Monsoon Lands
* The monsoon lands are found between 10°N and 30°S latitudes.
* The monsoon lands include several regions of south and south East Asia, Australia and Indonesia.
* The Monsoon lands receive maximum rainfall during the months of June, July and August.
* More than 25% of the world’s population lives in the South and South Wast
* Asian countries, while most of the monsoon Australia is sparsely populated.
* Primary occupations of the people in the monsoon lands include agriculture, animal rearing, mining and manufacturing.
* Important crops grown in the monsoon lands include rice, wheat, pulses, oilseed, jute, cotton and tea.
* Minerals found in the monsoon lands include iron ore, coal, limestone, manganese, mica, tin, tungsten, lead, zinc, copper, petroleum and gemstones.
Grass Lands and Tundra
* Grasslands are vast areas that are covered by grass. Grasslands are classified into two main types – tropical grasslands and temperate grasslands.
* Tropical grasslands are located near the equator, between the Tropic of cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
* The Savannahs in Africa, Campos in Brazil and the LIanos in Venezuela are examples of tropical grasslands.
* Temperate grasslands are located to the north of the Tropic of cancer and the south of the tropic of Capricorn.
* The major temperate grasslands include the Velds of South Africa, the prairies of North America, the Pampas of Argentina, the steppes of the central Asia, and the Downs of Australia.
* Tropical deserts are the driest and hottest places on earth with very scanty and sporadic rainfall. Vegetation and wildlife in tropical deserts is scarce.
* In India, the Thar Desert in Rajasthan is also a tropical desert.
* Tundra regions are the lands found in the Polar Regions of Europe, Asia and
* North America that are extremely cold, frozen and treeless.