Explain cold weather season and hot weather season.
During cold weather season (winter), the sunrays do not fall directly in the region. As a result the temperatures are quite low in northern India. In hot weather season (summer), the sunrays fall directly in the region. Hence, temperature becomes very high. Hot and diy winds called loo blow during the day time.
Fill in the blanks.
(a)Hot and dry winds known as………… blow during the day in summers.
(b)The states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu receive a great amount of rainfall during the season of…………..
(c)…… forest in Gujarat is the home of……………
(d)…………….. is a well-known species of mangrove forests.
(e)………….. are also called monsoon forests.
State whether these sentences are true (I) or false (F).
(i) During the winter season, the sun rays fall directly in the region.
(ii) Due to India's location in the tropical region, most of the rain is brought by monsoon winds.
(iii) Tropical rainforests are not very dense.
(iv) Tropical rainforests are also called monsoon forests.
(v) Thorny buses are found in dry areas of the country.
(vi) Siberian Crane, Stork, Flamingo, etc. migrate to our country in the winter season every year.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete each sentence:
(i) Camels and wild asses are found in the ……….. and the ……….
(ii) ……… in Rajasthan receives least rainfall.
(iii) Tropical Rain Forests occur in the areas which receive ………….. rainfall.
(iv) Cold weather season remains from………… to ………..
(v) The climate of India has been described as ………….. type.
(vi) The roots of the plants kind the………….. , thus, they control soil erosion.
(vii) Parrots, pigeons, geese, etc. are examples of ……….. birds.
Why do we experience regional differences in the climate of India? Explain with examples. [V. Imp.]
Answer the following questions briefly.
(a)Which winds bring rainfall in India? Why is it so important?
(b)Name the different seasons in India.
(c)What is natural vegetation?
(d)Name the different types of vegetation found in
(e)What is the difference between evergreen forest and deciduous forest?
(f)Why is tropical rainforest also called evergreen forest?