Thailand Climate and Geographical Factors Climate -Tropical, high in temperature and humidity -Dominated by monsoons (a wind system that influences large climatic regions and reverses direction seasonally) oRainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September)
Tropical Thai Landscape
oDry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March) oExcellent conditions for growing rice (when the fields are flooded because the rice roots easily extract needed nutrients from the water) Geographical Factors -Coordinates: 15 00 N, 100 00 E -Three main geographical features oHigh mountains oUpland plateau oCentral plain -Lowest point oGulf of Thailand at 0m -Highest Point oDoi Inthanon at 2565m
Climate
- Tropical, high in temperature and humidity
- Dominated by monsoons (a wind system that influences large climatic regions and reverses direction seasonally)
o Rainy, warm, cloudy southwest monsoon (mid-May to September)
o Dry, cool northeast monsoon (November to mid-March)
o Excellent conditions for growing rice (when the fields are flooded because the rice roots easily extract needed nutrients from the water)
Geographical Factors
- Coordinates: 15 00 N, 100 00 E
- Three main geographical features
o High mountains
o Upland plateau
o Central plain
- Lowest point
o Gulf of Thailand at 0m
- Highest Point
o Doi Inthanon at 2565m
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Please, Info. "Thailand: History, Geography, Government, and Culture." Infoplease. 2007. Pearson Education. 10 May 2009 http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108034.html
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