The areas away from the coasts experience ............................, climate while places closer

Question

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1. The areas away from the coasts experience ............................, climate while places closer to the coasts experience...................... climate.

2. World’* highest surface temperature of 71°C has been recorded in ................... in Iran.

3.................... in Meghalaya receives the heaviest rainfall in the world.

1. .................... in Russia is the coldest region in Asia with an average temperature of-51 °C. ’

2. Most of the Asia receives ..........rainfall in winter.

6....................... rainfall occurs almost daily around 4 o’ clock in equatorial climate region of Asia.

1. ............. is the milky sap of rubber tree which is collected and used to make rubber for commercial purposes.

2. The equatorial (tropical) rainforests are different from the rainforests of the Amazon and Zaire basins because of their .................. to the sea.

3. India has .................... climate and ..................... forests.

4. ............... are found in the Oases in hot deserts.

5. The .............. Desert stretches across large parts of Mongolia and China.

6. ............. is one of the most commonly domesticated animals in the temperature desert regions of Asia.

7. .................................... camel is a well-known animal of temperate grassland or ...............

8. The temperate grassland region of Central Asia is called .................

9. The forests of the cold temperate regions, have ............... trees with .............. like leaves.

10. The coniferous forests in cold temperate climate are called as ............

11. The treeless plains in the Arctic climate are called ..............

Answer 1

1. The areas away from the coasts experience continental (extreme), climate while places closer to the coasts experience maritime (equable) climate.

2. World’* highest surface temperature of 71°C has been recorded in Dasht-eLut in Iran.

3. Mawsynram in Meghalaya receives the heaviest rainfall in the world.

4. Verkhoyansk in Russia is the coldest region in Asia with an average temperature of-51 °C. ’

5. Most of the Asia receives no rainfall in winter.

6. Convectional rainfall occurs almost daily around 4 o’ clock in equatorial climate region of Asia.

7. Latex is the milky sap of rubber tree which is collected and used to make rubber for commercial purposes.

8. The equatorial (tropical) rainforests are different from the rainforests of the Amazon and Zaire basins because of their nearness to the sea.

9. India has tropical monsoon climate and tropical deciduous (monsoon) forests.

10. Date palms are found in the Oases in hot deserts.

11. The Gobi Desert stretches across large parts of Mongolia and China.

12. Yak is one of the most commonly domesticated animals in the temperature desert regions of Asia.

13. The two-humped Bactrian camel is a well-known animal of temperate grassland or steppe.

14. The temperate grassland region of Central Asia is called steppe.

15. The forests of the cold temperate regions, have coniferous trees with needle like leaves.

16. The coniferous forests in cold temperate climate are called as Taiga.

17. The treeless plains in the Arctic climate are called Tundra.