As the fifth largest country in the world, Brazil covers a large area and therefore has a variety of climatic zones, ranging from tropical to temperate.
Due to the varying heights above sea level of the Brazil landscape as well as the proximity to the coast, the climate (and, therefore, vegetation and animal life) varies somewhat from region to region. There are five distinct climatic zones.
The Equatorial Zone – An equatorial climate is usually one in which rain forests can be found due to the year-round humidity and precipitation.
The tropical zone – this climatic zone is found in the tropics. The temperatures of these zones are consistent all year round.
The semi-arid zone – These zones receive less rain than they actually need to make up for evaporation, but not so much less that the area becomes a desert. They are the halfway mark between deserts and humid forests.
The highland tropical zone– is found along the coast of Brazil. it is characterised by cool summers and warm winters, although the annual temperature does not vary by significant amounts. Rainfall is fairly steady throughout the year.
The subtropical zone– the areas that are just outside of the formal Tropical Zones. It is hot, but not quite as hot and humid as Tropical areas. Winters are mild to cool, but not cold enough for snow or frost. In Brazil, the Subtropical Zone experiences different levels of rainfall, depending on their elevation above sea level.
Physical Features of Brazil...
Brazil is a huge country that is made up of many different land forms Depending on which area of the country you are located, you could encounter the world's second longest river, the largest rain forest, or a huge plateau that leads to one of the world's longest coastlines.
Some of Brazil’s major physical features are rain forests rivers, and waterfalls. Three of the most famous examples of these features are the Amazon Rain forest, the Amazon River, and Iguaçu Falls.
The Amazon Rain forest
The Amazon is a rain forest in South America. It encompasses
1.2 billion acres (7 million km²), with parts located within nine nations:
Brazil (with 60% of the rain forest), Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador,
Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. This forest represents over half
of the planet's remaining rain forests. States or departments in four nations
bear the name Amazonas for the Amazon.
The Amazon River
The Amazon River is located in South America. It runs through Guyana, Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru.
The length of the Amazon River is approximately 6400 kilometres.
During the wet season, the Amazon River can reach over 190 kilometres in width
The Iguaçu Falls,
Iguaçu Falls, in the Iguaçu River, is, actually, a system of 275 falls along almost five kilometres in the Brazil-Argentina border. The highest fall is 64 meters high and the others are 30 to 40 meters high. Both, Brazil and Argentina, surrounds the area with national parks, where several species of animals and plants can be found.