SEASONS ON EARTH / FACTS ON AGRICULTURE, MINERALS AND INDUSTRIES MCQS SET 05

SEASONS ON EARTH / FACTS ON AGRICULTURE, MINERALS AND INDUSTRIES MCQS SET 05

1. In which region China type climate is found?
(a) South Japan
(b) South West Korea
(c) Natalin Africa
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

2. Match the following:
Forest Places
A. Tropical evergreen forests 1. Ghana
B. Equatorial forests 2. Scandinavia
C. Mediterranean forests 3. Indonesia
D. Coniferous forests 4. Philippines
5. Adelaide
A B C D
(a) 3 1 4 2
(b) 3 1 5 2
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 1 2 4 3
Ans: (b)

3. Shallow-rooted trees are associated with:
(a) Savanna climate
(b) Temperate climate
(c) Tropical climate
(d) Equatorial climate
Ans: (d)

4. Which of the following statements are true with regard to tropical monsoon climate?
1. Temperatures range from 32°Cin the hot season to about 15° C in the cool season
2. Annual rainfall varies greatly
3. The climate is best developed in the southern continents
4. It consists of three main season i. e. cool, dry season; hot, dry season; hot, wet season
(a) I and IV
(b) II, III and IV
(c) II and III
(d) I, II and IV
Ans: (d)
5. Winter temperature ranging from - 29° C to - 40° C, summer temperature about 10° C, total annual precipitation about 25 cm. and low humidity. These characterise the climate.
(a) Taiga
(b) Tundra
(c) Mountain
(d) West European
Ans: (b)

6. Which one of the following areas is dominant in hunting and gathering?
(a) Hot desert
(b) Cold desert
(c) Tropical forest
(d) Temperate grassland
Ans: (c)
7. Among the following climatic factors, which one has the least effect upon a terrestrial ecosystem?
(a) Temperature variation
(b) Wind
(c) Conditions of sunlight
(d) Availability of water
Ans: (b)
8. Which one of the following regions has Mediterranean type of climate?
(a) Cape Town region of South Africa
(b) Great Plains of North America
(c) North-Eastern Australia
(d) Southern Algeria
Ans: (a)

9. Which one of the following factors is not a determining fact of the climate?
(a) Latitude
(b) Longitude
(c) Land and Sea contrasts
(d) Relief features
Ans: (b)

10. Match the following:
Cities Climatic Type
A. Auckland 1. Mediterranean
B. Lagos 2. Humid Subtropical
C. San Francisco 3. Marine West European
D. Shanghai 4. Equatorial
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 3 1 4 2
Ans: (b)