Question

Statement 1: The difference in distance between the isotherms is more on land compared to oceans.

Statement 2: Temperature varies on land as we move away from coastal areas towards the interior part of the continent.

• A. Both statements are correct and statement 1 is the correct justification of statement 2.
• B. Both statements are correct and statement 2 is the correct justification of statement 1.
• C. Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect.
• D. Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Both statements are correct and statement 2 is the correct justification of statement 1.

Temperature varies on land as we move away from coastal areas towards the interior part of the continent. But over water, the temperature is almost uniform. This causes the difference in distance between the isotherms to be more on land compared to oceans. In the Northern Hemisphere, land and ocean presence causes a variation in temperature while in the Southern Hemisphere there is only water. Thus, temperature variation is less and isotherms are almost straight in the Southern Hemisphere.