Malaysia- Geographical Location

•Located between 2 and 7 degrees north of the Equator

Physical Geography

Climate

• a sprawling, relaxed town

• beautiful sunsets over the offshore islands

Temperature

• Equatorial humid climate, Tropical maritime climate

• sunny and hot all year round

• Temperatures range from 21 to 32 ℃ ℃

• Low seasonality

Temperature variation throughout the year is small.

Sunny blue skies typify most days.

Rainfall

• annual rainfall • 2000 mm - 2500 mm

• High relatively humidity• typically over 80%

throughout the year

• scattered unpredictable rains • advisable to always bring an umbrella

in case it rains

• "Land Below the Wind" "風下之鄉 " setting the State free from climatic disturbances

Landform

-Mount Kinabalu

• In the eastern malaysia

• on the isaland Borneo

• 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

Mt.Kinabalu

• Between the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate

• Fold mountain• Volcano but not

active

Poring Hot Spring

• Steaming water is an excellent tonic for tired limbs

Mt.Kinabalu

Vegetation zonation on a mountain

Mt.Kinabalu

• 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

Pulau Gaya

Pulau Gaya

•The largest island in Kota Kinabalu

Kinabalu National Park• Malaysia's first World Heritage Site• designated by UNESCO in

December 2000

‧ Habitat of animal species

Tropical rainforest

• Forest in tropical regions• A biome (生物群 ) found in equatorial region

(10 °N -10 ° S)• High biodiversity(生物多樣性 )

• 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

Trees

Living organism characteristics

• Great species diversity• Dense forest• Trees: tall, large and evergreen• with buttress root

• Barks: thin, smooth• Leaves: broad, smooth, shinny

with drip-tip

Living organism characteristics

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

Soil characteristics

• infertile• Nutrients – mostly stored

in plants• Acidic soil• Brown and red in color

Klias River Cruise

Klias wetland

• Located 110km south of Kota Kinabalu

• a Mangrove Forest Reserve rich with river side wildlife and birds

QUESTION:

Do you know what is it?

ANSWER:Proboscis Monkey (長鼻猴 )

• 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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