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World Facts and Geography

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World Facts and Geography Questions

Multiple choice pastoral nomand and their movements pastoralists in the modern world history

What percentage of the grazing lands did Maasai lose when European imperial powers divided Africa into different colonies?

  1. $50$%
  2. $49$%
  3. $80$%
  4. $60$%
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Historical records indicate that the Maasai lost approximately 60 percent of their traditional grazing lands due to colonial land partitioning and the creation of reserves.

Multiple choice pastoral nomand and their movements pastoralists in the modern world history

Which of these are the pastoral communities of Africa?

  1. Bedouins, Berbers

  2. Maasai, Somali

  3. Boren, Turkana

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Most of them now live in the semi-arid grasslands or arid deserts where rainfed agriculture is difficult. They raise cattle, camels, goats, sheep and donkeys; and they sell milk, meat, animal skin and wool. 

Multiple choice pastoral nomand and their movements pastoralists in the modern world history

The Serengeti National Park, for instance, was created over ________.

  1. 13,760 km

  2. 14,760 km

  3. 15,760 km

  4. 16,760 km
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B Correct answer
Explanation
Large areas of grazing land were turned into game reserves like the Maasai Mara and Samburu National Park in Kenya and Serengeti Park in Tanzania. Pastoralists were not allowed to enter these reserves; they could neither hunt animals nor graze their herds in these areas. Very often these reserves were in areas that had traditionally been regular grazing grounds for Maasai herds. The Serengeti National Park, for instance, was created over 14,760 km. of Maasai grazing land.
Multiple choice pastoral nomand and their movements pastoralists in the modern world history

In which of the following year and by whom was Maasai land divided into two regions?

  1. In 1885 by Europeans

  2. In 1887 by Australians

  3. In 1888 by Americans

  4. In 1889 by the British

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Before colonial times, Maasailand stretched over a vast area from north Kenya to the steppes of northern Tanzania. In the late nineteenth century, European imperial powers scrambled for territorial possessions in Africa, slicing up the region into different colonies. In 1885, Maasailand was cut into half with an international boundary between British Kenya and German Tanganyika. 

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

In Australia, sheep stations are usually found in _________parts of the country.

  1. Northern

  2. Southeast and Southwest

  3. Eastern and Western

  4. All of these
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Southeast and Southwest
In Australia, sheep stations are usually in the south-east or south-west of the country. In New Zealand the Merinos are usually in the high country of the South Island.

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

Choose the correct option to complete the sentences given below:
It is called an island continent.

  1. South America

  2. Antarctica

  3. Africa

  4. Australia
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Although Australia is sometimes called an “island continent,” most geographers consider islands and continents to be separate things. According to Britannica, an island is a mass of land that is both “entirely surrounded by water” and also “smaller than a continent.”

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

The Australian desert covers about _____ per cent of that continent.

  1. 45%

  2. 30%

  3. 50%

  4. 70%
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D Correct answer
Explanation
70% of the Australian mainland is classified as semi-arid, arid or desert; making it the driest inhabited continent on Earth. Only Antarctica is drier.

There are ten deserts in Australia: the Great Victoria Desert, Great Sandy Desert, Tanami Desert, Simpson Deset, Gibson Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Strzelecki Desert, Sturt Stony Desert, Tirari Desert, Pedirka Desert.

Only 3% of the Australian population live in the desert.

The main reason for the formation of the Australian deserts is their location. Like most major deserts across the world the they are found around a certain latitude (roughly 30° north/south of the equator) where the weather phenomena create a dry climate.
Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

Which of the following continent is believed to be the oldest?

  1. Australia

  2. Asia

  3. America

  4. Europe
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Among the given options Australia is the oldest continent. Human in-habitation began between 42,000 and 48,000 years ago. It is a country as well as a continent. The capital city of Australia is Canberra. It has six states. It is an island surrounded by Indian and Pacific oceans. 

Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

Who is the leading producer of wool in the world?

  1. Bhutan

  2. Congo

  3. Australia

  4. England
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Australia
Australia is a leading producer of wool which is mostly from Merino sheep but has been eclipsed by China in terms of total weight. New Zealand (2016) is the third-largest producer of wool, and the largest producer of crossbred wool.
Multiple choice geography australia - location, political divisions and physical features australia australia australia - geographical features

Land of the Golden Fleece is ____________.

  1. Bhutan

  2. Japan

  3. Canada

  4. Australia
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D Correct answer
Explanation

  • Fleece means woolly cover of sheep or goat. Australia is called the country of Golden Fleece. This is because it is the largest producer of wool.
  • According 2011 statistics, total wool produced in Australia was 350 million kg.