world human geography section 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Eskimos or Inuit–Yupik peoples are indigenous peoples who have traditionally inhabited the circumpolar region from eastern Siberia, across Alaska, Canada, and Greenland.

There are two main groups that are referred to as Eskimo: Yupik and Inuit. In Canada and Greenland, the term Eskimo has fallen out of favour, as it is sometimes considered pejorative and has been replaced by the term Inuit.

Answer: (c)

• Elephant - Tropical deciduous forest
• Silver Fox – Mediterranean
• Wild buffalo or Bison – Temperate Grassland
• Horse – Coniferous forest or Taiga

Answer: (b)

The Sami people are an indigenous Finno-Ugric people inhabiting the Arctic area of Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Norway, Sweden,Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway.

Answer: (b)

Suklaphanta wildlife Reserve is located in Nepal.

Answer: (a)

Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in Uttarakhand. It was inscribed a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988.

Answer: (c)

The population density is low in polar regions because the climate is too cold and harsh for people to survive there. The polar regions such as the Arctic and Antarctica are the coldest places on the earth with little or no vegetation to support the resident population. Most of the polar regions are cold deserts.