Fill in the blanks:

(i) The temperate depressions are also known as …………… .

(ii) The word monsoon means …………… .

(iii) The dry northeast monsoon winds blow from …………… to …………… .

(iv) Tropical cyclones originate in …………… .

(v) The natural habitat of Indian lion is …………… .

(vi) A national park is a large area where several …………… exist freely.

(vii) Project Tiger was launched by Kailash Sankhala on 1st April …………… .

(viii) …………… species of plants and animals are those which are so rare that it is likely that they may soon become …………… .

(i) Western disturbances

(ii) season

(iii) north-east, south-west

(iv) Bay of Bengal

(v) Gir forest in Gujarat

(vi) ecosystems

(vii) 1973

(viii) Endangered, extinct