malaysia- geographical location
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Physical Geography. Located between 2 and 7 degrees north of the Equator. Malaysia- Geographical Location. Climate. a sprawling, relaxed town beautiful sunsets over the offshore islands. Temperature. Equatorial humid climate, Tropical maritime c limate sunny and hot all year round - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Malaysia- Geographical Location
•Located between 2 and 7 degrees north of the Equator
Physical Geography
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• a sprawling, relaxed town
• beautiful sunsets over the offshore islands
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Temperature
• Equatorial humid climate, Tropical maritime climate
• sunny and hot all year round
• Temperatures range from 21 to 32 ℃ ℃
• Low seasonality
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Temperature variation throughout the year is small.
Sunny blue skies typify most days.
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Rainfall
• annual rainfall • 2000 mm - 2500 mm
• High relatively humidity• typically over 80%
throughout the year
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• scattered unpredictable rains • advisable to always bring an umbrella
in case it rains
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• "Land Below the Wind" "風下之鄉 " setting the State free from climatic disturbances
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Landform
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-Mount Kinabalu
• In the eastern malaysia
• on the isaland Borneo
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• Mt. Kinabalu is one of the youngest non-volcanic mountains in the world
• 4th tallest mountain in the Malaysia• 4,095 metres above the sea level• Grows in speed by 0.5 cm every year • the most unique mountain in the world
Mt.Kinabalu
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Mt.Kinabalu
• Between the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate
• Fold mountain• Volcano but not
active
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Poring Hot Spring
• Steaming water is an excellent tonic for tired limbs
Mt.Kinabalu
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Vegetation zonation on a mountain
Mt.Kinabalu
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• factors affecting the temperature:
1) Amount of sunlight (e.g. In the morning ,
the temperature drops to 0 )℃2) Environmental lapse rate(環境遞減率 ) : 1000m↑ 6 ↓℃
Mt.Kinabalu
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Pulau Gaya
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Pulau Gaya
•The largest island in Kota Kinabalu
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Kinabalu National Park• Malaysia's first World Heritage Site• designated by UNESCO in
December 2000
‧ Habitat of animal species
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Tropical rainforest
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• Forest in tropical regions• A biome (生物群 ) found in equatorial region
(10 °N -10 ° S)• High biodiversity(生物多樣性 )
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• Often 5 layers in structure• Emergent layer (樹冠層 )• Canopy layer (露生層 )• Young trees/understory
(幼樹層 ) • Shrubs (灌木層 )• Undergrowth
/forest floor(地面層 )
Layers
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Living organism characteristics
• Great species diversity• Dense forest• Trees: tall, large and evergreen• with buttress root
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• Barks: thin, smooth• Leaves: broad, smooth, shinny
with drip-tip
Living organism characteristics
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Rafflesia (食人花 /屍花 )
• The largest flower in the World• Takes up to 15 months to bud • Only lasts 7 days
once it blooms• it smells of rotting flesh
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Soil characteristics
• infertile• Nutrients – mostly stored
in plants• Acidic soil• Brown and red in color
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Klias River Cruise
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Klias wetland
• Located 110km south of Kota Kinabalu
• a Mangrove Forest Reserve rich with river side wildlife and birds
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QUESTION:
Do you know what is it?
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ANSWER:Proboscis Monkey (長鼻猴 )
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• Proboscis Monkey(長鼻猴 )• Display of fireflies • crocodiles, lizards,
tree snakes, eagle
Organisms in Klias River
‧Long Tail Macaque monkeys ‧Silver Langur monkeys
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