Question

The climate in the Equatorial Region is characterized by _____.
A) Scanty rainfall
B) Heavy rainfall and constant high temperature
C) Harsh winters
D) Mild summers

Answer 1

Hint: This region is also called the Tropical region and it experiences a climate that we refer to as the tropic climate. This type of climate facilitates the growth of evergreen forests and an enormous amount of animal and plant species.

Complete answer:
Before analyzing the options, we must remember the fact that the Equatorial region refers to the region between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. With this knowledge, we can eliminate certain weather conditions.
Option A) Scanty rainfall – It refers to a dry climatic condition. It may be cold or it could be hot but it will receive very little annual rainfall. Some examples of very cold deserts are Antarctica and Ladakh. The majority of deserts are hot and they are Sahara, Gobi, Thar etc. Thus, this option is wrong.
Option B) Heavy rainfall and constant high temperature – The equatorial region is the region of the earth between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, which receives the direct sun rays for the most part of the year. Thus, it has a constant high temperature throughout the year. The high temperature also causes a high rate of evaporation and hence more heavy precipitation. Thus, this is the correct option.
Option C) Harsh winters – Harsh winters are experienced throughout the year at the north and south poles of the earth. These regions receive slanting sun rays, due to which the sunrays lose their intensity. Hence, the temperature never rises above zero degrees. These regions are always covered in ice sheets. Thus, this option is incorrect.
Option D) Mild summers – Mild summers are generally experienced in coastal areas. This is because of the sea breeze and land breeze that keeps circulating the air between the land and the sea. These winds often carry a lot of humidity, but they keep the temperature of the coastal regions very comfortable. Thus, this option is also wrong.

Thus, the correct answer is Option (B) The climate of the equatorial region is characterized by heavy rainfalls and constant high temperature.

Note: The forests in the tropical region provide habitat to more species than any other terrestrial ecosystem in the world. The most well-known tropical forests in the world are found in the Amazon river basin, Indo-Malayan Archipelago and Congo river basin. These places never experience a dry or a cold climate.