Areas lying between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole in the Northern Hemisphere are very cold It...........

Geography Shape and Motions of Earth

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Areas lying between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole in the Northern Hemisphere are very cold.

It is because

1. Earth’s effective radius is lesser at these points.

2. Sun rises above the horizon at these areas almost the entire year.

3. Air pressure at these locations is much lesser as compared to lower latitudes.

1 only

2 and 3 only

2 only

None of the above

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Explanation:

This is also the case with the area between Antarctic Circle and the South Pole in the Southern Hemisphere.
Statement 1: An absurd statement.
Statement 2: Here the sun does not rise much above the horizon. Therefore, its rays are always slanting. So, these areas receive much lesser solar insolation (heat) and remain cold. They are, therefore, called Frigid Zones.
Statement 3: It is actually higher. Colder the air higher is its pressure.