ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL & COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES– DCI
Chapter 2 Worksheets
Q1: Label the climatic zones of Pakistan [2]
Q2: Explain the lifestyle of people in 2 of the above mentioned climatic zones. [2]
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Q4: What is meant by the term 'monsoon'? [1]
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Study Fig. 7, which shows climate data for Lahore, Punjab. Lahore has a monsoon climate:
(i) What is meant by the term 'monsoon'? [1]
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(ii) How does Fig. 7 show that the climate in Lahore is typical of a monsoon climate? [2]
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(iii)Give reasons why Lahore has more rainfall in July than in December. [2]
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Q5: Study the following Fig. which shows the climate of Quetta.
(i) Describe the annual distribution of rainfall at Quetta. [3]
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Q6: Following figure shows the rainfall of Lahore and Chitral
(i) In which months do western depressions bring rainfall to Pakistan? [1]
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(ii) Which of the cities in the above Fig. receives more rainfall from these western
depressions? [1]
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Q7: Explain the following sources of rainfall [4]
Relief Rainfall:
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Convectional rainfall:
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Western depression:
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Q8: Complete the passage below about monsoon rainfall in Pakistan. Choose the correct
words from the list and place them in the spaces provided. [2]
Monsoon .................. blow towards the heart of the ...................... in ...................... . They blow
towards the sea in .............................. .
Autumn continent ocean spring
Summer winds winter
Q9: State 3 differences between climate and weather. [3]
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Q10: Name the factors affecting the temperature and explain any 3 of them
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