Balbharati solutions for Geography Integrated [English] Standard 6 Maharashtra State Board chapter 5 - Temperature [Latest edition]

The region marked 'A' in figure receives perpendicular rays, while the region marked 'B' receives slant rays and in the region marked 'C' the rays are extremely slanting.

• Using a scale, measure the lengths of the lit up portions on the earth's surface in A, B and C regions.
• Measure the width of the rays shown between the earth and the sun.
• Considering the parallels of latitude marked in the figure, tell the regions where the temperature will be high, moderate and low.
• Discuss this in the class and write the answers in your notebook.

How will the rays fall between 0° and 23°30' North and South?

How will the rays fall between 23°30' and 66°30' North and South?

How will the rays fall between 66°30' and 90° North and South?

Tell if the following statement is right or wrong. Give reasons.

In order to understand the climate of a region, the latitudinal extent is more useful than the longitudinal extent.

Find the range of temperature at Mumbai, Nagpur and Srinagar. Draw bar graphs for the same.

You stay at Mhaswad in Moan taluka in Satara district. Your Grandma stays at Vengurla in Sindhudtirg district. During Diwali, you often visit Vengurla. You like the sea coast there. The warm air of that region attracts you because you are freed from the dry air and scratching cold of your place. This time Grandma is suffering from asthma. Doctors have advised her to stay at a place which has a drier climate. What should you do?

Observe the map. Name the coastal areas that will experience changes in temperature. Give the reason for this.

Answer the following with the help of the figure.

• What is the tube of the thermometer fixed on?
• What substance is used in the thermometer tube?
• What do the figures on the scale indicate?
• In which different units is the temperature measured?
• What season does the temperature in the figure indicate?

Which season would be the best for visiting the following places, and why? Goa, Chikhaldara, Chennai, Darjeeling, Ellora, Agra.

Will it be alright if water or oil is used in the thermometer?

Where is the temperature of your district headquarters recorded?

Identify the temperature zones.

Tell the factors influencing temperature.

Describe the global distribution of temperature with its characteristics.

Describe the structure of a thermometer.

Handle and use a thermometer.

Where am I?

The isotherm 0°C runs in my surroundings.

Where am I?

The mean annual temperature is 25°C around me.

Where am I?

The mean annual temperature around me is 10°C.

Who am I?

I connect places of equal temperature.

Who am I?

I am useful for measuring the correct temperature.

Who am I?

I get heated due to the land or water near me

Who am I?

Land and water get heated due to me.

Explain with a diagram, the effect of the spherical shape of the earth on the temperature at different latitudes.

What is the relation between the latitudinal extent and temperature of a region?

What makes the isotherms run zigzag over continental areas? 

Use the thermometer in your. school and note the daily temperature on a display board.

For two weeks, take down in your notebook, the information regarding weather given in the daily newspapers. Discuss your notes in the classroom.