world human geography section 2 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (b)

• The Pampas are fertile South American lowlands, covering more than 750,000 km², that include the Argentine provinces of Buenos Aires, La Pampa, Santa Fe, Entre Ríos and Córdoba; most of Uruguay.
• The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia.
• Prairies are ecosystems considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and Lands typically referred to as “prairie” tend to be in North America.
• Veld is the name given to various types of open country in Southern Africa that is used for pasturage and farmland. To most South African farmers today the “veld” refers to the land they work, much of which has long since ceased to be “natural.”

Answer: (b)

The growth rate of the population in developing countries is higher than that of developed countries because the low level of economic developments leads to a high total fertility rate.

In the developed countries the annual number of births barely exceeds deaths because of low birth rates and much older populations.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (b)

1. Brunei – Bander seri begawan
2. Indonesia – Jakarta
3. Laos – Vientiane
4. Combodia – Phnom Penh

All these are names of south-Asian countries with the names of their capitals.

Answer: (d)

Alfalfa is cultivated as an important forage crop.