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Which one of the following climates is found in coastal areas of California in north America, Central Chile in South America and South-west tip of West Australia?

A) Tropical savanna B) Mediterranean
C) Humid continental D) Low-latitude steppe
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Mediterranean

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Cyclonic rainfall largely occurs in 

A) Egypy B) India
C) U.K D) Mexico
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) India

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Which of the following has a highest wind velocity ?

A) Loo B) Tornado
C) Typhoon D) Hurricane
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tornado

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The occasional development of warm ocean surface waters along the coast of Ecuador and Peru is known as 

A) EI Nino and La Nina B) EI Nino
C) La Nina D) Southern Oscillation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) EI Nino

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Clouds usually form when

A) air temperature reaches the dew point B) evapouration has warmed the surrounding air
C) relative humidity is 0% D) condensation nuclei have been removed from the air
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) air temperature reaches the dew point

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The relative humidity of a region is low when :

 

A) The wet and dry bulb thermometers read the same B) The difference between the readings of the wet and dry bulb thermometers is large
C) The temperature are high D) The temperatures are low
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The difference between the readings of the wet and dry bulb thermometers is large

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Air temperatures are effected by slope and orientation as slopes facing into the Sun will be 

A) Warmer than those facing away B) Colder than those facing away
C) Neither warmer nor colder than those facing away D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Warmer than those facing away

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The primary effect on climate of a volcanic eruption depends on______

A) the quantity of lava produced B) how hot the eruptive products are
C) the amount of water vapour produced D) none of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) none of the above

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