What type of climate is required for rubber trees to grow ideally?
Correct Answer: Equatorial Climate
Subject: geography
- Temperate Climate
- Equatorial Climate
- Warm Temperate Climate
- Mediterranean Climate
Explanation: • Equatorial Climate is best suited for rubber trees.
• The ideal temperature is 27°C and needs 150 cm rainfall annually.
• Rubber is mainly found in Tropical Rainforests.
• Warm temperate is for sugarcane; Temperate is for wheat/beet.
• Rubber needs extreme heat and extreme wetness, which equals Equatorial.
• Latex is made from the 'Hevea Brasiliensis' tree.