Biome of Cambodia

Cambodia Biome
-Phnom Penh, Kandal Province, South East-Central Region
Kacie Scott - 1261747 1. Cambodia, Central Region including Phnom Penh in the Kandal Province located at 11° 30 N of latitude and 104° 55 of longitude (7)

2. The average elevation of Phnom Penh is 20 m. (1)

3. Koppen Code: Aw (4)
Annual Sunlight- 2490 hours(3)

Monthly Precipitation: (3)
January: .7 cm July: 17.1 cm
February: 1 cm August: 16 cm
March: 4 cm September: 22.4 cm
April: 7.7 cm October: 25.7 cm
May: 13.4 cm November: 12.7 cm
June: 15.5 cm December: 4.5 cm
Total Annual Precipitation- 140.7 cm (3)
Average Annual Precipitation- 11.7 cm (3)
Monthly Max/Min Temperatures (°C): (3)
January:31/21 July: 32/24
February:32/22 August: 32/25
March: 34/23 September: 31/25
April: 35/24 October: 30/24
May: 34/24 November: 30/23
June: 33/24 December: 30/22
The annual mean high is 32°C and the mean low is 24°C.

Monthly Mean Temperature (°C): (3)
January: 26 July: 28
February: 27 August: 28.5
March: 29 September: 28
April: 30 October: 27
May: 29 November: 27
June: 29 December: 26
The annual mean temperature of Cambodia is 27.7°C

4. My location is located in the Tropical Rainforest Biome. (2)

5. Animals:
1.Tree Shrew (6)
2. Bats (6)
3. Vipers (6)
4. Elephants (6)
6. Orangutans (6)
7. Lemurs (6)
8. Porcupine (6)
9.Gibbon (6)
10. Leopard (6)
11. Platypus (6)
12. Humans
Animals:
1.Tree Shrew (6)
2. Bats (6)
3. Vipers (6)
4. Elephants (6)
6. Orangutans (6)
7. Lemurs (6)
8. Porcupine (6)
9.Gibbon (6)
10. Leopard (6)
11. Platypus (6)
12. Humans
Plants:
1. Rice paddies (5)
2. Corn (5)
3.Tobacco (5)
4.Beans (5)
5.Soybeans (5)
6. Sweet Potatoes (5)
7. Oranges (5)
8. Bananas (5)
9. Pineapples (5)
10.African Violets (6)
11. Orchids (6)

6. Could not find sufficient information.

7. Tree shrew eats the bananas off of the banana tree, it then dies and the porcupine

Bibliography: 1. Butler, Rhett. “Phnom Penh, Cambodia” Rainforests. Web. 9 April 2012. (http://population.mongabay.com/population/cambodia/1821306/phnom-penh) 2. Byrne, Christopherson. Canadian Geosystems. Ontario, Canada: Pearson Hall Inc., 2009. Print. 3. Climatetemp. Cambodia Climate Information. Web. 9 April 2012. (http://www.cambodia.climatetemp.info/) 4. Collins, Arlene. Earth Science 102 Introduction to Environmental Earth Sciences Lab Manual. Alberta, Canada: Concordia University, 2012. Print. 5. Goetz, Philip, ed. “Cambodia.” The New Encyclopedia Britannica. Chicago, USA: Encyclopedia Britannica Inc., 1998. Print. 6. Holzman, Barbara. Tropical Forest Biomes. USA: Greenwood Press, 2008. Print. 7. Maps of World. Cambodia Latitude and Longitude Map. Web. 9 April 2012. (http://www.mapsofworld.com/lat_long/cambodia-lat-long.html)