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Neora Valley

quatorial negion 3,4& 5

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NEORA VALLEY
The Neora VaueyNabonal Pank covers a total ara
of 88 km is contagious mith Sikkim and Bhutan at its
Narthern and North-Easten bounds respectvey. links
the Pangolakha ildte Banctuary in Sikkim and the Toorg
Strict regerue of Bhutan. Tis also an integrol pot+ of
pant oP

Kanchenjunga landscape. The sauthern boundanies of the Arnk

aHe aajoining the tmests o Talpaigu disthict which
have connecfhvily with the Chapremari wildlife Sanchany ard
he Gonumata Natiorral ank.

he Compac tract of orest is virgin in nahue

because af its_unique bopogrophs comprising the hills
which rse up obruptly Irom the pledmonts increasing
north wards and hauing a mosaic of mierotopography units.
he complex physical enuloronment is a result of
different geomorphic Arocessa, eoch of which has
dovelopet In the haractenistic asemblage of land forms.

The alhtude vaw'er from 1&8m to 3200m , the highest

point being in Sikkim.
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The alhtu dal vanidhon -188 m to 3200m couers two biomes

/300m t 360Dm
namely Sino-Himalayan lempenature Forest from
and Sino -Himalayan Subtopiral torest tom l00om to
2000mn.Ih
and
Spte o being in_oriontal region t has 9ome floral
fauna similarihies with he Palasarhic Region the acljacent
200ggraphic Uregion.

charactorishice of o/ three
Nasneovesit consiels_of the
Subrvneglon namey Himalayan MontaneSysdem, dian
leuinsulax Suh unegion and the Malayan Sub-10gion. Foun.
habitat fupee ane uecognizecd osi) 8ubtroplcàl Mixec
Brocd leaf_forest_t Lower ampanate `ergreen Forest
tomponate eveqreen_forest v) Rhodoctendron
( dppo
toresd

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1000

900
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LQUATORIAL

ReGION
LOCATION-The equatorial region is located betoeen 6° and
l00 lathitude on eithep 8ide of the equaton.

Streches in the Amazon lowlands in suth

the East
Amexica, Càngo Basin in Afica and in
Indies from Sumafra to New Guinea. Being located_
a n the equaton it is Charackerize by high
the year, I t coveHs abaut SZ
shine thraughout
of' the Eanth's Surace Tnopical aintórests gnaw

in equa onkl region. Raintall takesplace thraughout

the yoa so thene is luxuniant na kwtal vegetation.
Animal uito matohes the natural vegetahon.

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All the Countries That Lie
Along the Equator

Ruput

Somalia

ant PinaAE

enya

Maidives
Indoesn
Uernotratic
Hepubic
o Conge

Counries ting in the

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CouNTRIES AsiaTndon esia , Papua New Ruinea Malaysia

southexn pott af Philipines

Jouth Ameu ca Brtozil, blumbia , Lquadon

Akoica Gabon, ango, ganda, Kenya, Somalia..

Equatorial Guinea is composedof hwo egions,one

conhnental and one insulan consishing of kuoo kindamental
islands Bioko and Annobon and smalteislands Such aS
Coaniseo Elobey Gnande Elohey Chico and MbaHe i has a
total sunlace anea ol 28051 6 km distributed. he contin@ntat
pant limis to the Nonth with the Nlem plusoh and Cameroan
the 80th and EastwithCrobon and Nest wlth Atianhc Daean.
shanos Manime bondors _wih Nigeria, Sao omafninclpe
Giabon_ and amonoon

The populahan ofthe Repubie of Equatorial Guinea is

over 4million (2010) poople he counry hag been one of the

tastesd growig ecanomies inAfrica in the past deade,AHer

the discovery of ail vtasouce 1990s, 2qutorial i n e a
became he hird langest produce o oil in ub-Sahanan
Africa oftes Nigeua anod Angola. Mone vecentiy suhstamcial

gas e3O1UOR have also been_aiscoveed

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Roin orests

S l o s h amd B w n

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CouNTRIES Asia Thdonesia fapua New Guinea, Malaysia

Southexn pcott of Philipines

South Ameica Brazil, olumbia , Lquado

Africa Gobon, anga,uganda,Kenya, Somalia

EquatoriaL Guinea is compased of ho negions,one

comhnental and one insulan consishing of tuo_kandamental
jslandsBiokoand Annobon and smallen islands such as_
Chisco Elobey Ginande, Elohey Chioo and HbaHe T has a
total sui toce area of 28051.46 km_distributed. he_contin@ntal
pant limia to #he Nonth with he Nlem uet and CameHan
the_80th_and East asith Grabon_and Nest olh tantc Orean
sho1@3 Manitime bandes with_Nigena Sao bme,fntnclpe
Crobon and hmenoon.

The popula.ian of the Kepublic of Equatonial Guinea is.

over 1-4milion (2020) people The counry hag been _ane_oP the
economie in Afëica in _the pas deate. AAer
fastest growig
the discovery ofoil resouHcgt 990, Lquotoniaauinea

became the hird largest produces ot oil in ub-Sahanan

Africa ofHes Nigerla anod Angola. Mane Mecently substancial

gas teIOAUOZ_ hawe alsobeen discovened.
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The eountry is vulnenable ta he impacts of etimate change rom

rising Sen levels, inereasing temperature, decrensing preclpifa tion_

and estreme Neather events. These impacts efect its key

Seatons Szuch as4grlculkure which alll purHhtor impact health

and well-being of' the popuahon.

4 i s qeneHally agreed that Equatorlal reglon wil wam

U1elahvely Companed to the higher altihude o theNorthern

Hemisphexe An expeched global increase of18C by yar 2030
and 3'e by 2100_wil result in an_increase of sunace_ain
bemperature o about - 2 2 in the equatorial roqion Two erpecde

esulkane that the Asian summer mon s0h wilL_intensi

and the ata o bropical eyaloneg wilumave poleuande..
Futherehangesin soil z1alskane nean santace humidity,
pnecipitahon and the atmasphoric 02 oncentratbns ane
expected. On auHage the global em poxature sl bee
Isingat_0.2 ' to O.62

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