ICSE ICSE Class 7 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions

List the factors that affect the climate of Europe

On a blank outline map of Africa, mark the following:

1. The Cape of Good Hope
2. The Drakensberg Mountains
3. The Victoria Falls
4. The Atlas Mountains
5. The Nile River
6. The Libyan Desert
7. The Suez Canal

How is the vegetation of the Mediterranean region able to withstand the summer drought conditions?

This is a photograph of Victoria Falls.

1. Name the explorer who discovered it.
   
2. On which river is this fall located?

What changes have human beings brought about in the temperate grasslands of Europe?

Name a few minerals found in large quantities in Europe.

Explain how relief features, winds, and ocean currents affect the climate of Europe.

What is the difference between maritime and continental climates?

With the help of two examples from Europe, show how the vegetation of Europe is closely related to climate.

What do the terms ‘tundra’, ‘taiga’, and ‘steppes’ refer to? Explain each of the terms and state where each is found.

How has the wildlife of the tundra adapted to the climate?

Why has the area under forest in Europe dropped from 80 percent to 30 percent in recent years?

On the blank outline map of Europe do as directed.

1. Use different colours to show the various climatic regions of Europe.
2. Mark the areas that have (i) Steppes and (ii) Mediterranean forests.

This is a photograph of a Great Bustard

1. In which vegetation belt is this bird mostly found?
2. Name two other animals from this vegetation belt.

Collect pictures and information on the natural vegetation and wildlife of Europe from encyclopedias and the Internet, and make a scrapbook.

Match the following:

On a blank outline map of Africa

(a) Mark with brown lines the Atlas and the Drakensberg Mountains.
(b) Shade with yellow and label the Sahara Desert and the Kalahari Desert.
(c) Shade with light brown the plateau region of Africa, the Ethiopian and Adamawa Highlands.
(d) Colour with blue and label neatly all the surrounding water bodies, oceans, seas, bays, gulfs, and straits.

The northern and southern parts of Africa have opposite seasons at any time of the year. Why?

Discuss how the location of Africa has affected the climate of the country.

Africa rainforests are one of the densest forests on earth. A large number of trees grow in a relatively small area because the region receives a lot of rain and sunshine, both important for the growth of plants. Humans being also fourish when they get the right conditions.
Can you enlist a few factors that affect the growth of human beings?
What factors adversely affect the growth of people in an area?