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

Give reasons for the following:
The speed of the rotation of the earth is greater at the Equator than at the Arctic Circle.

Give reasons for the following:
Winds are deflected to the right in Northern Hemisphere and to the left in Southern Hemisphere.

What is Midnight Sun ? Where does it shine ?

Nearness to Sun is normally responsible for hot- weather conditions, but in July earth is farthest from Sun when it is hot in Northern Hemisphere. Why does reverse happen?

What are the results of the difference in the Earth’s speed of rotation at various latitudes?

Define Rotation

 What is the period of rotation?

What are the effects of rotation?

Give a geographical reason for the following:

The Taiga region is sparsely populated.

Give a geographical reason for the following:

There are no trees in the Tundra Region.

Mention the regions that cover the following:

Polar Regions.

Where does the polar region lie?

Define the following term:
Latent heat

Why is the Taiga known as the Cold Pole of the Earth’?

Why is the Polar Tundra region called the cold desert?

Describe world temperature patterns and their three chief characteristics.

Draw a labelled diagram showing the heat budget of the earth.

Calculate the mean annual temperature and annual range of temperature of the following station and name the hemisphere in which it is located.

What do you understand by a daily range of temperature and annual range of temperature?

Define the following:

Daily Mean Temperature.