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Chapter 4: The nation of environment

Bio-climatic or natural regions in Cameroon

A bio-climatic or natural region is a large area with almost the same climate, vegetation, said and even human activities. There are three natural regions in Cameroon;

  • The equatorial region
  • The tropical region
  • The mountainous region
  1. The equatorial region
  1. Climate:
  • it is called equatorial climate
  • it is hot and wet throughout the year
  • it has two seasons rainy and dry seasons
  1. vegetation:
  • it is called the equatorial or tropical rain forest
  • it is made up of trees like iroko, sapelle, mahogany etc
  1. soil:
  • it is called the ferralitic soil
  • it is not fertile because of leaching
  1. the tropical region
  1. climate:
  • it is called the tropical continental climate
  • it is hot throughout the year
  • it has two seasons, long dry and short rainy seasons
  1. vegetation:
  • it is called the tropical grassland or savanna
  • three types of savanna in Cameroon are woodland savanna, parkland savanna, Sahel or dry savanna
  1. soil:
  • it is called the ferruginous soil
  • it is dry and thin
  • can be productive when watered or irrigated
  1. mountainous region
  1. climate: it is called mountain climate, it is cold and wet throughout the year
  2. vegetation:
  • it is called mountain vegetation
  • it is scanty (not much)
  • it is made up of herb and shrubs
  1. Soil: they are volcanic soil, alluvial soil. Both are very fertile.
par Claude Foumtum