Climatic Controls

Areas close to the ___ experience milder temperatures, while inland areas have more extreme climates.

• mountains

• sea

• lakes

• plateaus

The term continentality describes .

• extreme temperature variations in inland areas far from the sea

• extreme temperature variations in out land areas far from the sea

• extreme temperature variations in inland areas close to the sea

• extreme temperature variations in out land areas close to the sea

_______ currents and onshore winds can warm or cool coastal areas.

Relief features, like _____, can block winds and cause rain on one side, leaving the other side drier.

• mountains

• plateaus

• rivers

• lakes

The side of the mountain facing the wind is known as the _______ side, while the opposite side is called the ______ side.

• a- leeward

  b- windward

• a-windward

  b- leeward

• none of the answers are correct

TRUE OR FALSE _

Due to Earth's curvature, temperatures generally increase from the equator to the poles.

• false

• true

The Tropic of Cancer goes through India from the Rann of Kuchchh in the west to ____ in the east.

• Assam

• Mizoram

• Rajasthan

• Gujarat

Nearly half of India is south of the Tropic of Cancer, making it a ____ region.

• tropical

• temparate

• arid

• semi arid

The area north of the Tropic of Cancer is considered ____.

• tropical

• subtropical

• deserted

• equatorial

India has mountains in the north that are about ____ meters high.

• 10000

• 12000

• 6000

• 7000