This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > Geography > Climate > Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are the challenges of living in a dry climate? A) High humidity, water scarcity, and mild temperatures. B) High humidity, water abundance, and mild temperatures. C) Low humidity, water scarcity, and extreme temperatures. D) Low humidity, abundant water, and mild temperatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Low humidity, water scarcity, and extreme temperatures. 2. This climate zone has summers that are hot and winters that are mild to cool A) Subpolar. B) Temperate. C) Polar. D) Tropical. E) Subtropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Subtropical. 3. Fossils of warmer climate found in Antarctica suggests that long time before Antarctica was ..... A) Cold. B) Dry. C) Warm. D) Wet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warm. 4. Which of the following is not a factor in determining a region's climate? A) Soil type. B) Proximity to the sea. C) Altitude. D) Latitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soil type. 5. ..... Is the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian A) Equator. B) Latitude. C) Longitude. D) Northern Hemisphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Longitude. 6. The overall condition of an area over a long period of time A) Climate. B) Temperature. C) El Nino. D) La Nina. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate. 7. Highland, Indiana does NOT have a Highland Climate. What is the best reason to explain this? A) Highland has all four seasons. B) Highland is not located in a mountainous region. C) Highland receives a good amount of rain in the spring. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Highland is not located in a mountainous region. 8. Humid subtropical climates are one type of temperate ..... climate. A) Dry. B) Humid Subtropical. C) Marine. D) Subartic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marine. 9. Due to which of the following factors does Pune receive much lesser rainfall as compared to Mumbai? A) It is located on the leeward side of Western Ghats. B) Continentality. C) It is located on windward side of Western Ghats. D) Distance from the sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is located on the leeward side of Western Ghats. 10. Which state has the most rainfall in India? A) Maharashtra. B) Meghalaya. C) West Bengal. D) Tamil Nadu. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meghalaya. 11. Distance north or south of the equator is measured by A) Latitude. B) Longitude. C) Elevation. D) Tropical zones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latitude. 12. When the earth is covered by glaciers, what is this known as? A) Ice age. B) Hot age. C) Freezing age. D) Cold age. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ice age. 13. True or False? Human activities can cause climate change. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. What is the climate like in the desert region of Africa? A) Cool and windy. B) Warm and rainy. C) Cold and snowy. D) Hot and dryTags7.1.1.PR7.1.2.ER. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hot and dryTags7.1.1.PR7.1.2.ER. 15. True or False:All deserts are hot climates. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. ..... is a temporary replacement of cold peruvian current A) Southern oscilation. B) ENSO. C) El nino. D) La nina. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) El nino. 17. The high temperature today will be near 75 degrees F. A) Weather. B) Climate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather. 18. The state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place is called- A) Weather. B) Equator. C) Climate zone. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather. 19. Which is the coldest place in India? A) Drass. B) Shimla. C) Srinagar. D) Shillong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drass. 20. What determines the Koppen classification system? A) Average humidity, average precipitation, and type of vegetation. B) Average temperature, average precipitation and type of vegetation. C) Solar winds, magnetic field, and greenhouse gases. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Average temperature, average precipitation and type of vegetation. 21. Which climate is hot and wet all year? A) Temperate. B) Tropical. C) Arid. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical. 22. What is a mango shower? A) Pre monsoon rainfall in Karnataka and Kerala. B) Rainfall in June to September. C) Rainfall caused by western disturbances. D) Rainfall in winter days. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pre monsoon rainfall in Karnataka and Kerala. 23. Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn A) The Tropic of Cancer is East of the Tropic of Capricorn. B) The Tropic of Cancer is North of the Tropic of Capricorn. C) The Tropic of Cancer is West of the Tropic of Capricorn. D) The Tropic of Cancer is South of the Tropic of Capricorn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Tropic of Cancer is North of the Tropic of Capricorn. 24. Which statement correctly pairs the climate factor with its effect on temperature? A) A region with a latitude close to the equator is cold all year. B) A region with a high altitude is warmer than lower altitude. C) A region near an ocean is extremely cold in the winter. D) A region on top of a mountain is cooler than at the base. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A region on top of a mountain is cooler than at the base. 25. Which climatic control influences the temperature and rainfall pattern. A) Altitude. B) Relief. C) Pressure and Wind systems. D) Ocean currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pressure and Wind systems. 26. The is an extremely cold zone where you find ice and snow year round. A) Polar Zone. B) Continental Zone. C) Temperate Zone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polar Zone. 27. Distance north or south of the equator A) Latitude. B) Microclimate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latitude. 28. Which climate is cold and dry all year? A) Polar. B) Mountainous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polar. 29. At which latitude would you expect to find the warmest temperatures? A) 66.5$^\circ$N. B) 0$^\circ$. C) 66.5$^\circ$S. D) 23.5$^\circ$ S. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 0$^\circ$. 30. Why do the oceans level remain relatively constant. A) It is in constant motion due to tides and ocean currents. B) Humans can change the level due to need for drinking water. C) It is continually changing from a liquid state into a vapor. D) It is seeping underground into the ocean floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is continually changing from a liquid state into a vapor. 31. The United Kingdom has a mostly ..... A) Polar Climate. B) Continental Climate. C) Oceanic Climate. D) Mediterranean Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oceanic Climate. 32. What are the 5 major climate types based on temperature and precipitation? A) Equatorial, Desert, Subtropical, Tundra, Antarctic. B) Tropical, Arid, Temperate, Continental, Polar. C) Warm, Arid, Moderate, Frigid, Polar. D) Hot, Dry, Mild, Cold, Arctic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical, Arid, Temperate, Continental, Polar. 33. A ..... is a small area with climate conditions that differ from those around them. A) Winds. B) Mountains. C) Continental. D) Tropical. E) Microclimate. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Microclimate. 34. Savitri is making a model of a tundra. A tundra is a treeless area that usually gets less than 10 inches of precipitation each year. The soil below the surface of the ground is frozen year-round. What climate zone does Savitri's model show? A) Tropical. B) Equatorial. C) Polar. D) Temperate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polar. 35. Hot and humid zone with more than 59 inches of precipitation in a year A) Continental. B) Tropical. C) Dry. D) Temperate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical. 36. What do plants release into the air during transpiration? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Pollen. C) Water vapor. D) Complex sugars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water vapor. 37. What makes global winds curve rather than move in straight lines? A) Changes in air pressure. B) Changes in temperature. C) Differences in latitudes. D) The spinning of Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The spinning of Earth. 38. Which type of sunlight warms the planet the most? A) Indirect Sunlight (near the poles). B) Direct Sunlight (near the equator). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct Sunlight (near the equator). 39. What climates are warm and wet all year round? A) Humid tropical. B) Humid cold. C) Cold polar. D) Humid warm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humid tropical. 40. Oceans moderate the temperatures of nearby land due to the ..... specific heat of water. This means it takes LONGER to heat up or cool down. A) Lower. B) Higher. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Higher. 41. Why might one location have two or more climates? A) A change in weather. B) Different elevations. C) Difference in population. D) You can't have two or more climates in one location. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Different elevations. 42. The "influencing geographical factor" of the Death Valley, California is ..... A) It's proximity to the Equator. B) It's proximity to the Mediterranean Sea. C) It's in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. D) It has a high elevation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. 43. Savannas are areas of tall grasses and scattered trees and shrubs. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 44. Climate refers to which of the following ..... A) Weather patterns from a day to day events. B) How hot or cold a continent is. C) The average weather conditions in one place over a long periodof time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The average weather conditions in one place over a long periodof time. 45. Which process does water move out of the oceans? A) Precipitation. B) Evaporation. C) Transpiration. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evaporation. 46. The pattern of seasonal weather that happens year after year is called A) Season. B) Weather. C) Precipitation. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climate. 47. What describes a Mediterranean Climate? A) Mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers. B) Hot summers and cold winters. C) Long winters with little to no sunlight. D) Abundant rainfall year-round. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers. 48. The ..... zone is the area near the equator and the climate is warm. A) Tropical. B) Polar. C) Temperate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical. 49. High-latitude climate. Constantly covered with snow and ice, often more than 2 miles thick. A) Ice Cap. B) Tundra. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ice Cap. 50. What is the sum of today's date in short form, doubled? A) 72. B) 82. C) 80. D) 41. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 82. 51. Which of the following months refer to retreating monsoon A) March, April, May. B) October, November. C) June, July, August, September. D) December, January. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) October, November. 52. Finland has a mostly ..... A) Continental Climate. B) Alpine Climate. C) Oceanic Climate. D) Mediterranean Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Continental Climate. 53. An imaginary line that is parallel to the equator. A) Longitude. B) Latitude. C) Altitude. D) Topography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Latitude. 54. This brings rain to the Coromandel coast in India. A) Southern Oscillation. B) North East Monsoon Winds. C) Ocean Currents. D) South West Monsoon winds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) North East Monsoon Winds. 55. The state of the atmosphere in one place over a short period of time A) Weather. B) Tropical. C) Acid rain. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather. 56. A small town is located at a high elevation and close to the North Pole. Describe a possible climate for this town. A) Climate is likely colder in most seasons than other locations. B) Do not pick this one. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate is likely colder in most seasons than other locations. 57. A tropical climate in the US would be? A) New York. B) California. C) Virginia. D) Florida. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Florida. 58. Experiences the same temperatures for most of the year. A) Subtropical/temperate. B) Continental. C) Arid/dry. D) Highland/alpine. E) Tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Tropical. 59. Name a state that receives rain in January-February from North-east monsoon A) Patna. B) Delhi. C) Jammu Kashmir. D) Karnatka. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jammu Kashmir. 60. Continental climate refers to A) An area that is warm year round. B) An area which is landlocked not near any oceans. C) An area that has beaches and is close to the sea. D) None of the above. 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