world physical geography section 6 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (d)

1. Pamir - Tajikistan
2. Kimberley - Australia
3. Meseta - Spain
4. Yukon - Canada

Answer: (d)

Gobi is not a tropical desert. It is a temperate desert partly located in northern China and partly in Mongolia.

Answer: (d)

Tropical grasslands are found in tropical wet and dry climates. These areas are hot year-round, usually never dropping under 64 degrees Fahrenheit. Although these areas are overall very dry, they do have a season of heavy rain.

Annual rainfall is from 20-50 inches per year. In the Mediterranean region, the winter rainfall is caused due to middle latitude fronts and cyclone.

Answer: (b)

The major difference between the Panama and Suez canals are that the later has no lock system. Ships can sail right through. The Panama Canal has locks which raise the ship to cross the isthmus and then lower it on the other side.

Answer: (c)

France began work on the Panama Canal in 1881 but had to stop because of engineering problems and high mortality due to disease.

The United States took over the project in 1904 and took a decade to complete the canal, which was officially opened on August 15, 1914. The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean (via the Caribbean Sea) to the Pacific Ocean.