Which one among the following is not an important factor of climate of an area?
A. Latitude
B. Longitude
C. Altitude
D. Distance from the sea
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Tropical rain forests appear in which or the following regions?
A. Australia, New Zealand and Fiji Islands
B. North and South of the Congo Basin
C. Central America and Guinea Coast
D. South America and South Africa
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Tropical deciduous or monsoonal forests occur in ________
A. Siberia, Alaska, U.S.A., Canada
B. New Zealand, Spain, Portugal, France
C. Netherlands, Russia, Norway, U.K.
D. Burma, India, Thailand, Brazil
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The Tropical Rain Forest or Equatorial type of climate is found in
A. Amazon basin
B. Congo basin
C. Indonesian Islands
D. All the above
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The zones of excessively dry climate with very cold temperature throughout the year correspond to ________
A. Alpine meadows
B. Antarctica
C. Arctic deserts
D. Tundra
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What is the percentage cover of tropical rain forest in the world?
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Which of the following winds are hot dust laden and blow from Sahara desert towards Mediterranean Region?
A. Sirocco
B. Loo
C. Foehn
D. Mistral
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Cyclonic rainfall largely occurs in ________
A. Egypt
B. India
C. U.K.
D. Mexico
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The tropical rain forests are dense and varied because of ________
A. Their remote and inaccessible locations
B. Very little interference from man
C. An abundance of moisture and warm temperature throughout the year
D. Poor economic development
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The region which does not receive most of its rainfall during winter, is ________
A. Central California
B. Central North America
C. South West Australia
D. South West Africa
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Summers in Western Europe are warmer than those in Eastern Europe because of ________
A. The influence of the warm ocean current
B. The influence of bright sunshine
C. The lower mountains terrain
D. Peninsular nature of the continent
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A type of rainfall which occurs when wind rises up along a hill or mountain barrier is called ________
A. Anti-cyclonic
B. Convectional
C. Cyclonic
D. Orographic
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Which one of the following islands receives convectional rainfall ?
A. Cyprus
B. Sumatra
C. Cuba
D. Greenland
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Which of the following represents the process of chemical weathering?
A. Thermal expansion and contraction
B. Mass exfoliation
C. Hydration and Hydrolysis
D. Frost action and crystal growth
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'Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic hoarders'. For which region is this statement correct?
A. African Savanna
B. Central Asian Steppes
C. Siberian Tundra
D. North American Prairies
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Which of the following statements is/are not true?
1. Chemical weathering is most common in limestone rocks
2. Chemical weathering is most active in wet regions with higher temperature
3. Rain action is a form of chemical weathering
4. Exfoliation is a process of chemical weathering
A. 1 and 4
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 2
D. 4
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Small daily and seasonal range of temperature, comparatively cool summer and comparatively warm winter. This would be the characteristic climate of ________
A. An island
B. A tropical country
C. The interior of a continent
D. Temperate latitudes
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Instrument for measuring rainfall is called
A. Lucimeter
B. Galactometer
C. Hyetometer
D. Hygrometer
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Which one of the following statements is not correct?
A. Rainfall generally increases away from the equatorial region both northwards and southwards upto about 30° north and south
B. Mediterranean regions receive rainfall in winter from cyclones
C. Hot deserts of the world are found in the tropical regions between 15° and 30° north and south latitudes
D. Deserts generally receive less than 25 cm of rainfall in a year
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Which of the following types of rainfall is often accompanied with lightning and thunder?
A. Orographic
B. Convectional
C. Frontal
D. None of these
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