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11
The tropical deciduous trees shed their leaves in summer because
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
The tropical deciduous trees shed their leaves in summer because it prevents loss of moisture through transpiration. As this is a hot-dry season, the leaves get dry due to high temperature and deficiency of moisture causing these trees to shed their leaves.
12
What is the main activity of Eskimos during the short period of summer season?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Hunting is the main activity of Eskimos during the short period of summer season.
13
The temperature decreases towards poles, because ________
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
The temperature decreases towards poles, because the sun rays falling per unit area are less at poles. The amount of insolation received on the earth’s surface is not uniform everywhere. It varies according to the place and time. When the tropical regions receive maximum annual insolation, it gradually decreases towards the poles. Insolation is more in summers and less in winters.
14
Seasonal contrast in temperature are minimum in the equatorial region because ________
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Seasonal contrast in temperature are minimum in the equatorial region because Sun is almost vertically overhead throughout the year.
15
Perspiration is maximum when temperature is ________
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Perspiration is maximum when temperature is High and air is humid. As air temperature increases, air can hold more water molecules, and its relative humidity decreases. When temperatures drop, relative humidity increases. High relative humidity of the air occurs when the air temperature approaches the dew point value. Temperature therefore directly relates to the amount of moisture the atmosphere can hold.
16
Although hot deserts have a very low annual rainfall, occasional heavy rain storms do occur and these sometimes produce steep-sided, flat-floored valleys called ________
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Although hot deserts have a very low annual rainfall, occasional heavy rain storms do occur and these sometimes produce steep-sided, flat-floored valleys called Wadi.
17
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the climatic regions while going from Zaire to Netherlands?
1. Equatorial climate
2. Mediterranean climate
3. Hot desert climate
4. West European climate
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The correct sequence of the climatic regions while going from Zaire to Netherlands are Equatorial climate, Hot desert climate, Mediterranean climate. West and European climate.
18
A place having an average annual temperature of 27°C and an annual rainfall of over 200 cm. could be ________
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
A place having an average annual temperature of 27°C and an annual rainfall of over 200 cm would be Singapore.
19
In which of the following types of climate does the temperature never rise above 10°C throughout the year?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Polar climates like the tundra are characterized by very cold temperatures and generally dry conditions. Temperatures never rise above 10° C (50° F) during the summer. The tundra located near the Arctic and Antarctic Circle, experiences times when the Sun never rises above the horizon.
20
Consider the following statements about the 'Roaring Forties':
1. They blow uninterrupted in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
2. They blow with great strength and constancy
3. Their direction is generally from North-West to East in the Southern Hemisphere
4. Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
The statements about the 'Roaring Forties' are l They blow with great strength and constancy, Their direction is generally from North-West to East in the Southern Hemisphere and Overcast skies, rain and raw weather are generally associated with them.