Which of the following is not a feature of equatorial climatic regions ........

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Which of the following is not a feature of equatorial climatic regions?

Peak rainfall occurs shortly after equinoxes and the solstices are the periods of least rainfall.

Vegetation here is characterized by evergreen hardwood trees.

The trees in tropical rainforests occur in pure strands

Equatorial rainforests are marked by minimally dense undergrowth.

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Explanation:

3rd statement is incorrect because here diverse variety of trees are found and trees don’t occur in pure strands..

Equatorial Climatic Region
Distribution: Lowlands of the Amazon (South America), the Congo (Africa), Malaysia and the East Indies (Asia).
Characteristics:
High uniform temperature (27 C) and heavy well distributed rainfall throughout the year with no distinct season. Temperature is uniform throughout the year. The diurnal range of temperature is small, and so is the annual range. There is much evaporation and convectional air currents are set up, followed by heavy thunderstorms in the afternoons.