Category: Geography

Antarctica was discovered by the last of the continents of the Earth. Even in ancient times, scientists guessed that in the high latitudes of the southern hemisphere there should be a large continent. His quest in his time led to the discovery of Australia, which was considered part of this continent. In the XVIII century.…

1. Remember what functions are inherent in the capital city. Which of them has St. Petersburg preserved and continues to develop? By definition, the capital is the main city of the state, usually the seat of the highest state authorities, central institutions and departments. In some states of the capital are often allocated to an…

The climate of Eurasia is very diverse. The north of the continent lies beyond the Arctic Circle, the southern parts – between the Southern Tropic and the equator. This determines the location of Eurasia in all thermal and climatic zones of the Earth. As in North America, with the progress from north to south, the…

Specify the features of the interaction of nature and man. Man is a part of nature, differing from other representatives of the biosphere by his reason and social experience. Being engaged in economy, a person comes into conflict with nature, violates already established and stable links in ecosystems. At what level should environmental problems be…

The existence of the Southern Earth can be read even in the works of ancient scientists who believed that the ratio of land and sea in the Northern and Southern hemispheres should be the same. Otherwise, the ancient sages thought, the balance will break and the Earth will be constantly facing the Sun with a…

1. On the map of the administrative-territorial division of the Caucasus, consider the territory of the North Caucasus, find and show all the republics that make up the district. The North Caucasus includes 10 subjects of the Federation, including 7 republics: the Republic of Adygea, the Karachaevo-Cherkess Republic, the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, the Republic of North…

Australia is the driest continent of the world. Rainfall here is five times less than in Africa, and air temperatures are also high. This is due to the influence of a number of climate-forming factors. Australia receives a large amount of solar energy, because its territory extends in tropical latitudes. The northern part of the…

1. Study the map, which industrial centers of the region have the most complete set of “typically Ural industries” – ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, machine building, etc. In which regions and republics of the Urals are observed their concentration? What territories are “falling out” from such a list? Which directions of the economy have received…

Since the equator crosses Africa almost in the middle, the climatic zones are repeated on its territory twice: to the north and south from the equator. The equatorial climate belt covers the coast of the Gulf of Guinea and the basin of the Congo. It is also called the “eternal summer” belt. Here constantly high…

The natural zone of tropical deserts and semi-deserts occupies 65% of Australia’s area and is located mainly in the west, in the center and south of the mainland in a tropical and subtropical continental climate. Soils are tropical desert, very saline and have a red color, which gives them iron oxide. Unlike the African deserts,…