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Questions Related to life in temperate grasslands

Ebony, mahagony, rubber and cedar are the trees of which forest?

  1. Coniferous forests

  2. Deciduoud forests

  3. Tropical forests

  4. Mangroves


Correct Option: C

What are the Temperate Grasslands of North America called?

  1. Pampas

  2. Velds

  3. Savanna

  4. Prairies


Correct Option: D

What is the climate of the Prairie?

  1. Mediterranean

  2. Monsoon

  3. Continental

  4. Equatorial


Correct Option: C

Which of the following grassland is known as 'Granaries of the world'?

  1. Prairies

  2. Steppee

  3. Savanna

  4. Velds


Correct Option: A

Which hot local wind blows in prairies?

  1. Bora Bora

  2. Chinook

  3. Harmattan

  4. Mistral


Correct Option: B

People in the Prairies practices _______ agriculture.

  1. Scientific

  2. Subsistence

  3. Slash and burn

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: A

Which part of North America is the most thinly populated?

  1. Alaska

  2. California

  3. Eastern Part of U.SA

  4. The region of great lakes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

With a massive surface area of 665,384 square miles, Alaska is by far the largest state in the US. It's obvious that Alaska is also by far the most sparsely populated state in the Union, with an average density of just 1.2 people per square mile

Most of the original grasslands of North America have now been turned into ________.

  1. deserts

  2. lakes

  3. mountains

  4. farmlands


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The soil in prairies is excellent for growing crops and many of the grasslands in North America have been turned into farms and ranches.

The temperate grasslands, or prairies, form a belt between forest and desert, mainly on the Great Plains but also on the mid-slopes of the intermontane basins, above the salty desert flats.

The prairies are bound by the ____ in the West and the ____ in the East.

  1. Andes Mountains, Great Lakes

  2. Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes

  3. Great Lakes, Rocky Mountains

  4. Appalachian Mountains, Great Lakes


Correct Option: B