Class 1 Flashcards
(28 cards)
The area of our globe that lies between the tropic of cancer and the tropic of Capricorn is:
Torrid zone
—–+ illistrate the extreme effects of the phenomenon of seasons.
Polar region
The basin of ——–is regarded as having the highest hydel power potential.
Congo river
——–consumes more fish than any other country.
China
The word—– belongs yo japanese language
Tsunami
Largest coral reef os located in
Australia
Cluster of island is called
Archipelago
Violent winds and rains are
Cyclones
In a tropical cyclone, pressure decreases towards the centre amd wind moves in —– direction in the northern hemisphere.
Anticlockwise
The wind flows around areas of high pressure in the northern hemisphere in ——–direction
Clockwise
The heaviest rainfall is recorded in
Equatorial regions
—-++regions are characterized by heavy rain in winter.
Mediterranean
The dates on which day and night are equal are
21st March and 23rd September
Latitude of a place is indicative of its
Temperature
The difference on the duration of day and night increases as one move from
Equator to poles
The sun reaches its maximum angular distance from the equator at the
Solstice
Latitude and longitude both run
Perpendicular to each other
—– provides ideal conditions for flying aeroplane
Troposphere
Some of the countries through which equator passes are
Zaire, Kenya and Uganda
A line on map joining places having equal atmospheric pressure is
Isohyets
A line on map joining places of equal pressure is called
Isobar
The important country close to international date line is
New Zealand
Lhasa is situated at
Highest altitude
İnstrument used for measuring humidity
Hygrometer
