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Multiple choice geography weather and climate weather maps winds disaster risk reduction

The interior layer of the earth which is subjected to great heat and pressure is known technically as the barysphere. Which part of the earth does it refer to ___________.

  1. Upper Mantle

  2. Asthenosphere

  3. Hydrosphere

  4. The Core
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The barysphere is the innermost part of the Earth, consisting of the core, which is characterized by extremely high temperatures and pressures.

Multiple choice geography weather and climate weather maps winds disaster risk reduction

What do isobars indicate?

  1. The atmospheric pressure in a particular area.

  2. Rainfall in different places.

  3. Wind strengths in several areas.

  4. Places with the same temperature.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Isobars are lines drawn on a weather map connecting points of equal atmospheric pressure.

Multiple choice geography weather and climate weather maps winds disaster risk reduction

What are the Doldrums?

  1. The Trade Winds

  2. Areas of great humidity

  3. A low-pressure belt round the Equator where there are very light winds and calm seas.

  4. Areas where the seas are calm.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Doldrums, or Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), is a low-pressure belt near the equator characterized by calm winds and rising air.

Multiple choice geography weather and climate weather maps winds disaster risk reduction

What does HYV stand for?

  1. High Yielding Varieties

  2. High Yolk Variety

  3. Health Young Variety

  4. None of them
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

 HYV programme refers to the use of High Yielding Variety (HYV) seeds for increasing agricultural output.


HYVs is a generic name for a group of genetical cultivars of crops such as rice, maize and wheat that have an increased growth rate, an increased percentage of a usable plant part or an increased resistance against crop diseases.

Hence, the correct option is $\text{A}$

Multiple choice geography weather and climate weather maps winds disaster risk reduction

In 1805, Admiral Francis Beaufort devised a guide to assess the speed and force of wind. It is called the ___________.

  1. Richter Scale

  2. Kelvin Scale

  3. Beaufort Wind Scale

  4. All of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A numerical scale for relating wind speed and sea state, devised by the British Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort in 1805. Beaufort numbers (or forces) range from force 0 (calm) to force 12 (hurricane). Sometimes (and originally) called the Beaufort scale of wind forces.

Multiple choice geography weather and climate weather maps winds disaster risk reduction

How many points are there on the Beaufort scale for measuring wind force?

  1. 6

  2. 8

  3. 9

  4. 12
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A numerical scale for relating wind speed and sea state, devised by the British Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort in 1805. Beaufort numbers (or forces) range from force 0 (calm) to force 12 (hurricane). Sometimes (and originally) called the Beaufort scale of wind forces.