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Picture study
Look at the photographs of a plain and a plateau given here and answer the questions.
- How does a plain look different from a plateau?
- Why are river plains thickly populated?
- How is life in the plains different from life in the mountains?
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How does the shape of the continent affect the climate of the southern part of South America?
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Mention some of the factors that affect the climate of South America
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Name the summer and winter months in large parts of South America.
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Which winds bring heavy rainfall to the Guiana Highlands and Brazil?
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Why is the Atacama a desert?
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Is the Atacama a tropical desert or a temperate desert?
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Quito is located near the equator yet it has a cool pleasant climate throughout the year. Explain.
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Answer the following question in brief.
What is meant by the scale of a map?
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Answer the following question in brief.
Which three ways are used to represent the scale of a map?
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Look closely at the political map of India in your atlas and make a note of your observations and calculations in your notebook.
What is the scale of the map?
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Look closely at the political map of India in your atlas and make a note of your observations and calculations in your notebook.
Calculate the N-S and E-W extents of India.
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Complete the following chart
| Distance on | Distance | Scale |
| the map | on ground | |
| Example: 5 cm | 25 km | 1 cm = 5 km |
| 10 cm | 100 km | ___________ |
| 2 cm | ___________m | 1 cm = 30 km |
| ___________ | 49 m | 1 cm = 7 m |
| 6 cm | 60,000 km | __________ |
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Practical work.
Draw a linear scale to show two men standing 30 m apart. Use the scale 1 cm = 3m.
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With the help of your atlas identify and mark the following in an outline map of the world.
An inland sea in Eurasia
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Answer the following question in one or two paragraphs
What is an oil spill? Why is it harmful to the environment?
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What is the latitudinal extent of South America?
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Answer the following question in brief
In which hemisphere does the major part of South America lie?
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Answer the following question in brief
Name the water bodies that lie to the east and the west of this continent.
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Fill in the blank with the correct answer
The northern parts of North America are ______ than the southern parts.
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