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Give geographical reasons:

The northeastern part of the Brazilian Highlands receives very less rainfall.

Parts of the Brazilian highlands extend upto the northern coast and forms an escarpment. The escarpments act as an obstruction to the winds coming from the sea and cause the orographic type of rainfall in the coastal region. Beyond the highlands, the effect of these winds gets reduced. As a result, the rainfall is minimal.


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1

Write the names of the States/Regions inappropriate columns:

Bihar, Tocantins, Pernambuco, Alagoas Eastern Maharastra, Western part of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Rio Grande Do Norte,Paraiba, Western Ghats, Eastern Himalayas, Western Andhra Pradesh, Roroima, Amazon, West Bengal, RioGrande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Goa



(Note: Can you think of an easier method of answering this question?)

 2

State whether right or wrong. Rewrite the wrong sentences.

(a) The fact that Brazil lies on the equator affects its climate in a big way.


(b) India and Brazil have the same seasons at the same time.


(c) India faces tropical cyclones frequently.


(d) Brazil gets a lot of rainfall because of the southwest monsoon winds.

 3

Give geographical reasons:

Snowfall doesn’t always occur in Brazil.

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Give geographical reasons:

Convectional type of rainfall is not prominent in India.