Eurasia: altitudinal belts, population and political map
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Draw the Himalayan and Alpine belts side by side and explain the difference.
The Himalaya has more belts (from tropical jungle to snow), the Alps fewer (forest to snow), because the Himalaya is nearer the equator.
2
If it is +24 °C at sea level, what is it at 2 000 m (6 °C per 1 000 m)?
12
3
Mark Russia, China, India, Uzbekistan, Japan and the Vatican on a blank map.
Russia — north; China — east; India — south; Uzbekistan — Central Asia; Japan — eastern islands; the Vatican — in Rome.
4
Russia is 17.1 and China 9.6 million km². By how many thousand km² is Russia larger? (in thousands)
7500