Vegetation

​Tropical Rainforests

Multiple Choice

Natural vegetation develops without human interference.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

There are several different types of natural vegetation in the world.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The climate of a location determines the type of natural vegetation found there.

• True

• False

Match

Match the following:

Tropical Rainforests

Tropical Mangroves

Temperate Coniferous Forests

Desert

Tropical Grassland

• Tropical Rainforests

• Tropical Mangroves

• Temperate Coniferous Forests

• Desert

• Tropical Grassland

The type of natural vegetation found in a location is dependent on the CLIMATE of the place

Rainforests can be found in the Tropical Climate

Multiple Choice

Rainforests can be found in the _________ climate

• tropical

• temperate

• monsoon

• desert

What is the Tropical Climate?

Climate refers to the average
weather conditions of a place over a
long period of time, usually more
than 30 years.

The climate experienced by many

areas found within the tropics, the
part of the world located in between
the Tropic of Cancer and the
Tropic of Capricorn is called the
tropical climate.

Multiple Choice

Climate refers to the average weather conditions of a place over a long period of time, usually more than ___ years.

• 10

• 20

• 30

• 40

Multiple Select

Tropical climate can be found between the Tropic of _______ and the Tropic of ________.

• Cancer

• Capricorn

• Libra

• Pisces

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Southern

Northern

Equator

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Capricorn

Labelling

Label the climatic zones.

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Tropical Climate

Temperate Climate

Polar Climate

Characteristics of Tropical Climate

● High annual rainfall of about 2000mm on average
● Can go up to as high as 4500mm
● Rainfall throughout the year.
● High temperature throughout the year.
● No month in which rainfall is very low or absent.

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Tropical climate has ​

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annual rainfall of about ​

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on average. There is rainfall ​

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the year and there is no month in which rainfall is very low or absent. It also experiences high ​

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throughout the year.

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high

2000mm

throughout

temperatures

low

200mm

wind speeds

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Labelling

Label these rainforests on the map.

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Congo Basin

Southeast Asia

Amazon Rainforest