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Island refers to the land which is surrounded by the water. Greenland is the largest island on the earth. It possesses the world’s second largest ice sheet. The total area of Greenland is 2,166,086 square kilometers. Geographically, it is closer to North America but it associates more with Europe. Greenland is the least densely populated country in the world. It has a population of around 56,000 people.

Caspian sea is the largest inland sea on the world with 40 to 44% of total lacustrine water of the world. It covers a area of 371,000km squre and located between Asia and Europe. Due to tectonic uplift it become landlocked about 5.5 million years ago.

A low-pressure area of calm, light variable winds near the equator is known as the doldrums, near-equatorial trough, intertropical front, or the Intertropical Convergence Zone. When located within a monsoon region, this zone of low pressure and wind convergence is also known as the monsoon trough.

• Sun rays fall vertically over the equatorial regions throughout the year thus they are hot. Also, they receive rainfall throughout the year, making them wet.
• Heavy rainfall leaches the nutrients from the soils of these regions thus they have low fertility.
• The high density of trees makes them compete for sunlight, which leads to trees growing up to great heights to receive sunlight.
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Equatorial regions are the regions located on or near the equator. Equatorial regions have hot and wet climate. The Amazon Basin (South America), the Congo Basin (Africa), Malaysia, Indonesia and some areas in northern Australia are located in equatorial region. These regions do not have winter or dry season. The diurnal range of temperature is usually greater.

Rain forests include more than two-thirds of the world's plant species. These plants live in a warm humid environment. It allows enormous variation. There are so many flowering plants. Aerial plants are also found in rain forests. The humidity of rain forest encourages adaptations. Mahogany, ebony, green heart, etc. are the main trees found in rain forests.

The word arboreal originates from the Latin word “arboreus”. It means adapted to living on trees. This word not just refers to animals that live on trees but also to anything that resembles the branching form of a tree. Monkeys that are adapted to live on trees are also called arboreal.

Equatorial regions are the regions located on or near the equator. Equatorial regions have hot and wet climate. The Amazon Basin (South America), the Congo Basin (Africa) and some regions of Asia are located in equatorial regions. These regions do not have winter or dry season. The diurnal range of temperature is usually greater.

Equatorial regions are the regions located on or near the equator. Equatorial regions have hot and wet climate. The Amazon Basin (South America), the Congo Basin (Africa), Malaysia, Indonesia and some areas in northern Australia are located in equatorial region. These regions receives vertical sun rays. The climate in equatorial regions is characterized by heavy rainfall and constant high temperature. These regions do not have winter or dry season. The diurnal range of temperature is usually greater.

Tropical rainforests have four layers: Emergent Layer, Canopy Layer, Understory Layer and Forest Floor each with different plants and animals adapted for life in that particular area.