Question

Write the names of places near the Equator which receive snowfall.

Answer 1

Instructions:

• Places from ​which the equator passes
• Why does it snow in these equatorial places?

Solution:
Among Europe, North America, and South America, the Equator passes through Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil from South America.

The Andes mountain range runs in a north-south direction along ​the western coast of South America. A section of the Andes in Ecuador ​and Colombia crosses the equator and still experiences snowfall.​

The peaks like Mt Chimborazo (6,267 m) in Ecuador and Pico Bolivar ​(5,007 m) in Venezuela experience snowfall because of their elevation. Hence, despite being in the equatorial region, their elevation makes the weather conditions favourable for snowfall.