(English Medium) ICSE Class 9 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions for Geography

Give reasons for the following:

Mediterranean regions receive most of their precipitation in the winter season.

Give reasons for the following:

Climate conditions in the Mediterranean region do not favour grasses.

Give reasons for the following:

Agriculture is the main occupation of the people in most parts of the Mediterranean lands.

Differentiate between the following:

Truck farming and orchard farming.

Differentiate between the following:

Evergreen and Xerophytic trees of the Mediterranean region.

Differentiate between the following:

Role of trade winds and westerlies in the Mediterranean region.

What is solar radiation?

What is meant by insolation?

Name four factors that affect the temperature of a place.

How does the distance from the sea affect the distribution of temperature?

State the pattern of temperature in mid latitudes.

How would the breezes that blow during the day and those that blow during the night affect the temperature of a place situated in the coastal region?

What difference is there in the temperatures on a mountain and on a seashore?

Why is India cooler in December than in July?

State two chief characteristics of the Temperate zone.

Explain the following:
Diurnal range of temperature.

Long Answer Question:

The Mediterranean land is known as the ‘Land of Orchards’. In this context answer the question that follows:

The characteristics of the Mediterranean climate.

Long Answer Question:

The Mediterranean land is known as the ‘Land of Orchards’. In this context answer the question that follows:

How is it suitable for orchard farming?

Explain the following:
Mean Monthly Range of Temperature.

Explain the following:
Mean Annual Range of Temperature.