PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY IN NEPAL AND THAILAND

The differences are based on time of formation, type of formation, effects of physical features on regions affected and human influence on the environment. Due to similarities and differences, it is beneficial to have a wide grasp of knowledge in both Nepal and Thailand. For instance, this study not only creates an added advantage for employment opportunity but also creates a feel for environmental understanding and conservation. Nepal is physically located in South Asia between India in the south and China in the North, West, and East. Nepal lies within the temperate zone on the northern part of tropic of cancer (Nepal 7). Since most of the areas in Nepal are raised above 100 m, Nepal experiences cool climate with heavy rainfall. In addition, as stated by (Shrestha, Zinck & Eric 139), the snow is very common in most places due to the presence of many mountains and coldness experienced in most parts of the country.

As a result, most places experience low temperatures that favor the growth of cold-enduring plants such as pine tree. Most ecological zones of Nepal have vertically intersected systems of rivers. For instance, the so-called "water towers of South Asia" is held in Nepal (Shrestha, Zinck & Eric 141). Residents in some parts of the country increase the danger of deer by using its meet for food (Strahler 24). From the above discussions, there is a clear relationship between the four spheres of physical geography. For instance, highlands at the Himalayas are rich in temperate forests and alpine pastures due to the presence of favorable precipitation and temperature (Strahler 52). In contrary, regions of cold deserts such as Dolpa and Mustang are hardly influenced by humans.

Instead, most of the climatic conditions are influenced by the natural means in their area of origin. In addition, coastal shape maintains warm temperatures that favor fruit growing and early maturity. Desert or drought affects areas such as Chang Rai, Tak, Chiang Mai, Nakhon Phanom, Ubon Ratchathani and many more. These affected areas have low rainfall because they are on the leeward sides. In addition, Nepal (21) illustrates that the Khorat plateau located in the northeast of Thailand is sided by many low hills. Mountainous northern Thailand experiences very cool temperature during winter due to high rate of atmospheric air freezing on mountain tops (Thapa, Bahadur & Thapa 42). For instance, most rivers such as Wang, Nan, Yom, and Ping join in the low lands of the upper-central region and the lower-northern region (Shrestha, Zinck & Eric 141).

In addition, the Chao Phraya River located in Northern Thailand forms when the Nan River and Ping River unite. In addition, Rivers such as Ing and flow into Mekong basin contributes to the drainage of the northeastern part of Thailand. Similarly, the central plain is in the low land. During the rainy season, the floods of central plain are drained by Tributaries of Chao Phraya River. For instance, the flow of rivers can only be influenced by the amount of rainfall (Veblen, Kenneth & Antony 29). In contrary, the existence of most crops may fade with time due to the preference for one crop than others. Similarly, fluctuation of climatic conditions in the area will reach a point that does not favor the growth of some crops.