The hydrosphere and the atmosphere
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Find the lakes Caspian, Aral, Baikal, Tanganyika and Issyk-Kul in the atlas and write which continent each is on.
Caspian, Aral, Baikal, Issyk-Kul — Eurasia; Tanganyika — Africa.
2
If the air temperature at sea level is +16 °C, what is it at 2 000 m? (0.6 °C lower per 100 m)
4
3
How many grams of salt are in 20 kg of ocean water (salinity 35 ‰)?
700
4
Use the atlas map to find which climate zone your home area lies in and write one feature of it.
Sample: Uzbekistan lies at the border of the subtropical and temperate zones; summers are hot and dry, winters colder.