SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Huge temperature variations occur in this subregion between summer and winter; summers are short and cool while winters are always very cold; temperatures at or below freezing last 5-8 months of the year
A
Subarctic
B
Semiarid
C
Desert
D
Ice Cap
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Polar zones have cold winters and hot summers.

Detailed explanation-2: -The polar climate regions are characterized by a lack of warm summers but with varying winters. Every month a polar climate has an average temperature of less than 10 °C (50 °F).

Detailed explanation-3: -As the Earth moves, the angle at which sunlight strikes different places on the Earth at the same time of day changes because the Earth is tilted. When a particular location is tilted towards the Sun, warmer temperatures occur (summer); when the same place is tilted away from the Sun, colder temperature occur (winter).

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