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State the features of Tropical wet climate.
Solution
The features:
i. Tropical wet climate is found near the equator. The major areas are the Amazon Basin in South America, western equatorial Africa and the islands of East Indies.
ii. Significant amount of rainfall occurs in every month of the year as thunder showers in the afternoon.
iii. The temperature is uniformly high and the annual range of temperature is negligible.
iv. The maximum temperature on any day is around 30°C while the minimum temperature is around 20°C.
v. Tropical evergreen forests with dense canopy cover and large biodiversity are found in this climate.
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