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STD 5 Chapter 6 Textual Exercise
STD 5 Chapter 6 Textual Exercise
(TEXTUAL EXERCISE)
Words I learnt:
2. Wind always blows from an area of hot climate to an area of cold climate. False
Climate Weather
• Climate remains stable over a long • Weather is temporary and changes often.
period.
• Climate prevails over a large area, like a • Weather prevails over a small area, like a
country. city.
Ans: a)The latitude decreases in length as we move away from the equator to the poles.
b) The lower latitude receives more heat than the higher latitudes.
c) As the sunrays falls directly ,slanting and extremely slanting depending on this the climate of a
place changes.
iii) The more exposed an area is to the rays of the Sun,the higher is its temperature , and vice versa
3. How does distance from the sea affect the climate of a place?
Ans: a) Places near the sea are neither very hot nor too cold. As the moisture causes humidity and
makes the place cooler and the climate here is humid. Eg: Mumbai
b) Whereas those places are far away from the sea so they have extreme climate that is very hot
in summer and very cold climate in winter. Eg: Delhi
4. Explain the heat zones of the Earth and their climate with the help of a diagram.
Ans: Torrid Zone: Torrid Zone is the hottest zone on Earth. It is because it receives direct rays of the
Sun throughout the year. This makes the weather hot, humid and rainy throughout the year. Sahara
Desert and Amazon rainforest are located in this belt.
Temperate Zone: This belt has a moderate climate which is neither too hot nor too cold. It is
because it receives oblique rays of the Sun. Prairies in North America, pampas in South America, the
steppes of Europe and Asia, and veldts in Africa are a few grasslands that are found in this zone.
Frigid Zone: These zones are extremely cold. It is because these areas receive extremely
slanted rays of the Sun throughout the year. These regions are covered with permanent ice and
experience six months of day and six months of night in summer and winter respectively.