Climate Types and Biomes

Which areas of the USA are worst affected by hurricanes?
Options:
1. Western and northwestern coasts
2. Southern and south-eastern coasts
3. Northern and northeastern coasts
4. Central coasts
Option: B
What caused the Galveston and Texas (US disaster of September, 8, 1900?
Options:
1. Tornadoes
2. Typhoons
3. Hurricanes
4. Winter cyclones
Option: C
Which type of rainfall is generally received through winter cyclones?
Options:
1. Summer rainfall
2. Frost and snowfall
3. Thunderstorms
4. Winter rainfall
Option: D
Which of the following best describes the China type of climate?
Options:
1. Cold and dry
2. Abundant rainfall, high temperature, and long growing season
3. Mild and wet
4. Scorching hot with occasional rainfall
Option: B
What type of natural vegetation is found in areas of moderate rainfall in the China type of climate?
Options:
1. Evergreen forests
2. Deciduous sparse forests and grasslands
3. Mixed forests of coniferous and broadleaf trees
4. None of the above
Option: B
Where are the temperate grassland steppes of the southern hemisphere located?
Options:
1. In the interiors of continents
2. Along the northwestern margins of continents
3. Along the southeastern margins of continents
4. In areas close to marine environments
Option: C
Which continent has the most extensive temperate grasslands known as steppes?
Options:
1. North America
2. South America
3. Africa
4. Eurasia
Option: D
What are the temperate grasslands in North America locally known as?
Options:
1. Prairies
2. Pampas
3. Bush veld
4. High veld
Option: A
What are the temperate grasslands of the southern hemisphere?
Options:
1. Pampas of Argentina and Uruguay, bush veld and high veld of South Africa, downs of the Murray-Darling Basins of southeastern Australia, and Canterbury grasslands of New Zealand
2. Prairies of Canada and USA
3. Steppes of Eurasia
4. None of the above
Option: A
What is the vegetation community of the temperate grasslands biome?
Options:
1. Trees and shrubs
2. Perennial grasses
3. Cereal crops
4. Herbaceous plants
Option: B
Which continent has developed the African Veld biome?
Options:
1. South America
2. Australia
3. Asia
4. Africa
Option: D
What is the main factor for the dominance of grasses and absence of trees in the temperate grasslands biome?
Options:
1. High rainfall
2. Extreme continental climate
3. Human activities
4. Pedogenic properties
Option: B
What is the difference in vegetation between the forest steppe and grass steppe of the Russian Steppes?
Options:
1. The forest steppe has no trees, while the grass steppe has many trees
2. The forest steppe has more grasses than the grass steppe
3. The forest steppe consists of alternate bands of woodland and open steppe, while the grass steppe is completely covered in grasses
4. There is no difference in vegetation between the forest steppe and grass steppe
Option: C
Which part of the Australian downs has the highest mean annual precipitation?
Options:
1. South
2. North
3. East
4. West
Option: A
Which two types of grasses are found in the Russian Steppe?
Options:
1. Oak and elms
2. Bluestem and switch grasses
3. Fescues and feather grasses
4. Little bluestem and needle grass
Option: C
Which type of soil is found in the grass steppes of the Russian Steppe?
Options:
1. Chernozem
2. Grey forest soil
3. Chestnut soil
4. Sandy soil
Option: A
Which sub-region of the North American Prairie has the most extensive cover?
Options:
1. Tall grass prairie
2. Mixed prairie
3. Short grass prairie
4. Temperate deciduous forest biome
Option: B
Which type of grass dominates the short grass prairie of the North American Prairie?
Options:
1. Bluestem
2. Switch grass
3. Little bluestem
4. Buffalo grass
Option: D
Which continent has the South American Pampas?
Options:
1. Asia
2. Europe
3. North America
4. South America
Option: D
Which region has a complete sequence of taller to shorter grasses from east to west?
Options:
1. North American Prairie
2. Russian Steppe
3. South American Pampas
4. None of the above
Option: A

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Climate Types and Biomes

Which areas of the USA are worst affected by hurricanes?

Options:

What caused the Galveston and Texas (US disaster of September, 8, 1900?

Options:

Which type of rainfall is generally received through winter cyclones?

Options:

Which of the following best describes the China type of climate?

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What type of natural vegetation is found in areas of moderate rainfall in the China type of climate?

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Where are the temperate grassland steppes of the southern hemisphere located?

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Which continent has the most extensive temperate grasslands known as steppes?

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What are the temperate grasslands in North America locally known as?

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What are the temperate grasslands of the southern hemisphere?

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What is the vegetation community of the temperate grasslands biome?

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Which continent has developed the African Veld biome?

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What is the main factor for the dominance of grasses and absence of trees in the temperate grasslands biome?

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What is the difference in vegetation between the forest steppe and grass steppe of the Russian Steppes?

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Which part of the Australian downs has the highest mean annual precipitation?

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Which two types of grasses are found in the Russian Steppe?

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Which type of soil is found in the grass steppes of the Russian Steppe?

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Which sub-region of the North American Prairie has the most extensive cover?

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Which type of grass dominates the short grass prairie of the North American Prairie?

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Which continent has the South American Pampas?

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Which region has a complete sequence of taller to shorter grasses from east to west?

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