Mep Climate Analysis
Climate
Like /risu/, the climate of /mep/ is divided between its east coast and west coast. In the east, a warm, wet tropical current brings ample rainfall to the land, although this is seasonal due to the doldrums shifting across the year. As a result, eastern /mep/ season is defined more by rainfall than by temperature change - the summer will see significant rainfall, while the winter is noticeably drier, although not to the point of being arid. This is known as a tropical savannah climate (Aw), although be noted that it does not necessarily imply a savannah biome. As latitude increases, while the total rainfall decreases alongside temperature, the difference between wet and dry seasons reduces as well, leading to the area bordering /risu/ to become subtropical (Cfa) instead. In the west, a cold, dry current results in the land receiving significantly less rainfall, leading to it having a semi-arid to arid climate (BWh~BSh), although it should be noted that the actual climate here should be fairly mild for an arid climate.
Biome
Despite the climate classification, eastern /mep/ will likely be dominated by tropical forests. The majority of them will be seasonal in nature, meaning that many of the trees will shred their leaves during the dry season to reduce water loss, leading to a very observable seasonal change in the land, as well as a more developed understorey due to the forest floor being exposed to sunlight during the dry season. In the north, the more uniform rainfall pattern, combined with a lower temperature reducing water evaporation rate, results in the tropical forest becoming evergreen once more.
As one goes inland, the dry season will become increasingly influential, leading to a transition towards tropical dry forests. Eventually, the forests will become increasingly thin and patchy, with grassland and shrubs filling the space in between - this savannah biome will likely be dominant in central /mep/. On the western coast, rainfall becomes so uncommon that even grass and scrubs have difficulty thriving, resulting in exposed dry land commonly known as deserts. However, compared with major hot deserts like Sahara and the Australian Outback, the weather here is comparatively mild, and the coast might be shrouded in fog, where the water can be extracted and used by adaptive plants and enterprising humans alike.
Crops
As one might expect, the agricultural heart of /mep/ will be on its east coast due to its heavy rainfall. Tropical crops like rice, maize, cassava, and sorghum are well-adapted to the environment - in fact, assuming a well-developed irrigation system, /mep/ can potentially see rice harvest up to 3 times per year. Other potentially useful crops adapted to eastern /mep/ include sugarcane, coffee beans, cocoa, banana, pineapple, citrus fruits, tobacco, coconut, bamboo, ramie, and ginger.
Farming in the west will be difficult due to the high level of water evaporation unless otherwise compensated artificially. In the savannah area, animal herding will be the dominant form of agriculture, although the cultivation of specific drought-tolerant plants like date palms may prove surprisingly profitable.
Geology
Unlike the mostly sedimentary /risu/, the eastern half of /mep/ is located on a geologic shield, which is formed by ancient tectonic activities. This means the bedrock of that part of /mep/ is likely granite and diorite, extremely weather-resistant rocks that remain (relatively) exposed after everything else on top has been worn down, which also exposes the high-grade metamorphic rocks (like eclogite) formed by said tectonic activities. They would still be worn down into sediments and sedimentary rocks, but relatively speaking, it is easy to go through them and digs into the much harder bedrock. Another characteristic of geologic shields is the presence of greenstone belt, which can be fairly mineral-rich.