Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Brazil gets rainfall from the ______ and the north-east trade winds.
Options
South-East trade winds
South-West trade winds
North-West trade winds
Westerlies winds
Solution
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.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Select the correct option and rewrite the sentence:
As the ---------------- extent of Brazil is more, there is a variety in climatic conditions.
Answer the following question in detail:
Write the factors affecting climate of Brazil.
State whether right or wrong. Rewrite the wrong sentence.
India and Brazil have the same seasons at the same time.
Discuss the factors affecting the climate of Brazil.
Study the graphs given in Fig and answer the following questions.
- In which month is the highest temperature found in all four cities?
- In which month does it rain the most in the given cities?
- When does Brazil have its rainy season?
- Which city has the maximum range of temperature? How much is it?
- What type of climate will be found in Rio De Janerio?
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 |
Considering the various factors affecting Brazil’s climate, complete the adjoining table.
| Regions | Climatic characteristics |
| Amazon Valley | |
| Highlands | |
| Pantanal | |
| Northern Coastal region | |
| Southern Coastal region | |
| Southernmost region of Brazil |
Location of Brazil on equator is affecting the climate 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?
