Africa is the hottest continent of the world. This is due primarily to the fact that most of its territory is in a hot thermal belt between the tropics. Here throughout the year the sun is high above the horizon and twice a year, anywhere in Africa between the North and South Tropics is at … Read more
The climatic features of the ocean are determined by its polar position. During the year over the ocean, the arctic air masses dominate. Most of the solar energy, which still reaches the arctic latitudes, is reflected by ice. The temperature of the ice surface changes with the air temperature, decreasing to -40 ° C during … Read more
1. From the course of national history, recall the reasons for the development of Siberia. What are the natural features of Siberia and why did it make it difficult and difficult to master it? “The history of Russia is the history of the country that is being colonized.” Russia has constantly expanded its territory. The … Read more
1. Which structure has the lithosphere? What phenomena occur on the boundaries of its plates? The lithosphere is heterogeneous in structure and consists of the earth’s crust and the upper part of the Earth’s mantle. The Earth’s crust is divided into oceanic and continental crust. The continental crust is much thicker than the oceanic crust … Read more
1. Which continents and oceans cross the equator, which are the initial meridian, and which are the meridian of 80 °. etc.? Show on the map the continents, which lie only in the Northern Hemisphere, in the South, in the South and North. To perform the first part of the task, it is enough to … Read more
The northern coast of the mainland occupies the zone of the tundra. In the west, its southern boundary runs along the Arctic Circle, and in the east direction it moves far to the south to the Hudson Bay. The climate in the tundra is subarctic. Summer in the tundra is short and cool. The soil … Read more
The surface area of the globe is 510 million km2. Most of it is 361 million km2 – is occupied by the World Ocean, and on the land there are 149 million km2 of area. So, the oceans and continents are the largest natural complexes within the geographical envelope of our planet. The world’s ocean … Read more
In the first half of the XX century. The studies of Antarctica were episodic and were limited to individual expeditions. But from the second half of the 50’s. Regular surveys of the continent began at polar stations, which conduct a variety of scientific observations. The result of their work was the first atlas of Antarctica, … Read more
1. Natural complexes are very diverse. Which of them are called natural zones? The natural complex of land, as well as the complex of the geographical envelope as a whole, is a heterogeneous formation and includes natural complexes of lower ranks that differ in the quality of the components of the complex of natural components. … Read more
1. What economic regions are part of Central Russia? What do you think are the conditions that underlie the division of Central Russia into the Central, Central Black Earth and Volga-Vyatka regions? In Central Russia, there are 3 economic regions: Central, Central Black Earth and Volga-Vyatka. Their natural differences are underlined even in the names: … Read more