Class: 7th-GSEB M.

M: 40
Sub: Geography
TIME: 1.5 Hrs.
CH- EFFECT OF ATMOSPHERE ON LIVING BEINGS

(1 MARK QUESTIONS)
1. Name the constituents found in air?
2. What is temperature?
3. What is humidity?
4. What is wind?
5. How is good atmosphere essential for the living being?
(2 MARK QUESTIONS)
6. Name the five layers of atmosphere.
7. What is insolation? What is its effect?
8. Upto how many kilometres does the Troposphere extend
over the equator?
9. Which trees are found in tropical evergreen forests?
10. Which animals are more common in coniferous forests?
(3 MARK QUESTIONS)
11. Temperate grass-land.
12. Forests of Mediterranean sea
13. Isotope cover
14. Atmospheric pressure.
15. Give Information about any two types of wind?
(5 MARK QUESTIONS)
16. What is climate? State the effects of climate on human life.
17. Describe the tropical evergreen forest.
 ANSWER KEY
1. The constituents of air are nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide etc. Apart from these gases, tiny
dust particles are also present in the air.
2. The degree of hotness and coldness of the air is called temperature.
3. Moisture in the air at any place or time is called humidity.
4. The movement of air from high pressure area to low pressure area is called wind.
5. All living beings depend on the atmosphere; use the air for breathing and it also protects us from the
harmful effects of the sun’s rays.
6. Starting from the earth’s surface, five layers of atmosphere are:
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere
7. An important factor that influences the distribution of temperature is insolation. The amount of
insolation decreases from the equator towards the poles. Therefore, the temperature decreases in the
same manner.
8.