Practice Altitude (4.2.2) - Climate

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Question 1.
What happens to temperature as altitude increases?
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Think about climbing a mountain.
Question 2.
Name one significant mountain range in India.
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It separates the Indian subcontinent from other areas.
3Question 3.
How does altitude affect temperature in a region?
- Increases temperature
- Decreases temperature
- No effect
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Remember how it feels as you climb higher.
4Question 4.
True or False: The Himalayas act as a barrier to cold winds from Central Asia.
- True
- False
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Think about how mountains influence weather.
Question 5.
Predict how a shift in global climate patterns might affect agricultural outputs in high-altitude regions compared to lower-altitude regions.
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Consider both temperature increases and changes in precipitation.
Question 6.
Discuss the potential socio-economic impacts a drop in temperature due to the ice coverage in the Himalayas could have on northern Indian agriculture.
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Think about how crops and people's livelihoods are connected.

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