(English Medium) ICSE Class 9 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for Geography

At which latitude, is the Sun overhead on 21st June?

At which latitude is the Sun overhead on 22nd – December?

Name the two ends of the Axis of the Earth.

When does the summer solstice occur ?

When does the winter solstice occur?

When is the spring equinox?

Give reasons for the following Statement :
The areas, lying on the Equator, have their duration of day-light almost constant throughout the year.

Give reasons for the following statement :
The duration of day and night is equal everywhere on 21st March and 23rd September.

Give reasons for the following statement:
 Daylight decreases as we go polewards from March 21st to June 21st in the Southern Hemisphere

Give reasons for the following statement:
Beyond the tropics, the Sun is never overhead

Give reasons for the following statement:
On the 22nd of December, the altitude of the midday Sun at Colombo is different from that of Delhi.

Give reasons for the following statement:
The regions, near North Pole and South Pole, have six months of continuous day-light and darkness.

Give reasons for the following :
Twilight is of longer duration in higher latitudes than at Equator.

Give reasons for the following:

Altitude of the Sun varies at a place according to seasons.

Give reasons for the following :
Seasons are reversed between Northern and Southern Hemisphere.

Give reasons for the following :
The duration of day and night is equal everywhere in the world on 21st March

Give reasons for the following :
Tropical latitudes are the hottest part of the’Earth.

Give reasons for the following:
There is no Twilight and Dawn on the Equator.

Give reasons for the following:
The variation in the lengths of day and night goes on increasing polewards.

Why are days longer than nights in summer?