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Questions Related to natural regions of the world

Which one of the following regions, comes under the equatorial climate?

  1. Desert of Chile

  2. Amazon-basin

  3. Atacama desert

  4. Pampas


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Amazon basin is located in South America at 10° N and 10° S of the tropical region. This region is also referred to as the equatorial region. The Amazon river flows through the region and reaches the Atlantic Ocean through the mountains in the west.

The characteristic type of rainfall in the equatorial region is _________.

  1. Cyclonic rainfall

  2. Convectional rainfall

  3. Orographic rainfall

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The convectional rainfall occurs due to the thermal convection currents caused due to the heating of ground due to insolation.The convectional rainfall is prevalent in equatorial regions. In these, the warm air rises up and expands then, reaches at a cooler layer and saturates, then condenses mainly in the form of cumulus or cumulonimbus clouds. In the equatorial regions, the precipitation due to convectional rainfall occurs in the afternoon

Which of these statements is not a valid reason for depletion of flora and fauna?

  1. Agricultural expansion

  2. Large scale developmental projects

  3. Grazing and fuel wood collection

  4. Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C

By which name is the some rainfall at Malabar Coast known as?

  1. Amra Vrushti

  2. Ana Vrushti

  3. Him Vrushti

  4. Cyclone


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Amra Vrushti.

Which one of the following regions, comes under the equatorial climate?

  1. Desert of Chile

  2. Amazon-basin

  3. Plain of Brazil

  4. Pampass


Correct Option: B

Deforestation leads to a _________.

  1. Increase in water holding capacity of soil

  2. Decrease in water holding capacity of soil

  3. Increased fertility of soil

  4. Decreased pollution level


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Deforestation leads to a decrease in water holding capacity of the soil. The movement of water from the soil surface to the ground  may lead to floods.

The kind of vegetation in the tropical rain forest is ___________.

  1. Shrubs.

  2. Acacias.

  3. Deodar.

  4. Palm.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The tropical rainforest is a hot, moist biome where it rains all year long. It is known for its dense canopies of vegetation that form three different layers

The top layer or canopy contains giant trees that grow to heights of 75 m (about 250 ft) or more.
The middle layer, or understory, is made up of vines, smaller trees, ferns, and palms.
The bottom layer or floor of the rainforest is covered with wet leaves and leaf litter.

Choose the correct option to complete the statements given below: 
The heat zone with the coldest climate is the _______

  1. Torrid Zone

  2. Northern Temperate Zone

  3. The Frigid Zones

  4. either of the Temperate Zones


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

There three heat zone on the earth.

The heat zone with coldest climate is known as a Frigid zone. It is a permanently frozen zone.

Eskimos live by _____.

  1. Hunting

  2. Fishing

  3. Both A & B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Hunting and fishing is the main occupation of Eskimos. They hunt caribou, musk ox and other animals. Hunters do not apply the same techniques they use in many parts of the world due to lack of trees. Over hunting seriously endangers some species in the far north, especially musk oxen. Some natives are dependent on fishing as their occupation.

State whether these sentences are true or false
More than half of India lies in the Frigid Zone. 

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

False,
India does not lies in the Frigid zone.
Eight countries have land in the frigid zone: the United States, Canada, Russia, Iceland, Sweden, Finland, Norway and Greenland, which is part of Denmark.