1. What is Polar region? 2. What is Arctic Circle?

Question

Read the following paragraphs and answer the questions given below.

You have seen the north pole and south pole on the globe. The region which lies near the poles is called the “polar region”. Look at Map. It shows the north pole and its surrounding regions. The entire polar region has been shaded lightly. Notice the boundary of this region. This is known as the ‘Arctic Circle’.

The northern part of the continents within the polar region is known as the Tundra. Tundra means very cold. Since the Tundra region gets very little sunlight, it has a unique type of vegetation known as the ‘Tundra Vegetation’.

1. What is Polar region?

2. What is Arctic Circle?

3. What is called Tundra region?

4. What is the meaning of ‘Tundra’?

5. What is meant by ‘Tundra Vegetation’?

Answer 1

1) The region which lies near the poles is called the “polar region”.

2) The boundary of the polar region is known as the ‘Arctic Circle’.

3) The northern part of the continents within the polar region is known as the Tundra.

4) Tundra means very cold.

5) The Tundra region gets very little sunlight, it has a unique type of vegetation known as the ‘Tundra Vegetation’.