Morning Star solutions for Total Geography [English] Class 9 ICSE chapter 20 - Natural Regions of the World [Latest edition]

Define the term ‘natural region’.

Name any four natural regions of the world.

Briefly state the importance of climate.

State the location of the Equatorial Region.

What is the latitudinal extent of the Monsoon climate?

Name the two dominant types of vegetation of the Equatorial region.

State the location of the Tropical Desert Climate type.

What are xerophytic plants?

What local conditions produce variation in the Mediterranean Type of climate?

State the rainfall pattern in the Mediterranean climate.

What type of vegetation is found in the Mediterranean region?

Name six Temperate Grasslands of the world.

Why there are no trees in the Steppe type climate region?

What is the temperature range in winter of the Cool Continental Climate Type?

Name the areas of the Cool Temperate Ocean type climate

Give the annual rainfall of the above tropical region.

Give a reason for the following:

There is a uniformly high temperature in the Equatorial region.

Give a reason for the following:

Deciduous trees shed their leaves in the dry season.

Give a reason for the following:

In the Tropical Desert climate region, Trade Winds are dry.

Give a reason for the following:

In the Mediterranean region of Europe, winds blow deep inside the land.

Give a reason for the following:

Tropical grasslands have great potential for the cultivation of crops like cotton and coffee.

Give a reason for the following:

The Taiga region is sparsely populated.

Give a reason for the following:

There are no trees in the Tundra Region.

Give a reason for the following:

Patagonia is a desert in the rain shadow of the Andes.

Describe the general characteristics of natural regions.

 “Name four major natural regions in the world.

State the factors responsible for the climatic classification of natural regions

Give a brief account of Rainforests together with their location and types of trees.

Discuss the vegetation of the Tropical Monsoon type climate.

Bring out the chief characteristics of the Mediterranean type climate.

Differentiate between Mediterranean type climate and China type climate.

Bring out the differences between tropical and temperate deserts in terms of climate and vegetation.

Prepare the rainfall graph of the data given below and answer the questions that follow :

(a) What is the average annual temperature?
(b) Calculate the annual range of temperature.
(c) In which climate type is this station?

What do you understand by a ‘natural resource’?

How many kinds of natural resources are available? Name them.

What are the various uses of wood?

Why are coal and petroleum called fossil fuels?

What are the benefits of non-conventional sources of energy?

What is the difference between sea water and fresh water?

What is the total percentage of fresh water on the earth?

What is a hydro logical cycle?

What gases does air contain?

Name the gases that are found in the air along with their percentage.

Why is oxygen essential?

How is carbon dioxide useful?

How does an air conditioner help?

name five resources which we get from the earth.

What does subsoil contain?

What are minerals?

List any four minerals.

What type of resources are minerals?

How do forests retain water?

What is meant by deforestation?

What happens when fossil fuels are burnt?

List the inexhaustible sources of energy.

Which places in India can be used for tidal power generation?

How many biogas plants have been set up in India under the National Biogas Development Programme?

What is geothermal energy ? Give examples of geothermal energy.

How is groundwater formed?

List the advantages and disadvantages of solar energy.

What is the hydrological cycle?

What is the aim of dividing the world into natural regions?

What forms the basis of a general scheme of natural regions of the world?

Mention the regions that cover the following:

Tropical Regions

Mention the regions that cover the following:

Warm Temperate Regions

Mention the regions that cover the following:

Cool Temperate Regions

Mention the regions that cover the following:

Polar Regions.

Where does the tropical region lie?

Where does the warm temperate region lie?

Where does the cool temperate region lie?

Where does the polar region lie?

Name the continents where the equatorial regions are situated.

Which parts of Asia and S. America included in the equatorial forest region.

Name the areas constituting the equatorial region in Africa.

What are the chief features of the climate of equatorial regions?

Mention the major trees found in equatorial forests.

Name any four countries which have monsoon climate.

Mention the location of Tropical monsoon type regions.

What is the range of temperature in the monsoon region in the interior of the continent?

Why is there a complete reversal of pressure gradients over Asiatic landmass?

Name any two states of India which receive winter rainfall.

What is the location of the tropical desert?

Name the parts that Sahara desert covers.

Where is the following desert located?

Arabian desert

Where is the following desert located?

Thar desert

Where is the following desert located?

Kalahari desert

Where is the following desert located?

Atacama desert

Mention the two features of the climate of the tropical desert.

State the vegetation of deserts.

Why are the deserts sparsely populated?

Name the typical animal of the desert region.

What is the location of the Mediterranean region?

Mention the extent of Mediterranean type climate in the following:

Asia

Mention the extent of Mediterranean type climate in the following:

Europe

Mention the extent of Mediterranean type climate in the following:

Africa

Mention the extent of Mediterranean type climate in the following:

America

Mention the extent of Mediterranean type climate in the following:

Australia

What are the general characteristics of the climate of the Mediterranean region?

Name the winds prevailing during summers and winter in the Mediterranean region.

What are the characteristics of the Mediterranean climate which makes it suitable for orchard farming? Which state of the USA is famous for orchard farming?

Which country is the world’s leading producer of grapes?

Why is the Mediterranean region popular for fruit processing industry?

Why the Mediterranean region cannot support large cattle populations?

During which season the Mediterranean region receives most of its rainfall.

Give the important evergreen coniferous trees of the Mediterranean region.

For what is California famous and why?

Mention three special cultures of the Mediterranean region.

What is Viticulture? Why is it so popular in Europe?

By what name is the grasslands known in the following area:

In North America

By what name is the grasslands known in the following area:

 In South Africa

By what name is the grasslands known in the following area:

In Hungary

By what name is the grasslands known in the following area:

In Eurasia

By what name is the grasslands known in the following area:

In Australia.

Give the extent of steppes.

What kind of climate does Steppe have?

What is the mean annual rainfall in the Steppe region?

What is the extension of prairies?

What is the average temperature and rainfall in prairies?

Give the location of China type climate region.

By which currents are the coastal parts of China type of climate affected?

What are typhoons?

Give two characteristics of vegetation of China type climate.

In which parts of Africa do tropical grasslands occur?

What is known as ‘Parkland’?

Why is the Taiga known as the Cold Pole of the Earth’?

Why is the Polar Tundra region called the cold desert?

Give reasons for the following:

There is little seasonal variation in the climatic condition of the equatorial region.

Give reasons for the following:

Equatorial regions support luxuriant vegetation.

Give reasons for the following:

Nights in the deserts are very cold.

Give reasons for the following:

Camel is called the ship of the desert.

Give reasons for the following:

Mediterranean regions receive most of their precipitation in the winter season.

Give reasons for the following:

Climate conditions in the Mediterranean region do not favour grasses.

Give reasons for the following:

Agriculture is the main occupation of the people in most parts of the Mediterranean lands.

Give reasons for the following:

Grasslands are treeless.

Give reasons for the following:

The Steppe climate of the southern hemisphere is never severe rather it is moderate.

Give reasons for the following:

The western margins of continents are extremely dry.

Differentiate between the following:

Humid regions and Sub-humid regions.

Differentiate between the following:

Humid regions and Arid regions.

Differentiate between the following:

Warm temperate region and Cool temperate region.

Differentiate between the following:

Sericulture and Viticulture.

Differentiate between the following:

Truck farming and orchard farming.

Differentiate between the following:

Evergreen and Xerophytic trees of the Mediterranean region.

Differentiate between the following:

Role of trade winds and westerlies in the Mediterranean region.

Differentiate between the following:

Steppes and Prairies.

Define the Mangrove forest.

Define Shifting cultivation

Define Oases

Define Sericulture

Long Answer Question:

Give a brief account of the climate of the Equatorial region.

Long Answer Question:

Explain briefly the importance of Equatorial forests.

Long Answer Question:

Why are Equatorial forests not commercially important?

Long Answer Question:

Explain the monsoon climate type region under the following heads :

Temperature

Long Answer Question:

Explain the monsoon climate type region under the following heads :

Air pressure and winds

Long Answer Question:

Explain the monsoon climate type region under the following heads :

Vegetation

Long Answer Question:

Explain the monsoon climate type region under the following heads :

Three seasons of the Indian subcontinent.

Long Answer Question:

Elaborate on the special features of vegetation in the hot desert region.

Long Answer Question:

What is the mode of rainfall in the hot desert region?

Long Answer Question:

The Mediterranean land is known as the ‘Land of Orchards’. In this context answer the question that follows:

The characteristics of the Mediterranean climate.

Long Answer Question:

The Mediterranean land is known as the ‘Land of Orchards’. In this context answer the question that follows:

How is it suitable for orchard farming?