monsoon

• located within tropics and subtropics that surround equator
• located in central and south america , central africa , south and southeast asia
• features of climate:

  • hot and humid
  • temperatures above 18 degrees
  • dry and wet seasons known as 'monsoon seasons' - monsoon is a change in wind direction , usually bringing very rainy , wet seasons
• more than 60% of the world's population live in areas affected by a monsoonal climate - due to urbanisation
• agriculture based around monsoon seasons , very beneficial for crops such as rice
• paddy fields concentrated within monsoonal Asia as wet seasons bring waterlogged land that is perfect for growing semiaquatic rice
• intense rain contributes to flat land as flooding has created smooth floodplains
• commerical rice fields that use irrigation sourced from wetter regions have developed
• many people move to these areas from surrounding areas because of the opportunities in farming and better food security = overpopulation
• urbanisation has contributed towards overpopulation in urban areas = lowering quality of life
• abnormality in seasons e.g prolonged dry seasons and shorter wet seasons are bad for crops
• wheat , rice , tea , vegtables and farm animals can all suffer from droughts and floods
• flooding and droughts affect regions food supplies
• floods and droughts can also directly affect the population - 2014 monsoon caused 300 people to die in Pakistan and India , due to flooding causing landslides