ICSE ICSE Class 7 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for Geography

 Write true or false. Correct the false statement.

 The direction of wind blowing on the surface of the earth is affected by the Coriolis force.

 Write true or false. Correct the false statement.

Cyclones and anticyclones are examples of variable winds.

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The temperature of a place depends upon its __________ ocean currents, _________.

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The pressure difference causes horizontal movement of air called _____ and vertical movement of air called ____.

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Humidity refers to the amount of moisture or __________ present in the air.

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Planetary winds are also called permanent or _________winds.

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The amount of cloud cover in the sky is expressed in ________

Name the factors that determine the temperature at a place.

How does the following element influence the weather of a place?

Temperature

How does the following element influence the weather of a place?

Pressure

Name the various forms of precipitation.

How is the cloud cover shown on a weather map? Give examples.

What is condensation?

Explain the different forms of condensation: fog, mist, and dew

What do you understand by the term ‘4 o’clock showers’?

What are planetary winds?

Give a brief description of the Westerlies in the northern hemisphere.

What are the local winds? Give a few examples.

With the help of your atlas, encyclopedias, and the Internet, find out about the climate of these places.

1. Mumbai
2. Delhi
3. Kolkata
4. London
5. New York
6. Sydney

In your notebook, draw neat, labelled, coloured sketches of the three different types of rainfall. Alongside each diagram, briefly describe in your own words, how each type of rainfall occurs.