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    1. The document describes 8 major climate regions of the world: equatorial, tropical deserts, tropical grasslands, tropical monsoon, Mediterranean, temperate grasslands, taiga, and tundra. 2. Each climate region is defined by its location, temperature, rainfall, seasons, natural vegetation, wildlife, and human adaptations. 3. The key human adaptations include primitive and advanced hunting/gathering, shifting agriculture, cattle ranching, orchard and food crop farming, wheat cultivation, and semi-nomadic hunting and gathering.

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    1. The document describes 8 major climate regions of the world: equatorial, tropical deserts, tropical grasslands, tropical monsoon, Mediterranean, temperate grasslands, taiga, and tundra. 2. Each climate region is defined by its location, temperature, rainfall, seasons, natural vegetation, wildlife, and human adaptations. 3. The key human adaptations include primitive and advanced hunting/gathering, shifting agriculture, cattle ranching, orchard and food crop farming, wheat cultivation, and semi-nomadic hunting and gathering.

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    1. The document describes 8 major climate regions of the world: equatorial, tropical deserts, tropical grasslands, tropical monsoon, Mediterranean, temperate grasslands, taiga, and tundra. 2. Each climate region is defined by its location, temperature, rainfall, seasons, natural vegetation, wildlife, and human adaptations. 3. The key human adaptations include primitive and advanced hunting/gathering, shifting agriculture, cattle ranching, orchard and food crop farming, wheat cultivation, and semi-nomadic hunting and gathering.

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    SL - No Regions Location/Area Climate Temperature/Rainfall/Season Natural Vegetation Wildlife Human Adaptations

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    1. The document describes 8 major climate regions of the world: equatorial, tropical deserts, tropical grasslands, tropical monsoon, Mediterranean, temperate grasslands, taiga, and tundra. 2. Each climate region is defined by its location, temperature, rainfall, seasons, natural vegetation, wildlife, and human adaptations. 3. The key human adaptations include primitive and advanced hunting/gathering, shifting agriculture, cattle ranching, orchard and food crop farming, wheat cultivation, and semi-nomadic hunting and gathering.

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    NO REGIONS LOCATION/AREA CLIMATE NATURAL WILDLIFE HUMAN ADAPTATIONS


    TEMPERATURE/RAINFALL/SEASON VEGETATION
    1 Equatorial 1. ASIA:Indonesia, papua 1. TEMPT= 25 º C – 30ºC 1. ebony 1. snakes, 1. Primitive ones=
    region new guinea,Malaysia 2. RAINFALL = 175 to 250 2. mahogany, lizards, apes, hunting &
    Ø 0º to 10º 2. S.America: lowlands of cm.(Conventional rainfall 3. rosewood monkeys, gathering,
    N/S Guiana & Brazilian 3. No winter/or dry season. Broad leaves & elephants etc. 2. Advance ones=
    highlands,amazon evergreen. shifting agriculture.
    basin. 3. plantation=rubber
    3. Africa: zaire basin, cocoa.
    west Africa.

    2 Tropical deserts 1. Africa= Sahara desert, 1. Tempt= 30ºC – 45ºC (58ºC) 1. cactus 1. Lizards 1. nomadic hunters.
    Ø 15º to 30º Kalahari desert 2. Rainfall= less than 25cm. 2. xerophytic 2. squirrels 2. food gathers.
    NS 2. Asia= Arabian desert, 3. season= winter and plants. 3. snakes 3. cultivation
    thar desert. summer.(mistral, bora,sirocco 3. date palms. 4. rats
    3. N.America= Mexican local winds) 5. foxes
    desert 6. mice
    4. S.America= Atacama
    Desert.
    5. Australia= Australian
    desert.
    3 Tropical 1. S.America= campos of 1. tempt = 22ºC – 37º C. 1. Tall coarse 1. ELEPHANTS 1. herdsmen
    Grasslands Brazilian highlands. 2. Hot, wet summer and cool dry grasses & short 2. GIRAFFES, 2. pastoralist.
    Ø 7º to 20 º 2. Africa= sudan, chad, winters. trees,long roots. 3. ZEBRA. 3. cattle ranching
    N/S Cameroon. etc 3. Rainfall = 100 cm 2. thorny scrubs 4. plantation
    3. Australia= Northern 4. Seasons= hot, rainy season. 3. baobabs and 5. agriculture.
    territory, Queensland. bottle trees.

    4 Tropical monsoon 1. Asia= India, Pakisthan, 1. hot summer and cool winters, 1. ferns, bamboos, 1. elephants, 1. Agriculture.
    type s.China, laos, Taiwan 2. Tempt= 27º-30ºC coastal areas. 2. ebony, sisam monkeys,
    etc, 35ºC- 38ºC in interiors. 3. teak,sal etc. reptiles,
    2. Australia= northern tip 3. 75 cm to 250 cm (1200cm) birds,tiger.
    of Australia. 4. season:Hot and dry season,
    rainy season, cool, dry season.


    5 Mediterranean 1. Europe=Portugal, 1. oak, laurel,ash 1. Reptiles, 1. orchard farming
    region Bulgaria,france, 1. tempt= Summer 20ºC- 28ºC. olive 2. tortoise (citrus fruits)
    Ø 30º and 45º Greece etc. winter= 6ºC- 10ºC. 2. chesnut, 3. chameleon. 2. other food crops=
    N/S 2. Asia= 2. Rainfall= 35cm to 75 cm. maple,cedar wheat, barley, rice.
    Israel,lebanon,Syria
    3. N.America= coastal
    California.
    6 Temperate 1. Europe=narrow belt of 1. Tempt= 15ºC- 25ºC 1. coarse and tall 1. Antelope 1. Extensive wheat
    grasslands Caspian sea, black sea, 2. Continental and cool oceanic grasses. 2. horse, cultivation
    Ø 40º and 55º pustaz temperature. 2. short and soft kangaroo.
    N/S 2. Asia= western Siberia, 3. Rainfall= 20cm to 60cm. grasses.
    NW. China. 4. season=summer , winter.
    3. N. America= usa,
    Canada.
    4. Australia= Murray-
    darling basin
    7 Taiga 1. Europe= finland, 1. pine, fir 1. Foxes 1. little practice of
    Ø 55º and 70ºN Norway 1. season=Severe winters for long 2. cedar, hemlock 2. bears agriculture unders
    2. N.America= s.alaska duration, cool brief summer 3. spruce. 3. wolves. sheltered
    3. Asia= N. 2. rainfall= 25 cm– 100 cm valleys.(potatoes,b
    Siberia,Sakhalin eetroots.
    islands.

    8 Tundra 1. Europe= Greenland, 1. Tempt= 10ºC to -37ºC 1. mosses, 1. polar bears, 1. Semi-normadic
    Ø Beyond 65º N Iceland, 2. Rainfall= 12”. lichens,sedges. polar dogs, people= hunting,
    2. N.America= Alaska fishermen, &
    3. Asia= Siberia gatherers.

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