Earth's Weather and Climate

 Constructed Response Questions:

Ans (i):

Ans (ii):

Climate of Different Zones:

Tropical Zone:

Tropical zone has hot climate because the sun rays fall vertically on this zone.

Temperate Zone:

Temperate zone has mild climate because the sun rays fall slantly on this zone.

Polar Zone:

Polar zone has the coldest climate because the sun are more slanted and less on this zone.

Ans (iii):

With the rise of height from sea level the climate becomes cooler while water bodies make climate of adjacent area is mild this is the reason that the temperature of Skardu, a city of Gilgit Baltistan is below zero degree centigrade while the temperature of Karachi is mild.