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Natural Regions of the World

ICSE · Class 9 · Geography

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1. Core Ideas: Climate and Climatic Regions

  • Climate means the average weather conditions of temperature and rainfall over a long period, around 30 years.
  • A climatic region is an area with broadly similar climatic conditions.
  • Climatic boundaries are always transitional, not fixed.
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2. Equatorial Region

  • Also called Tropical Wet Climate or Tropical Rainforest Climate.
  • Found along the Equator from 5°N to 5°S.
  • Typical features occur between 2° and 8°N, while the rain belt swings between 10°N and 10°S.
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3. Tropical Grasslands or Savanna or Sudan Climate

  • A transitional climatic type found between equatorial forests and tropical deserts.
  • Most Savanna lands lie between 10° and 20°N and S.
  • Rainfall varies from 25 cm to 150 cm and is usually unreliable.
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4. Tropical Deserts

  • Most hot deserts lie within 15°N to 30°N and south, on western continental margins under the permanent trade wind belt.
  • The Sahara desert is the only exception to this rule.
  • The highest diurnal temperature range among climatic types is found here, with a highest recorded value of 41.7°C.

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Climate means the average weather conditionsClimatic boundaries are never fixedThis climatic type lies alongAlso called Savanna or Sudan ClimateHot deserts lie mostly between 15°N

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Key topics in Natural Regions of the World include Natural Regions Classification, Natural Regions Classification, Natural Regions Classification. These are the concepts ICSE Class 9 examiners draw on most — study them first, then practise related questions.
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