World Geography | Climate
World Geography | Climate
1. Main factor which determines the climate of any area is
Altitude
Latitude
Type of vegetation
Proximity to the sea
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2. By which of the following is the maximum percentage of Earth covered?
Arid Region
Semi arid Region
Sub-humid land
Humid Region
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3. "Each day is more or less the same, the morning is clear and bright with a sea breeze; as the Sun climbs high in the sky, heat mounts up, dark clouds form, then rain comes with thunder and lightning. But rain is soon over". Which of the following regions is described in the above passage?
Savannah
Equatorial
Monsoon
Mediterranean
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4. Which of the following continents has all types of climatic zones?
South America
North America
Australia
Asia
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5. Which among the following countries doesn't come under the category of equatorial climate?
Congo
Ethiopia
Gabon
Zaire
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6. Which one of the following is the characteristic climate of the Tropical Savannah Region?
Rainfall throughout the year
Rainfall in winter only
An extremely short dry Season
A definite dry and wet Season
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7. Mediterranean climate is not found in which among the following town?
Los Angeles
Rome
Cape Town
New York
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8. "Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic herders". The above statement best describes which of the following regions?
African Savannah
Central Asian Steppe
North American Prairie
Siberian Tundra
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9. In which among the following countries, rainfall occurs in winter season?
China
Norway
Brazil
Nigeria
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10. When do Mediterranean receive heavy rainfall?
Summer
Spring
Winter
None of these
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11. The world's wettest place is
Cherrapunji
Mawsynram
Singapore
Waialeale
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12. The coldest place on the Earth is
Halifax
Chicago
Siachin
Verkhoyansk
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13. For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the India subcontinent?
La Nina
Movement of Jet Streams
El-Nino and Southern Oscillations
Green house effect on global level
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14. El-Nino develops in the
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
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15. Hekistotherms are plants growing in
bright light
high temperature
very low temperature
very low light
