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NATURAL REGIONS OF THE WORLD NATURAL REGION: A natural region can be defined as a region of the earth whose rock structure, soil, temperature, human activities and people’s way of living is same to each other. We may divide the world into a number of major natural regions whose physical features, rock structure, soils, climate and resultant products and human activities are similar over large areas. Of all the factors affecting the natural vegetation in such regions, climate is the chief, and of the climatic factors, temperature arid rainfall is the most important. The vegetation depends not only on the total annual rainfall, but also on its relation to temperature, and on its distribution. In short, evaporation and the seasonal distribution of the rainfall is the real test. In high latitudes evaporation is less than in low latitudes, and hence less rainfall is needed to) keep the subsoil moist than in tropical regions.              There are seven natural regions of the world which are as follows: 1.	Equatorial Region 2.	Monsoon Region 3.	Tundra Region

EQUATORIAL REGION Location: Equatorial region is located at 5 degree south and 5 degree north to the Equator. Countries: This region includes Indonesia, Southern Malaysia and Singapore (ASIA), Congo Basin, Guinea and Kenya (AFRICA) and greater part of Amazon Basin (SOUTH AMERICA). Weather & Climate: In this region, sun rays falls almost directly throughout the year. The temperature is uniformly high. There is no change in length of day and night throughout the year and no change in season. Rainfall: In this region, rain falls almost throughout the year, Due to heavy rainfall thick forests grow in the Equatorial Region. Animals: Due to thick forests, a number of wild beasts live there like Elephant, Leopard and Tiger etc. Main Occupation: Agriculture is the main occupation in Equatorial Region. Method of temporary cultivation is used for Agriculture because farmers don’t have their own lands. Agricultural Products: Agricultural products of this region have been given below: 1.	Rubber 2.	Palm oil 3.	Tea 4.	Teak wood Minerals: This region is rich in mineral wealth. Tin is the most important mineral of this region. Religion: Most famous religions of this region are Christianity, Islam and Buddhism. Besides this, Judaism and Hinduism are also believed by the people in the Equatorial region. Staple Food: Fish and rice is staple food in this region.

MONSOON REGION Weather and Climate: This is a sub tropical region with cool winters and hot summers. This region includes the areas of heavy rainfall as well as grasslands of low rainfall.

Countries: This region includes the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, America, Western Australia, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, China, Japan, Korea, North Korea, South, Mongolia and Taiwan.

Rainfall: In this region there is abundant rainfall. Rainfall average is 128 mm rain yearly.

Religion: In this Region, There are many religions which are accepted by the people. Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism are the largest religions. Beside these, Sikhism and Judaism are also believed here by people. Religion Rate in Monsoon Region Occupation: Agriculture is the main occupation in Monsoon Region. Beside this, Stock Rearing is also been adopted in Monsoon Region.

Minerals: This region is rich in mineral wealth. Tin, Salt, Mineral Oil, Gold, Silver, Magnesium, Copper, Limestone, etc are found here in reserves. Animals: Cobras of India, Elephants of India and Thailand, Tigers of Srilanka, Penguins of Timor-Leste, Hippotomus of Mongolia and Western Australia are very famous in the world. Agricultural Products: Agricultural Products of this region have been given below: 1.	Wheat 2.	Sugarcane 3.	Barley 4.	Rice 5.	Cotton 6.	Mangoes(Colombo Region of Srilanka) 7.	Oranges (Sargodha Region of Pakistan) 8.	Millets 9.	Corn Staple Food: Roti (Wheat or Corn) and rice is the staple food in this region.

Tundra Region Location: Polar lowlands are known as Tundra. Countries: This region includes the countries of Southern Canada, Greenland, Western Russia, Northern part of Antarctica Peninsula, Arctic ocean, Eastern Siberia, Eastern America, South Georgia, Sweden, Finland, Some parts of Australia and New Zealand, Norway  and greater part of Iceland. Climate and Weather: This region buried under the snow for eight months. Average temperature in summers is 5 Celsius and -3 Celsius in winters. Animals: In this region, there are clusters of animals like Penguins, Pandas, Caribou, and Mammoths. Reindeer is the most important animal of Tundra region. It is main mean of transportation in Tundra region. Reindeer’s skin is made into garments and bones are made into implements. Reindeer Vegetation: This region is treeless but when snow melts, flowers and meadows grows and give a beautiful look. People’s Way of Living: Inhabitant of Tundra region is known as Eskimos. They live in their dome shaped huts made of ice which are known as Igloos. Main Occupation: Stock rearing is adopted as a main occupation in the tundra region. Religion: Roman Catholicism and Christianity are the largest religion in the Tundra region.