This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 9 > Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate – Quiz 48 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 48 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Hot dry and mild wet winter is a climate of which region- A) Mediterranean. B) Cool temperate. C) Mountain. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mediterranean. 2. How does vegetation vary in different climate types? A) Vegetation varies based on the number of clouds in the sky. B) Vegetation varies based on the color of the soil. C) Vegetation varies based on the distance from the equator. D) Vegetation varies based on factors such as temperature, precipitation, and soil conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vegetation varies based on factors such as temperature, precipitation, and soil conditions. 3. What climate region is illustrated with the following description?Receives rainfall but not much 16 inches a yearSummers are hotWinters mild to coldCan have snow in winterFound in interior continents or new desert climatesThe region contains some of the most productive agriculture in the world A) Desert. B) Semiarid. C) Tropical Dry. D) Highlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Semiarid. 4. Temperate climates usually have four seasons. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Climate at the equator tends to be ..... than at the poles. A) Cooler. B) Warmer. C) Stormier. D) Calmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warmer. 6. What is the primary cause of sea level rise associated with climate change? A) Melting of polar ice caps. B) Increased rainfall. C) Tectonic activity. D) Volcanic eruptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melting of polar ice caps. 7. Chaparral A) Trees that lose their leaves every year at the end of their growing season. B) Trees that keep their leaves year-round. C) Mainly evergreen shrubs in rocky, nutrient-poor soil. D) Climate of a small area. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mainly evergreen shrubs in rocky, nutrient-poor soil. 8. From where the word 'monsoon' is derived? A) Arabic word (Mausim). B) Turkish word (Muson). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arabic word (Mausim). 9. Very cold polar winds that blow from east to west and sometimes mix with Westerlies creating storms. A) Polar Easterlies. B) Westerlies. C) Trade Winds. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polar Easterlies. 10. There is less rainfall in A) Pune. B) Mumbai. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pune. 11. How much has the average global temperature risen by since 1880 (in Fahrenheit)? A) 0.5 degrees. B) 1.69 degrees. C) 5 degrees. D) 3 degrees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1.69 degrees. 12. Which climate type receives the most SNOW each year? A) Subarctic. B) Subtropical. C) Steppe. D) Ice Cap. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subarctic. 13. The sun's rays are least direct near the equator. A) True. B) False-near the poles. C) False-at high altitudes. D) False-far from the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False-near the poles. 14. What is the academic vocabulary word mentioned in the text? A) Extreme. B) Moderate. C) Severe. D) Mild. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moderate. 15. Which one of the following is NOT a main type of climate in Europe A) Oceanic Climate. B) Polar Climate. C) Continental Climate. D) Equatorial Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Equatorial Climate. 16. What are monsoons? A) Seasonal wind patterns that cause it to rain year round. B) Winds from the mountains that create dry conditions in the Summer. C) Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons. D) Wind and rain that affect India in the Spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seasonal wind patterns that cause wet and dry seasons. 17. The process of the expansion of dry conditions into moist areas next to deserts from human activity and nature is known as what? A) Deforestation. B) Tilling. C) Desertification. D) Sahelification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desertification. 18. One afternoon Jerry looks out the window and observes falling precipitation. The temperature is 2$^\circ$C, and the wind speed is 5 miles per hour to the north. What type of precipitation does Jerry most likely see? A) Hail. B) Rain. C) Sleet. D) Snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Snow. 19. What is weather in an area over a long period of time? A) Elevation. B) Climate. C) Title. D) Scales. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate. 20. Hi! I'm technically a desert, penguins live here, and I have the highest average elevation of any continent. Who am I? A) Artic. B) Antarctica. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antarctica. 21. Sansthita went to a wildlife sanctuary where she saw dense vegetation of trees, shrubs, herbs and also a variety of animals like monkeys, birds, elephants, snakes, frogs, etc. The most likely location of this sanctuary is in the A) Temperate region. B) Tropical region. C) Polar region. D) Coastal region. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical region. 22. Which climate is NOT one of the most common in South America? A) Tropical Wet. B) Highlands. C) Mediterranean. D) Tropical wet and dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mediterranean. 23. The climate of a particular region is NOT affected by: A) Latitude. B) Minerals. C) Nearby water. D) Elevation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minerals. 24. What type of climate is characterized by extremely cold temperatures year-round? A) Desert Climate. B) Polar Climate. C) Mediterranean Climate. D) Tropical Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polar Climate. 25. Which of the following is not a characteristic of climate? A) Precipitation. B) Seasons. C) Temperature. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weather. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 1Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 2Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 3Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 4Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 5Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 6Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 7Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 8Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 9Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books