NATURAL REGIONS OF THE

WORLD
STRUCTURED QUESTIONS:-

Q3} A] Ans. The Tropical Deserts are located between 15o to

300 North and South Latitudes. They lie to the west of the
landmasses. The two tribes that inhabit the region are
Bushmen of the Kalahari and Bindibu of Australia.
B] Ans. 1. Summer temperature varies from 35°C to 38°C
in the interior. Winter temperature varies from 15°C to 18°C
in the interior.
2. Due to particular rainy season followed by
autumn and winter, this type of climate has deciduous
vegetation.
3. The coastal parts have tropical evergreen Rain
Forests slightly different from equatorial vegetation, these
are rosewood, ebony, sisam, bamboo etc. with much
height up to 60 meters.
4. Deciduous tree are found in khair, Tendu etc.
5. Agriculture is the main occupation of majority
of people in this region.
6. The major crops grown are rice, wheat, maize,
millet, gram and beans.
C] Ans. (i) In the Tropical Hot Desert region, the Trade
Winds blow from land towards the sea, so these cannot
gain moisture and are dry and there is no rainfall and a
prolonged dry and hot season.
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