Meteorology is the science of _________.

(a)

Weather

(b)

Social

(c)

Political

(d)

Human

______________ is a line joining the places of equal rainfall.

(a)

Isohyets

(b)

Isobar

(c)

Isotherm

(d)

Latitudes

The monsoon forests are otherwise called as  _______________.

(a)

Tropical evergreen forest

(b)

Deciduous forest

(c)

Mangrove forest

(d)

Mountain forest

_________ is not a part of the world network biosphere reserves of UNESCO.

(a)

Nilgiri

(b)

Agasthiyamalai

(c)

Great Nicobar

(d)

Kachchh

There are ____________ National parks and ___________ wildlife sanctuaries created across India

(a)

102,515

(b)

104,520

(c)

103,520

(d)

104,520

Isobar is a line joining places having equal _____________

(a)

temperature

(b)

pressure

(c)

cloud cover

(d)

Sunshine

Define ‘Meteorology’.

What are ‘jet streams’?

What is ‘burst of monsoon’?

Name the areas which receive heavy rainfall.

Name the trees of tropical evergreen forest.

What is ‘Project Tiger’?

Sundarbans

(1)

21^st March

Biodiversity hotspot

(2)

22^nd April

North east monsoon

(3)

The Himalayas

World Earth Day

(4)

West Beangal

World Forest Day

(5)

October-December

Weather and Climate.

North East Monsoon and South West Monsoon.

Western Coastal plain is narrow.

India has a tropical monsoon climate.

Mountains are cooler than the plains. 

Describe the forests of India.

Explain about any two factors affecting the climate of India.

Mark the following on the outline map of India.
1. Direction of South West Monsoon wind.
2. Direction of North East Monsoon wind.
3. Areas of heavy rainfall.
4. Mountain forests.
5. Panna biosphere reserve
6. Agasthiyamalai biosphere reserve