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प्रश्न
Brazil gets rainfall from the ______ and the north-east trade winds.
विकल्प
South-East trade winds
South-West trade winds
North-West trade winds
Westerlies winds
उत्तर
Brazil gets rainfall from the South-East trade winds and the north-east trade winds.
Explanation:
Brazil has a humid tropical and subtropical climate except for a drier area in the Northeast, sometimes called the drought quadrilateral. The climate of Brazil chiefly depends on the latitudinal extent of the country and the Trade Winds.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Explain the variations found in temperatures of Brazil according to season.
Write the names of the States/Regions in appropriate columns :
Bihar, Tocantins, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Eastern Maharastra, Western part of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Rio Grande Do Norte, Paraiba, Western Ghats, Eastern Himalayas, Western Andhra Pradesh, Roraima, Amazonas, West Bengal, Roraima, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Goa.
| State | India | Brazil |
| High rainfall | ||
| Moderate rainfall | ||
| Low rainfall |
Give geographical reasons:
The northeastern part of the Brazilian Highlands receives very less rainfall.
Give geographical reasons.
Tropical cyclones occur rarely in Brazil.
Discuss the factors affecting the climate of Brazil.
Considering the various factors affecting Brazil’s climate, complete the adjoin table.
| Regions | Climate characteristics |
| Amazon Valley | |
| Highlands | |
| Pantanal | |
| Northern Coastal Region | |
| Southern Coastal region | |
| The Southernmost region of Brazil |
Which type of climate is found in the south of tropic of Capricorn in Brazil?
What is the rainshadow region in Brazil called?
Answer in one sentence.
Which type of rainfall occurs because of the natural obstruction of the Himalayas?
Study the given figures and answer the following questions:
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Cross-section of Brazil’s physiography- Considering the isotherms of Brazil, what is the average range of temperature in Brazil?
- In which area does it rain more?
- From which directions are winds flowing towards Brazil?
- What could be the reason behind that?
- What could be the obstruction in the way of these winds?
- Which type of rainfall will occur because of these winds?
- Correlate these winds and rainfall.
- In which part of Brazil are the average temperatures low?
- Identify the rain- -shadow area in Brazil. Describe its climatic characteristics.
- In which region do you find a higher temperature?
- Considering the latitudinal extent of Brazil, where will you find temperate climate in Brazil?
- Describe the winds blowing between 0° to 5°N and S zones.
- Which method has been used to show distribution in this map?
