World Geography | Races and Tribes

World Geography | Races and Tribes

1. Which of the following is considered to be the most recent?

Heidelberg humans
Cro-Magnon humans
Pilt magnon humans
Neanderthal humans

2. The first bird is believed to have appeared on the surface of the Earth

300 million years ago
200 million years ago
150 million years ago
100 million years ago

3. The most common areas of nomadic herding are

Hot humid regions
Cold humid regions
Rainy areas
Dry areas

4. Transhumance' refers to

Migration of animals in ranches
Human migration in search of Job
Seasonal movement of people and their herds from valley to mountain and vice-versa
Migration of nomads

5. Which continent is known as 'the Cradle of Mankind'?

Asia
Africa
Europe
South America

6. Which racial group has the largest number of members?

Negroid
Mongoloid
Australoid
Caucasoid

7. The original home of the Gypsies was

Egypt
Russia
India
Persia

8. The native African tribe 'Pygmies' are found in which of the following river basins?

Niger
Congo
Nile
Zambezi

9. Pigmies are inhabitants of

Africa
Asia
Australia
South America

10. In which of the following regions are Pygmies found?

Sahara
Kalahari
Equatorial forest
Pampas

11. Which one of the following is not pastoral nomads?

Pygmies
Kazaks
Masai
Lapps

12. Within biological communities, some species are important in determining the ability of a large number of other species to persist in the community. Such species are called

Keystone species
Allopatric species
Sympatric species
Threatened species

13. Eskimos are inhabitants of

Canada
Mongolia
Malaya
Sri Lanka

14. The major island, where Eskimos live, is

New Guinea
Hawaii
Greenland
Iceland

15. In which dense tropical forest do the Semang tribe live?

Amezononia
Indonesia
Malaysia
Congo

16. 'Zulu' is a tribe associated with

New Zealand
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Mexico

17. Which region of the World, would you associate with 'Bushman'?

East Africa
Sahara Desert
New Zealand
Kalahari

18. Which one of the following was part of the erstwhile Soviet Union over which Kurdish population is spread?

Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Turkmenistan

19. The Inuit people are not found in

Alaska
Greenland
Canada
Sweden

20. Which of the following region is famous for 'Lapps' Tribe?

Alaska
Scandinavia
Greenland
Iceland

21. To which of the following racial groups the natives of North America belong?

Austric
Caucasoid
Mongoloid
Negroid