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Asia : climate, natural vegetation and wildlife - class-VI

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Gobi Desert and Tibetan Plateau are found in ______________  region.

  1. Temperate

  2. Tropical

  3. Equatorial

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gobi Desert and Tibetan Plateau are found in the temperate region.
The Gobi is notable in history as part of the great Mongol Empire and as the location of several important cities along the Silk Road. The Gobi is a rain shadow desert, formed by the Tibetan Plateau blocking precipitation from the Indian Ocean reaching the Gobi territory.

Tropical Monsoon Climate is famous for ____________.

  1. Cinnamon

  2. Turmeric

  3. nutmeg

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Tropical Monsoon Climate is famous for  Cinnamon Turmeric Nutmeg.

The tropical monsoon climate experiences abundant rainfall like that of the tropical rain forest climate, but it is concentrated in the high-sun season. Being located near the equator, the tropical monsoon climate experiences warm temperatures throughout the year.

The coldest place in Asia continents is __________.

  1. Verkhoyansk

  2. China

  3. Laddakh

  4. Iran


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Verkhoyansk.
Verkhoyansk, Russia is considered the coldest place in Asia, with a measured record temperature of -90 degrees F and an average (average!) of -50 F and an all-time high of -17 in the month of January

The countries located closer to the Equator have ______ type of climate.

  1. Equatorial type

  2. Tropical Monsoon type

  3. Mediterranean type

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The countries located closer to the Equator have Equatorial type of climate.

Equatorial climate zone. The equatorial climate zone is located around the equator and covers wide areas in South America, Central Africa and South-East Asia. Typical features of this climate are all year round, high daily and night temperatures as well as heavy rains falling almost every day.

Winter season for Asia starts in ______ and lasts till ________.

  1. October, March

  2. November, March

  3. October, April

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Winter season for Asia starts in November and lasts till March.

While East Asia is mostly freezing, Southeast Asia will be basking in the sun. Winter is the perfect time to visit Thailand and other destinations before heat and humidity climb to unbearable levels in the spring. January and February are busy-but-pleasant months for visiting the region.

South-east Asia, Central and Southern China, the Philippines, Japan, northern parts of India are the regions of _________.

  1. moderate Rainfall

  2. low Rainfall

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

South-east Asia, Central and Southern China, the Philippines, Japan, northern parts of India are the regions of  Moderate Rainfall.


It is a vast region in southern and southeastern Asia encompassing nearly all the territory north of 10° north and south of the Tropic of Cancer—from the Indus-Ganga low­lands to the Indo-Chinese peninsula (Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos) and Myanmar and Thailand.

The North Indian plains are practically tropical in climate although they actually lie in the Temperate Zone. Typically monsoonal conditions—sea­sonal reversal of wind systems and associated rainfall regimes—prevail.

It is impor­tant to emphasize here that the summer monsoons in India owe their origin to the pressure and wind systems in the equato­rial zone. During summer the southeast winds are sucked to the low-pressure area in western India and the moist winds from the Indian Ocean cause the onset of rain bearing summer monsoons.

East coast or China type of Climate has both ___________.

  1. Evergreen and Deciduous Forest

  2. Evergreen and Rain Forest

  3. Taiga and Equatorial Forest

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

East coast or China type of Climate has both Evergreen and Deciduoud Forest.

An evergreen forest is a forest made up of evergreen trees. They occur across a wide range of climatic zones, and include trees such as conifers, live oak, and holly in cold climates, eucalypts, acacias and banksias in more temperate zones, and rainforest trees in tropical zones.
A deciduous forest is a biome dominated by deciduous trees which lose their leaves seasonally. The Earth has temperate deciduous forests, and tropical and subtropical deciduous forests, also known as dry forests. Another name for these forests is broad-leaf forests because of the wide, flat leaves on the trees

Summer in Asia begins in _____ and lasts till __________.

  1. April, May

  2. April, June

  3. April, March

  4. April, November


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Summer in Asia begins in April and lasts till June.

The summer months in Asia coincide with the peak travel season in the region and the monsoon season that affects India, Sri Lanka, southern China, Japan, Korea and the Philippines.

In the southern hemisphere, the temperate grassland zone is located near the coasts.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

True.

The temperate zone lies between the tropics and the polar regions and experiences a wide range of temperature and precipitation where four distinct seasons are common. Every continent except Antarctica has at least a small portion of land in the temperate zone. Regions that lie exclusively in the temperate zone include the continental U.S., most of Canada and Europe, Central Asia, southern South America and southern Australia .

Nothing much grows in the ___ region.

  1. Tundra

  2. Taiga

  3. Both a and b

  4. Equatorial region


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Tundra.
DescriptionIn physical geography, tundra is a type of biome where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. The term tundra comes through Russian from the Kildin Sami word  meaning "uplands", "treeless mountain tract".

Ladang is the name given to shifting cultivation in __________.

  1. Phillipines

  2. Mexico

  3. Vietnam

  4. Indonesia


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Shifting cultivation is a type of agricultural in which a piece of forest land is cleaned mainly by tribal people by feeling and burning of trees and crops are grown. After 2-3 years when the fertility of the soil in the cleaned land decreases, they shift to some other piece of land. This type of agricultural practices has different names in different parts of the world. In Indonesia, shifting cultivation is known as ladang.

The climate in temparate grassland in the southern hemisphere is not very pleasant throughout the year. 

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B

Asia has _______.

  1. distinct heavy, moderate and low rainfall regions.

  2.  low rainfall regions

  3.  heavy rainfall regions

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Asia has Distinct heavy moderate and low rainfall region.
Most of eastern China, North Ko­rea, South Korea, and Japan are included in this region which lies entirely north of the Tropic of Cancer. Summers get rain­fall, and winters are dry—a definite monsoonal trait. Only Taiwan, and south­ern islands of Japan including southern half of Honshu, receive rainfall in winter caused by the southeasterly winds which bring rainfall after picking up moisture on the Japan Sea, East China Sea, and the ad­joining seas. The range of temperature increases in the interiors, as the winters be­come colder and summers warmer.

Warm Kuroshio and Cold Oyashio currents affects ?

  1. Japan and other islands in Asian continent

  2. Antarctica

  3. European countries

  4. America


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Kuroshio Current is a major western boundary current controlled by the North Pacific Gyre. It brings warm subtropical waters from the Indo-Pacific Warm Pool to Japan exerting a major control on Asian climate. The Tsushima Current is a Kuroshio offshoot transporting warm water into the Japan Sea.

South-west Asia, Central Asia, Siberia are the areas of ________.

  1. moderate rainfall

  2. low rainfall

  3. heavy rainfall

  4. zero rainfall


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

South-west Asia, Central Asia, Siberia are the areas of Low rainfall.

Most of eastern China, North Ko­rea, South Korea, and Japan are included in this region which lies entirely north of the Tropic of Cancer. Summers get rain­fall, and winters are dry—a definite monsoonal trait. Only Taiwan, and south­ern islands of Japan including southern half of Honshu, receive rainfall in winter caused by the southeasterly winds which bring rainfall after picking up moisture on the Japan Sea, East China Sea, and the ad­joining seas. The range of temperature increases in the interiors, as the winters be­come colder and summers warmer.

Areas of Heavy Rainfall gets more than _________.

  1. 200 cm rain per year

  2. 300 cm rain per year

  3. 400 cm rain per year

  4. 500 cm rain per year


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Areas of Heavy Rainfall gets more than 200 cm rain per year. The equatorial belt, the windward slopes of the mountains along the western coasts in the cool temperate zone and the coastal areas of the monsoon land receive heavy rainfall of over 200 cm per annum.

The hottest place in Asian continent is ________________.

  1. Siberia

  2. Israel

  3. Dessert of Gobi

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Israel has the hottest temperature ever recorded in Asia, 54˚C. The hottest country in Asia is the United Arab Emirates. This, however, is based on dry heat levels, which can be intolerable in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. As far as heat and humidity levels, Israel is the hottest country in Asia.

Monsoon winds influence a large extent of ___________.

  1. Eastern Asia

  2. Southern Asia

  3. Western Asia

  4. Northern Asia


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Monsoon winds influence a large extent of Southern Asia.

The monsoons usually happen due to the differential heating of land and water. You probably know that land heats faster than water. This change in heating leads to a difference in pressures, which in turn leads to currents. Thus, the changes in pressure conditions also affect the monsoons. Normally, there is high pressure in the tropical eastern-south Pacific Ocean and low pressure in the tropical eastern Indian Ocean. But as years have gone by, there has been a reversal in the pressure conditions. Therefore, the eastern Pacific has lower pressure. This periodic change in pressure conditions is known as Southern Oscillations or SO.

Asian continent experience climatic extremes due to _______.

  1. large extent of the continent

  2. large coast lines

  3. Both a and b

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Asian continent experience climatic extremes due to Large extent of the continent and large coastlines.
Asia is the largest continent of the earth, that’s why it has regions of a wide variety of climates; some of the coldest, hottest, wettest and some of the driest places on earth.
Factors that influence climate, are latitudes, distance from the sea, monsoon winds, the direction of mountain ranges, and ocean currents.
A large part of Asia lies more than 1500 km away from the sea. The interior parts of the continent experience extremes of temperature.
Monsoon winds shed their moisture to the south of the Himalayas and mountains of Central Asia.
Ocean currents act much like a conveyer belt, transporting warm water and precipitation from the equator toward the poles and cold water from the poles back to the tropics.

Mediterranean Climate is characterized by ___________.

  1. Warm dry summers

  2. Cool wet winters

  3. Both a and b

  4. Tropical cyclones


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Both a and b


Mediterranean climate is characterized by hot dry summers and cool wet winters. 

Tropical Hot Desert Climate is experienced in the _____________.

  1. Thar desert of India

  2. Sahara Desert

  3. Parts of Iran and Arabia

  4. All of these.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Tropical Hot Desert Climate is experienced in the Thar desert of India, Sahara Desert and Part of Iran and Arabia.

The tropical desert is an environment of extremes: it is the driest and hottest place on earth. Rainfall is sporadic and in some years no measurable precipitation falls at all. The terribly dry conditions of the deserts is due to the year-round influence of subtropical high pressure and continentality.

Asia has ___________ different type of climate.

  1. 7

  2. 8

  3. 9

  4. 10


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Asia has majorly 9 types of climates which are:

a.       Tundra

b.      Taiga

c.       China

d.      Manchurian

e.      Temperate Desert

f.        Steppe

g.       Tropical Desert

h.      Mediterranean

i.         Monsoon

Rafflesia the largest flowers of the world blooms in the forest of ______________.

  1. India

  2. Japan

  3. China

  4. Indonesia


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The flower with the world's largest bloom is the Rafflesia arnoldii. This rare flower is found in the rainforests of Indonesia. It can grow to be 3 feet across and weigh up to 15 pounds! It is a parasitic plant, with no visible leaves, roots, or stem. It attaches itself to a host plant to obtain water and nutrients. When in bloom, the Rafflesia emits a repulsive odor, similar to that of rotting meat. This odor attracts insects that pollinate the plant.

Tropical Hot Desert region experiences very less vegetation _____________.

  1. because of harsh climate

  2. because of  little rainfall

  3. Both a and b

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Both a and b


There is very little vegetation within the desert due to the lack of rainfall. Vegetation will be very sparse and plants will cluster in areas where the growing conditions are slightly better.

Vegetation found within deserts is highly adapted to the extreme conditions found in these locations. Many plants are low-growing so that they can avoid water loss as their surface area is smaller. They also have small thick leaves or needles, like cacti, this means that less water is lost through evapotranspiration. Cacti also have a thick stem which can be used to store water, they can expand and store water during times of rainfall. Many plants also have long roots which travel horizontally to reach the maximum surface areas for water to find any surface moisture.

Animals like gibbons and orangutan are found in ___________.

  1. Tropical type of Climate

  2. Equatorial type of Climate

  3. Mediterranean type of climate

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:


Primates are iconic examples of tropical rainforests and of the diversity between different regional tropical rainforests. Primates are a group of animals that include humans, great apes, and monkeys. Central and South America has howler, spider, capuchin and squirrel monkeys, while Africa has vervet monkeys, baboons, chimpanzees and gorillas. Madagascar is the unique home of lemurs, and Asia has proboscis monkeys, macaque monkeys, langurs, gibbons and orangutans.

What is the full form of ITCZ?

  1. Indian Tropical Convergence Zone

  2. Inter Tropical Convergence Zone

  3. Inter Tropical Climate Zone

  4. Inter Temperature Convergence Zone


Correct Option: B

The grasslands of the northern and southern hemispheres experience different climates.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Yes.
The biggest factor in differences in the climate in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres has to do with the distribution of land vs. ocean. The Northern Hemisphere has much more of Earth’s land masses, while the Southern Hemisphere has a larger fraction of ocean.

There is more than one reason this is important. First, land and ocean heat and cool at different rates. Land heats up and cools down much faster (over a period of a day) compared with ocean (over a period of months).

Steppes or Temperate Grassland climate is found around the ___________.

  1. Caspian Sea in Western Asia

  2. Caspian Sea in Eastern Asia

  3. Caspian Sea in South Asia

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Steppes or Temperate Grassland climate is found around the Caspian sea in Western Asia.
Grasslands (steppes) are temperate environments, with warm to hot summers and cool to very cold winters; temperatures are often extreme in these midcontinental areas. They are often located between temperate forests and deserts, and annual precipitation falls between the amounts characteristic of those zones.

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