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imaginary lines that run in an east-west direction
latitudes
line that is at 180 degree
International Date line
0 degree latitude
equator
0 degree longitude
Prime Meridian
T/F- Meridians mark the distance of a place east or west of the Prime Meridian .
True
Summer Solstice in the NH falls on______.
21st June
Seasons are caused by____and____.
the revolution of the Earth and the tilt of the Earth's axis
extent of the Torrid Zone
from 23 1/2 degree north to 23 1/2 degree south of the equator OR from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn
T/F- Places that are inland / interior of continents experience extreme climate.
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name the 4 layers of the rainforest
the emergent layer, the canopy, the understorey and the forest floor
name the tribes found in Malaysia and Indonesia
the Semangs , the Dayaks
On which basis do we decide a place is a desert or not?
precipitation
Name any 2 tribes found in the desert regions with their respective areas.
Bedouin in the Arabian desert/ the San in the Kalahari/ the Pintupi in the Australian desert
2 human activities that pose challenge to desert regions
over irrigation / deforestation / over grazing
Tribals in the Equatorial region practise ____kind of cultivation.
shifting agriculture
Why temperature changes with latitude?
places near equator receive the direct rays while those away get slanting rays
