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Natural Regions of the World

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Q1. The most important factor affecting natural regions is-

  1. Aclimate
  2. Btopography
  3. CSoil
  4. Dvegetation
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Answer: A) climate

Q2. Who made the first attempt to divide the world into natural regions?

  1. AHerbertson
  2. BWheatilsey
  3. CTailor
  4. DHartshorne
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Answer: A) Herbertson

Q3. The basis of Herbertson's division of natural regions was-

  1. Anatural vegetation
  2. Btopography
  3. Cclimate
  4. DRain and vegetation
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Answer: C) climate

Q4. There is homogeneity in a natural region:

  1. Aclimate and natural vegetation
  2. Bclimate and business
  3. Cof soil and drainage
  4. Deconomic and species
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Answer: A) climate and natural vegetation

Q5. Generally, the world is divided into how many natural regions?

  1. A8
  2. B10
  3. C11
  4. D12
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Answer: D) 12

Q6. Which natural region is called the 'land of laziness'?

  1. Aequatorial region
  2. BSavanna region
  3. Cmonsoon region
  4. DMediterranean region
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Answer: A) equatorial region

Q7. By what other name is the equatorial region known?

  1. Agrowing region
  2. Bentrepreneurial region
  3. Ceroding region
  4. Dregion of stunted development
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Answer: C) eroding region

Q8. Which of the following natural regions holds an important place in terms of production of 'Cinchona'?

  1. ASavanna region
  2. BMediterranean region
  3. Cmonsoon region
  4. Dequatorial region
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Answer: D) equatorial region

Q9. Which state receives rainfall throughout the year?

  1. AMediterranean
  2. Bequatorial
  3. Ctropical
  4. Dtemperate
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Answer: B) equatorial

Q10. Which of the following natural regions has the lowest temperature difference?

  1. Aequatorial region
  2. BMediterranean region
  3. Cmonsoon region
  4. Dtundra region
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Answer: A) equatorial region

Q11. What type of climate is found in the Congo Valley?

  1. Amonsoonal
  2. BMediterranean region
  3. Cequatorial
  4. Dsubpolar
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Answer: C) equatorial

Q12. 5 on either side of the equator⁰ Which region is found between north and 5° south?

  1. Amonsoonal
  2. Bdesert
  3. Cequatorial
  4. DSavanna
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Answer: C) equatorial

Q13. In which natural region is the Amazon Basin located?

  1. AWestern European territories
  2. Bequatorial region
  3. CTaiga region
  4. DMediterranean region
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Answer: B) equatorial region

Q14. Which natural region has the highest diversity of flora?

  1. Amonsoonal
  2. Bequatorial region
  3. CMediterranean region
  4. DSavanna region
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Answer: A) monsoonal

Q15. When does it rain in the equatorial region?

  1. Ain the summer
  2. Bin winter
  3. Cthroughout the years
  4. DNever
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Answer: C) throughout the years

Q16. Where are Selva forests found?

  1. Ain the equatorial region
  2. Bin the monsoon region
  3. Cin the Mediterranean region
  4. Din the taiga region
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Answer: A) in the equatorial region

Q17. Rubber is a product of which natural region?

  1. Atemperate grassland
  2. Bequatorial region
  3. CMediterranean region
  4. Dprairie region
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Answer: B) equatorial region

Q18. Which natural region is known as 'hot belt'?

  1. Ain the equatorial region
  2. BSavanna region
  3. CMediterranean region
  4. Dmonsoon region
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Answer: A) in the equatorial region

Q19. The temperature remains high throughout the year in the equatorial regions because-

  1. ASea winds blow in this region
  2. BThe extension on both sides of the equator allows direct sunlight throughout the year, keeping temperatures high.
  3. CHot storms blow in this region which raise the temperature.
  4. Dnone of the above
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Answer: B) The extension on both sides of the equator allows direct sunlight throughout the year, keeping temperatures high.

Q20. The inhabitants of the equatorial region are called Red Indians in the Amazon, Vedda in Sri Lanka, and Papua in New Guinea. What are they called in the Congo Basin?

  1. APygmy
  2. BPoonan
  3. CSemang
  4. DSakai
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Answer: A) Pygmy

Q21. The most important natural region from the point of view of plantation agriculture is-

  1. AMediterranean region
  2. Bequatorial region
  3. Cmonsoon region
  4. DSavanna region
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Answer: B) equatorial region

Q22. Plantation agriculture in the equatorial regions is important from the point of view of-

  1. ACongo Basin
  2. BAmazon Basin
  3. CCentral America
  4. DSoutheast Asia
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Answer: D) Southeast Asia

Q23. The reason for not finding dense population in the equatorial regions is-

  1. Alack of mineral reserves
  2. Babundance of mountainous land
  3. Clack of suitable climate
  4. Dabundance of elephants
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Answer: C) lack of suitable climate

Q24. Plantation agriculture is done in which natural region?

  1. Aequatorial region
  2. BSavanna region
  3. CMediterranean region
  4. Dmonsoon region
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Answer: A) equatorial region

Q25. Which natural region is called the 'region of development'?

  1. ASavanna region
  2. Bequatorial region
  3. Cmonsoon region
  4. DMediterranean region
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Answer: C) monsoon region

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