Biogeography and soils (physical side)
Forest biomes of the world
Practise 2 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Tropical rainforest: layered continuous canopy, high species diversity, epiphytes and lianas, rapid litter decomposition, bare soil surface
- Tropical monsoon and deciduous forests: leaf shedding in the dry season, teak and sal
- Temperate deciduous and mixed forests of the British and China types
- Coniferous (taiga) forest: softwood, adaptations to cold
- Mediterranean evergreen sclerophyll vegetation and mangroves of tropical coasts
Where to study
Our Environment, Class VII, chapter 6: Human Environment Interactions: The Tropical and the Subtropical Region (Reprint 2024-25)
- ch. 6, Human Environment Interactions: The Tropical and the Subtropical Region, p. 1-10 (book pages 39-48)
- ch. 6, Rainforests, p. 3 (book page 41)
Certificate Physical and Human Geography · Goh Cheng Leong
- ch. 15, The Hot, Wet Equatorial Climate
- ch. 16, The Tropical Monsoon and Tropical Marine Climates
- ch. 21, The Warm Temperate Eastern Margin (China Type) Climate
- ch. 22, The Cool Temperate Western Margin (British Type) Climate
- ch. 23, The Cool Temperate Continental (Siberian) Climate
- ch. 19, The Warm Temperate Western Margin (Mediterranean) Climate