World Climatic Zones

When you refer to the newspaper to know the daily temperature, rainfall or humidity, you are checking -

• Weather

• Climate

Places near the Equator receive __________ rays while those at the Poles receive ___________ rays of the Sun

• slanting, direct

• slanting, vertical

• direct, slanting

Because of the Earth's curvature, the sun rays have to travel _____________ distance through the atmosphere near the Poles.

• shorter

• longer

Which among these places is located at a lower altitude?

• Darjeeling

• Kolkata

• Shimla

• Srinagar

Places located near the sea receive cool breeze during the day. This is called -

• land breeze

• sea breeze

The Torrid Zone is located between the -

• Equator and Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn and Equator

• Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

Which climatic zone is found between the Tropic of Capricorn and Antarctic Circle?

• Torrid Zone

• North Temperate Zone

• South Frigid Zone

• South Temperate Zone

Which ocean is found in the North Frigid Zone?

• Indian Ocean

• Antarctic Ocean

• Arctic Ocean