Soils — Geography STD 7 — Question

Movement of sea water.

Identify the type of winds from the description:

Hilltops get heated quickly during the day. The air in this part becomes hot, light and starts ascending. Hence, a low pressure area forms in this region. At the same time the air at the foothills become cooler and also experiences high pressure. Air in that area blows towards low pressure.

The region with highest tidal range in India.

I am mainly found in areas of extreme rainfall but not very useful for agriculture.

Identify the type of winds from the description:

The winds that blow for a short duration of time, originate in specific regions & blow over a limited area.

Any three hot deserts

I am found in the hilltops of the western part of the Deccan plateau.

Identify the type of winds from the description:

In the Indian subcontinent, dry winds blow from the Indian Subcontinent towards the equator.

Identify the type of winds from the description:

These winds blowing from the north pole region towards 60°N parallel cause cold wave conditions in extensive areas covering North America, Europe and Russia

Tall waves caused by earthquakes in the shallow waters near the coast, which are very destructive.