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प्रश्न
Why doesn’t Europe have a cold climate more similar to that of Alaska and northern Canada though it lies on the same latitudes?
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उत्तर
It is because most of Europe has the advantage of warm ocean currents coming north from tropics. There is little interaction with colder air masses and colder ocean currents so overall. Europe remains warmer than Alaska and Northern Canada.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The Scandinavian coutnries are generally considered to have a separate cultural identity. Form groups in your class and search the Internet to gather information on these countries and then hold a discussion under the following points.
- employment
- education
- law and order
- care for the aged
The photograph shows the highest peak in Europe.
- Name the peak.
- Name the mountain range in which it lies.
Identify who I am:
I am a river that flows into Lake Chad
Elaborate on the achievements of the great explorers in opening up the continent of Africa.
On the blank outline map of Europe do as directed.
- Use different colours to show the various climatic regions of Europe.
- Mark the areas that have (i) Steppes and (ii) Mediterranean forests.
Give geographical reasons:
Plants in the Sahara are thorny and dry.
Describe the three-tier forest of the equatorial region.
Identify the hot deserts of Africa and briefly describe the climatic conditions in terms of temperature and rainfall.
Briefly describe the climate and vegetation of the south-eastern and south-western coasts of Australia.
Study the map given here and answer the questions (lines indicate the different climatic regions)
- Describe the vegetation of region C.
- What are the most outstanding characteristics of the climate of region B?
- On the map, draw the South-East Trade Winds with red
- By what name are the temperate grasslands known in the Murray-Darling Basin? Write the name in the appropriate place on the map.
