Climate - Section 1

6:  

Why are winters more severe in Southern Hemisphere than in the Northern Hemisphere?

A.

Earth is tilted towards the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere

B.

Northern Hemisphere receives more sunlight

C.

Because of more iceberg activity in Southern Hemisphere

D.

Southern Hemisphere is less inhabited

 
 

Option: C

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7:  

Which of the following climatic characteristic is related to tropical deserts?

A.

Low Pressure throughout the year

B.

Most of the rain falls in winter

C.

Very high daily range of temperature

D.

Very low daily range of temperature

 
 

Option: C

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8:  

Monsoon effect is also experienced in

A.

East Africa

B.

Nile Basin

C.

South Africa

D.

West Africa

 
 

Option: D

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9:  

Which of the following stations represents a continental climate?

A.

 

Month

 

Jan-Feb

-11

Mar-April

-4

May-June

13

July-Aug

21

Sep-Oct

15

Nov-Dev

1

 

B.

 

Month

 

Jan-Feb

7

Mar-April

14

May-June

23

July-Aug

29

Sep-Oct

26

Nov-Dev

13

 

C.

 

Month

 

Jan-Feb

19

Mar-April

24

May-June

30

July-Aug

30

Sep-Oct

28

Nov-Dev

22

 

D.

 

Month

 

Jan-Feb

24

Mar-April

27

May-June

30

July-Aug

28

Sep-Oct

29

Nov-Dev

28

 

 
 

Option: A

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10:  

The greatest one year precipitation is in

A.

South Africa

B.

U.S.A.

C.

Malaysia

D.

India

 
 

Option: D

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