Multiple choice general knowledge

The violent and tropical cyclones in China and Japan are known as

  1. Hurricanes

  2. Tornadoes

  3. Typhoons

  4. Willy-willies
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Explanation

Tropical cyclones are called different names in different regions: hurricanes in the Atlantic and Northeast Pacific, typhoons in the Northwest Pacific (China and Japan), and cyclones in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific. Tornadoes are completely different weather phenomena, and willy-willies are dust whirls common in Australia.

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