If vegetation is removed heavy rain can lead to
soil erosion
What type of rainfall is found under the Tropic of cancer and Capricorn?
very low
Temperatures in these desert areas can be very hot i.e. over how many degrees C
50
Low rainfall and high temperatures leads to frequent...
droughts
Soils in and around the desert areas are very
infertile
Countries that have no ports or coastline are known as
land locked
An area of the world that has many land locked countries that have low levels of development is
Africa
Of the 30 land locked countries in the world how many are considered to be LEAST developed
16
Having no port is a problem because.....
there is limited access to world markets and there are high transport costs
A continent famously plagued by disease is
Africa
Name one disease that is a widespread killer in tropical countries
malaria or sickle cell anemia
Name one natural disaster that is more common in tropical climates
tropical storms, cyclones, famines, droughts, floods, epidemics
