Tag: asia
Questions Related to asia
Ladang is the name given to shifting cultivation in __________.
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Phillipines
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Mexico
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Vietnam
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Indonesia
Shifting cultivation is a type of agricultural in which a piece of forest land is cleaned mainly by tribal people by feeling and burning of trees and crops are grown. After 2-3 years when the fertility of the soil in the cleaned land decreases, they shift to some other piece of land. This type of agricultural practices has different names in different parts of the world. In Indonesia, shifting cultivation is known as ladang.
The climate in temparate grassland in the southern hemisphere is not very pleasant throughout the year.
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True
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False
Asia has _______.
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distinct heavy, moderate and low rainfall regions.
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low rainfall regions
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heavy rainfall regions
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None of these
Warm Kuroshio and Cold Oyashio currents affects ?
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Japan and other islands in Asian continent
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Antarctica
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European countries
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America
The Kuroshio Current is a major western boundary current controlled by the North Pacific Gyre. It brings warm subtropical waters from the Indo-Pacific Warm Pool to Japan exerting a major control on Asian climate. The Tsushima Current is a Kuroshio offshoot transporting warm water into the Japan Sea.
South-west Asia, Central Asia, Siberia are the areas of ________.
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moderate rainfall
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low rainfall
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heavy rainfall
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zero rainfall
South-west Asia, Central Asia, Siberia are the areas of Low rainfall.
Areas of Heavy Rainfall gets more than _________.
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200 cm rain per year
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300 cm rain per year
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400 cm rain per year
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500 cm rain per year
Areas of Heavy Rainfall gets more than 200 cm rain per year. The equatorial belt, the windward slopes of the mountains along the western coasts in the cool temperate zone and the coastal areas of the monsoon land receive heavy rainfall of over 200 cm per annum.
The hottest place in Asian continent is ________________.
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Siberia
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Israel
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Dessert of Gobi
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None of these
Israel has the hottest temperature ever recorded in Asia, 54˚C. The hottest country in Asia is the United Arab Emirates. This, however, is based on dry heat levels, which can be intolerable in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. As far as heat and humidity levels, Israel is the hottest country in Asia.
Monsoon winds influence a large extent of ___________.
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Eastern Asia
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Southern Asia
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Western Asia
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Northern Asia
Monsoon winds influence a large extent of Southern Asia.
Asian continent experience climatic extremes due to _______.
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large extent of the continent
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large coast lines
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Both a and b
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None of these
Mediterranean Climate is characterized by ___________.
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Warm dry summers
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Cool wet winters
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Both a and b
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Tropical cyclones
Both a and b
Mediterranean climate is characterized by hot dry summers and cool wet winters.