SEASONS ON EARTH / FACTS ON AGRICULTURE, MINERALS AND INDUSTRIES MCQS SET 04

SEASONS ON EARTH / FACTS ON AGRICULTURE, MINERALS AND INDUSTRIES MCQS SET 04

1. Match the following:
Type of Natural Region Area Associated with the Natural Region
A. Dry Continental 1. Brazil
B. Humid Subtropics 2. British Isles
C. Marine West Coast 3. Canada
D. Subarctics 4. China
5. Mongolia
A B C D
(a) 5 4 2 3
(b) 2 3 1 5
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 5 3 2 4
Ans: (a)

2. Match the following:
Climate Characteristics
A. Savanna 1. Torrential rainfall grassland throughout the year
B. Monsoon 2. Cloud burst in summer
C. Mediterranian 3. Rainfall in summer, dry winter
D. Equatorial 4. Hot and dry summer, mild and wet winter
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 3 2 4 1
Ans: (a)

3. Match the following:
A. Tropical Evergreen Forest 1. South Brazil
B. Tropical Monsoon Forest 2. Burma and Thailand
C. Temperate Evergreen Forest 3. North Mexico
D. Mediterranean Forest 4. Indonesia
5. South-West Australia
A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 5
(b) 3 4 5 1
(c) 5 4 1 2
(d) 4 3 2 1
Ans: (a)

4. Which of the following statements is false?
(a) Tropical evergreen forests have very little undergrowth
(b) Tropical monsoon forests have dense undergrowth
(c) Temperate evergreen forests have rainfall throughout the year
(d) Coniferous forest are mostly deciduous
Ans: (d)

5. Match the following:
A. Pampas 1. Argentina
B. Campos 2. Australia
C. Prairies 3. South Africa
D. Veldt 4. North America
E. Downs 5. Brazil
A B C D E
(a) 1 2 3 4 5
(b) 1 5 4 3 2
(c) 5 4 3 2 1
(d) 2 3 5 4 1
Ans: (b)

6. Which of the following are Tropical Grasslands ?
1. Campos
2. Pampas
3. Savanna
4. Steppes
(a) I and IV
(b) I and III
(c) II and III
(d) I and III
Ans: (b)

7. Match the following:
Cities Natural Regions
A. Darwin 1. China type
B. New Orleans 2. Equatorial type
C. San Francisco 3. Mediterranean type
D. Vancouver 4. Tropical Monsoon type
5. West European Type
A B C D
(a) 4 1 3 5
(b) 3 5 2 1
(c) 4 5 3 1
(d) 3 1 2 5
Ans: (a)

8. Grasslands which not support any trees are called:
(a) lanos
(b) campos
(c) savanna
(d) steppes
Ans: (d)
9. Mid-latitude forests have:
1. deciduous forests
2. coniferous forests
3. evergreen forests
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) I and II
(d) only II
Ans: (a)

10. The term ‘Granary of the world’ is related to _____ type.
(a) Monsoon
(b) Temperate
(c) Mediterranean
(d) Laurentian
Ans: (c)