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The factors which determine the climate of a place are:
1. Soil
2. Latitude
3. Altitude
4. Vegetation
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Latitude and Altitude determines the climate of a place. Latitude refers to the distance of a location of a place on the earth surface from the equator; while altitude describes how high a place is located above the sea level. Latitude and altitude are two primary factors known to affect variations in temperature on the earth surface because of unequal heating of the earth’s atmosphere.
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Mediterranean climate prevails in
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Mediterranean climate prevails in Central Chile. A Mediterranean climate prevails in central Chile, making it an ideal climate for grapes.There is a maritime climate in southern Chile. It rains a lot here and it gets very cold in winter. In summer it stays fresh and the wind blows throughout the year.
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Which type of rainfall leads to the formation of the windward and the leeward side?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Orographic type of rainfall leads to the formation of the windward and the leeward side. The chief characteristic of this sort of rain is that the windward slopes receive greater rainfall. After giving rain on the windward side, when these winds reach the other slope, they descend, and their temperature rises. Then their capacity to take in moisture increases and hence, these leeward slopes remain rainless and dry.
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Rainfall caused by intense evaporation equatorial areas is called ________.
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Convectional rainfall occurs when air gets heated & rise up producing clouds responsible for hunderstorm & lightning. Such a weather phenomenon is common in equatorial region where sun rays fall vertically over head throughout the year. Hence afternoon rain occurs almost everyday in this region.
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The rainfall due to upward movement of air caused by convergence of cold air masses against warm air masses is called ________.
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
When a warm front and a cold front converges, warm front rises over cold front and this causes rainfall which is called frontal rainfall.
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Shallow-rooted trees are associated with ________
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
Shallow-rooted trees are associated with Equatorial climate. The roots of these type of trees go down only 4 to 8 inches into the ground. Shallow roots are even visible above the ground. Visible roots, or surface roots, may become a nuisance in a yard.
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What are the five main indicators of global climate change of our planet?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
Environmentalists observed that Arctic ice is melting or retreating at tremcndous rate leading to rising sea level. This has happened due to increased concentration of CO? leading to green house effect. Also glaciers are diminishing in size. (This option is most appropriate when compared to other option)
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China type of climate prevails in ________
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
China type of climate prevails in Central China, North China and Southern Japan. China type Climate are Warm Temperate Eastern Margin Climate.
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Which of the following climatic characteristic is related to tropical deserts?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Very high daily range of temperature characteristic is related to tropical deserts. The tropical desert has the highest mean annual temperature of any climate on Earth. The high temperatures are a result of the high sun angles throughout the year and having the highest percentage of sunshine of any climate. Daytime temperatures can reach 50° C (120° F) at low elevation inland deserts.
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Consider the following statements:
1. The movement of the isotherms is greater over the land than it is over the oceans.
2. Coastal regions have a smaller range of temperature than do continental interiors.
Which of these statements is/are correct ?
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
The statements that are correct are The movement of the isotherms is greater over the land than it is over the oceans and Coastal regions have a smaller range of temperature than do continental interiors.