climatic zones

It is an imaginary horizontal line around the middle of a planet. It is halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole, at 0 degrees latitude. What is it?

• Equator

• Prime meridian

• tropic of cancer

• Tropic of capricorn

Prime meridian is also called _____________________________.

• Green Meridian

• Pink Meridian

• Greenwich Meridian

• Green Which Meridian

_____________________ are imaginary circles/ lines parallel to the Equator. They specify the north-south position of a location on the globe.

• Longitudes

• Latitudes

________________________ run from the North Pole to the South Pole, intersecting the Equator. They meet at both Poles, and specify the east-west position of a location.

• Latitudes

• Longitudes

Mountains are_______________________________.

• Round and flat

• Tall and pointy

• Short and green

The ________________________ zone refers to the area of the earth near the equator which is generally hot and humid.

• Torrid

• Temperate

• Polar

The ___________________ zone lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn due to which it is also called a tropical zone.

• Torrid

• frigid

• Temperate

There are two ___________________________ zones. The north ___________________ zone lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle. The south __________________ zone lies between the Tropic of Capricorn and the

Antarctic Circle.

• Torrid

• Temperate

• Polar

The _________________ zones are not very hot because sun rays falling in these zones are slanted.

• Temperate

• polar

• Torrid

The ________________ zone is very cold because rays of the sun fall at a great slant. So, these zones get very little heat and are always cold covered by snow.

• Torrid

• Temperate

• Frigid