Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Study the graphs given in Fig and answer the following questions.
- In which month is the highest temperature found in all four cities?
- In which month does it rain the most in the given cities?
- When does Brazil have its rainy season?
- Which city has the maximum range of temperature? How much is it?
- What type of climate will be found in Rio De Janerio?
Advertisements
Solution
- The highest temperature months per city:
- Manaus: August - October
- Belem: June - December
- Porto Alegre: January - February
- Rio de Janeiro: February
- The highest rainfall per city:
- Manaus: March
- Belem: March
- Porto Alegre: August - September
- Rio de Janeiro: January, February and December
- Brazil has its rainy season from December to April.
- Porto Alegre has the highest range of temperature, ranging from 30 to 140 degrees Celsius.
- Rio de Janeiro has a tropical savannah climate.
RELATED QUESTIONS
State whether right or wrong. Rewrite the wrong sentence.
The fact that Brazil lies on the equator affects its climate in a big way.
Give geographical reasons:
The northeastern part of the Brazilian Highlands receives very less rainfall.
Give geographical reasons:
Snowfall doesn’t always occur in Brazil.
Give geographical reason.
There is not much difference in the range of temperature in Manaus.
Considering the various factors affecting Brazil’s climate, complete the adjoining table.
| Regions | Climatic characteristics |
| Amazon Valley | |
| Highlands | |
| Pantanal | |
| Northern Coastal region | |
| Southern Coastal region | |
| Southernmost region of Brazil |
Location of Brazil on equator is affecting the climate of Brazil.
Which type of climate is found in the south of tropic of Capricorn in Brazil?
What is the rainshadow region in Brazil called?
Which region of Brazil receives rainfall throughout the year?
Brazil gets rainfall from the ______ and the north-east trade winds.
