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Multiple choice geography environmental regions mediterranean climatic region europe - location, political divisions and physical features location, political and physical divisions of europe

The largest region of Eurasia is known as the ________________.

  1. Steppes

  2. Prairies

  3. Maidans

  4. Grasslands
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The largest region of Eurasia is known as the Steppes
The world's largest steppe region, often referred to as "the Great Steppe", is found in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and neighbouring countries stretching from Ukraine in the west through Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to the Altai, Koppet Dag and Tian Shan ranges.

Multiple choice geography environmental regions mediterranean climatic region europe - location, political divisions and physical features location, political and physical divisions of europe

Which one of the following is not a natural resource?

  1. Forest resource

  2. Cattle resource

  3. Mineral resource

  4. Water resource
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Natural resources are those that occur naturally without human intervention. Cattle are domesticated animals and thus considered a livestock or agricultural resource, not a natural resource in the same sense as forests, minerals, or water.

Multiple choice geography environmental regions mediterranean climatic region europe - location, political divisions and physical features location, political and physical divisions of europe

Which of the following pair is not correctly matched ?

  1. Prairies-North America

  2. Pampas-Europe

  3. Down-Australia

  4. Veld-South Africa
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Prairies-Temperate grasslands of North America

Pampas-Temperate grasslands of South America
Down-Tropical/subtropical grasslands of Australia
Veld-Temperate grasslands in South-east Africa(covering South Africa,Lesotho,Zimbabwe)

Multiple choice geography environmental regions mediterranean climatic region europe - location, political divisions and physical features location, political and physical divisions of europe

Match the following:

List-I (Towns) List-II (Specialisation)
A. Alibag 1. Fishing centre
B. Balapur 2. Holiday resort
C. Nhava Sheva 3. Petro-chemical cplx
D. Ratnagiri 4. Port

  1. A - 1, B - 3, C - 2, D - 4

  2. A - 2, B - 3, C - 4, D - 1

  3. A - 3, B - 4, C - 2, D - 1

  4. A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Alibag is a holiday resort, Balapur is a petro-chemical complex (or associated with industrial zones in some contexts), Nhava Sheva is a major port, and Ratnagiri is a fishing center.

Multiple choice geography environmental regions mediterranean climatic region europe - location, political divisions and physical features location, political and physical divisions of europe

Match the following:-

   List - I    List - II
 I.  Shifting Cultivation  A.  Pygmies
 II.  Pastoralism  B.  Eskimos
 III.  Hunter & Food gatherers  C.  Kirghiz
 IV.  Hunters  D.  Rengmas

  1. I - A, II - B, III - C, IV - D

  2. I - A, II - C, III - B, IV - D

  3. I - D, II - A, III - C, IV - B

  4. I - D, II - C, III - A, IV - B
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A Correct answer
Explanation

  1. Pigmy is an ethnic group in Central Africa. They follow shifting cultivation.
  2. Eskimos are the indigenous peoples who have traditionally inhabited the northern circumpolar region of Russia, United States, Canada and Greenland. Their main occupation is rearing of livestock which is pastoralism.
  3. Kyrgyz is a Turkic ethnic group that lives primarily in Kyrgyzstan. These are hunters and food gatherers.
  4. Rengma is a Naga tribe found in Nagaland and Assam states of India. The people of this tribe are hunters.

Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

Paris is situated on the river ______________.

  1. Thames

  2. Siene

  3. Danube

  4. Vistula
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Paris is located on the Seine River in northern France. The Seine flows through the center of Paris and is crucial for the city's history and commerce. The Thames flows through London, the Danube through Central and Eastern Europe, and the Vistula through Poland.

Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

The smallest country in Europe is ________.

  1. Monaco

  2. Vatican city

  3. Malta

  4. San Marino
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Vatican city,

The state of Vatican City is the smallest country in Europe and as well as in the world both by size and population with an area of around 0.17 square miles. The country is not formally self-governing, and it is governed by the Holy See. The population was estimated at 1,000 in 2015. The city was established through the Lateran treaty signed on February 11, 1929, between the Holy See and Italy. Italian is the official language of the Vatican. Vatican City is located at the Vatican Mount, and so the name was derived from the mountain. The government of Vatican City is an absolute elective monarchy with the power being exercised by the head of the Roman Catholic Church, the Pope.

Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

Germany, Switzerland, Austria are _________ countries of Europe.

  1. Eastern

  2. Western

  3. Low

  4. Central
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Usually the countries considered to be Central European are Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland; in the broader sense Romania too, occasionally also Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.