Sunday, April 11, 2010

Section 11: Tropical & Highlands Climate

1. Summarize the two sections found on pages 697-698.
2. Answer the following questions: How and why do areas near the equator stay cool? What factors affect the temperature?

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  1. Most of Southeastern Asia is in the Tropics. They have little change in temperature and it is usually very warm. Seas breezes help keep a coastal temperature moderate. Rains in the rain forest and parts of Indonesia receive almost 120 inches of rain per year! The large amounts of rain help the growth of tropical rain forests. Deforestation is one of the natural disasters in this region and it also causes landslides. Many areas of East Asia and Southeast Asia have highland climates, which also includes parts of mountain areas in Indonesia, southwestern China, which includes the Plateau of Tibet.


    Areas near the equator stay cool because of the sea breezes. Singapore is located almost on the equator, but has never had a temperature above 97 degrees. Altitude also keeps temperatures low. The Maoke mountains in New Guinea are usually covered in snow even though they are located near the equator.

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  2. Lot of Southeast Asia lies on Tropics. The island of The Borneo And New Guinea is cold temperatures. The mountain in New Guinea are cover in snow that somewhat why there are cold. They have heavy rains for the tropical rains. The tropical get much as 120 inches per year.

    The various areas are East Asia and Southeast Asia have highland. They have mountains areas in Indonesia. Another highland is in southwestern China Himalaya and Plateau of Tibet. The temperatures are cool. The mountain the temperatures even drop at night time. They have dry landscapes.

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  3. Most of south East Asia lies in the tropics. There is little change in temperature here because of the ocean winds. The islands of Borneo and New Guinea are sometimes covered in snow even though there next to the equator. South East Asia is home to more than 200 types of trees. Abundant rain falls support the growth of tropical rain forests.

    The altitude keeps the temperatures moderate. The sea’s breeze help cool the tempature

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