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Multiple choice geography winds tsunami and floods precautions for natural disasters natural disasters and hazards pressure belts elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure monsoon phenomena and its mechanism

Which of the following places is likely to get affected by a cyclone?

  1. Delhi

  2. Jaipur

  3. Amritsar

  4. Puri
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Cyclone usually occurred to the place which are near to the coastal region. Since, Puri is the place among all the option which is situated at coastal region.

Multiple choice geography world of diversities elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure diversified world environmental regions (zones)

The International Date Line makes slight deviation from 180$^o$ meridian so that it __________________________.

  1. divides the land masses under the same administration

  2. does not divide the Bering strait

  3. does not divide a group of islands under the same administration

  4. divides the Pacific Ocean into two equal halves
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D Correct answer
Multiple choice geography world of diversities elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure diversified world environmental regions (zones)

The main natural regions of the world are _________________.

  1. Hot, Polar, Arctic and Antarctic

  2. Forests, deserts, sea, ocean

  3. Tropical Regions, Warm Temperate Region, Cool Temperate Regions, Polar Regions

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Some of the major natural regions of the world are as follows:

1. Equatorial Region

2. Tropical Grassland (Savanna) Region

3. Tropical Deciduous Forest Region

4. Tropical Deserts

5. Mediterranean Region

6. East Margin Region (China Type)

7. Mid-Latitude Deserts (Steppe Lands)

8. Eastern Margins or St Lawrence type

9. Mid-latitude Grassland Region

10. Cool (Mid Latitude) West European Type

11. The Taiga (coniferous) Region

12. Polar Lowlands (Tundra)

13. Polar Highlands (Ice cap type)

Multiple choice geography world of diversities elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure diversified world environmental regions (zones)

The country Congo is in the _________continent.

  1. European

  2. Australian

  3. Asian

  4. African
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The country Congo is located in the African continent. It covers 341,500 square kilometers of land and 500 square kilometers of water. It is the 64th largest nation in the world. After gaining its sovereignty from France, Congo has become an independent state in 1960. The population of Congo is 4,125,916. Brazzaville is the capital city of Congo.

Multiple choice geography world of diversities elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure diversified world environmental regions (zones)

Which place in the world is known for the least amount of rainfall?

  1. Cairo (Egypt)

  2. Yarkand (China)

  3. Atacama (Chile)

  4. Thar (Rajasthan)
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Chile is the place in the world which is known for the least amount of rainfall. The lowest average rainfall in Chile is found in the city of Arica. Average rainfall of Arica is 0.03 inch per year. Atacama Desert surrounds the city of Arica. Some parts of this desert have not received rainfall in more than 500 years. The Andes Mountains and the Chilean Coast Range surrounds the Atacama which block moisture and rain clouds from reaching the desert.

Multiple choice geography world of diversities elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure diversified world environmental regions (zones)

There is the great variations of vegetation in the Monsoon Region because of ________.

  1. It depends on nearness to forests, oceans, mountains.

  2. Variation in the amount of rainfall in different places.

  3. The effect of rainfall is different in different regions.

  4. None of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

B.  Variation in the amount of rainfall in different places.`

The tropical monsoon climate experiences abundant rainfall like that of the tropical rain forest climate, but it is concentrated in the high-sun season.

A wet season from June to September, when the wind change in direction, the wind blow in the region of low pressure. Winds blow across the equator and blow over the oceans, they are warmer and carry a lot of moisture. They bring a lot of rain. Total rainfall can reach 600 mm

Multiple choice geography world of diversities elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure diversified world environmental regions (zones)

The most important occupation of the people in the Turan Type of Regions is ___________.

  1. Agriculture

  2. Cattle and animal rearing

  3. Mountaineering

  4. Industry
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B Correct answer
Explanation

 

The Turan Type of regions experience extreme climate. It stretches from the Caspian, eastward towards the Pamirs, and from the northern edge of the Plateau of Iran northward, beyond the Sea of Aral, to the Kirghiz steppes. The climate is continental, with hot summers, cool winters and a low rainfall. Due to the availability of vast stretches of grassland, the most important occupation of people in this region is cattle and animal rearing.

Multiple choice geography world of diversities elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure diversified world environmental regions (zones)

The rate of cooling of ascending air is_______.

  1. $1^o$C for every 165metres
  2. $2^o$C for every 300 metres
  3. $2.5^o$C for every 300 metres
  4. $3^o$C for every 300 metres
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The normal lapse rate for dry air as it rises is approximately 1 degree Celsius for every 165 meters of ascent.

Multiple choice geography world of diversities elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure diversified world environmental regions (zones)

What is diurnal range of temperature?

  1. Difference in the maximum and minimum temperature of a day

  2. Difference in the maximum and minimum temperature of a week

  3. Difference in the maximum and minimum temperature of a month

  4. Difference in the maximum and minimum temperature of a year
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The temperature recorded throughout the 24-hour period shows that there is a rhythmic rise and fall of temperature during a day. This phenomenon is called the daily cycle of temperature. The difference between the highest and lowest values of temperature recorded at a locality is referred to as the diurnal range or daily range of temperature.

Multiple choice geography world of diversities elements of weather and climate :rainfall and air pressure diversified world environmental regions (zones)

The difference in the day and night temperature is less in the coastal areas.

  1. True

  2. False
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Water is heated or cooled in a longer period of time than land.  Because of this peculiar characteristic of water, the coastal areas enjoy a moderate climate and the difference in temperature of the warmest and coldest months is not very large. The difference in day and night temperature is also less in the coastal area.