This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 9 > Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of climate is characterized by hot summers, cooler winters, and very little precipitation? A) Tropical wet. B) Continental. C) Mild. D) Dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dry. 2. What effect does a large body of water usually have on a nearby landmass? A) The water causes cooler summers and colder winters. B) The water causes cooler summers and warmer winters. C) The water causes hotter summers and warmer winters. D) The water causes warmer summers and colder winters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The water causes cooler summers and warmer winters. 3. A long-term pattern of the average weather of a place over many years. A) Weather. B) Climate. C) Tropics. D) Biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate. 4. The rain shadow effect causes A) Hurricanes to develop in the Atlantic ocean. B) Dry areas to develop on the leeward side of mountain ranges. C) Ice caps to develop on the North and South poles. D) Monsoons to develop in the Pacific ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dry areas to develop on the leeward side of mountain ranges. 5. Which climate is between temperate and tropical, with hot summers and mild winters? A) Polar. B) Desert. C) Tropical. D) Subtropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subtropical. 6. The weather conditions in an area studied year after year A) Weather. B) Climate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate. 7. Which international agreement aims to reduce carbon emissions to combat climate change? A) Kyoto Protocol. B) Montreal Protocol. C) Basel Convention. D) Stockholm Convention. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kyoto Protocol. 8. The measurement of how high above ground something is A) Elevation. B) Latitude. C) Climate. D) Equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elevation. 9. Which region of Africa is covered with tall grasses? A) Savanna. B) Sahara Desert. C) Atlas Mountains. D) Tropical RainforestsTags7.1.1.PR7.1.2.ER. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Savanna. 10. What is the climate around the equator? A) Tropical. B) Mild. C) Continental. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical. 11. This zone has warm to cool summers and very cold winters with snowstorms and blizzards. A) Temperate Zone. B) Polar Zone. C) Continental Zone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Continental Zone. 12. Eastern coastlines are more likely to have Mediterranean climates, than western coastlines. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. How are continental climates different form temperate climates? A) They receive less rainfall. B) They have hotter summers. C) They have colder winters. D) They are located closer to the equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They have colder winters. 14. Where can you find a Continental Climate? A) Near large water bodies. B) In the interior regions of continents. C) Near the equator. D) Along the coastlines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the interior regions of continents. 15. In the mountainous areas, climate and vegetation are affected by A) Altitude or Elevation. B) Latitude. C) Longitude. D) The sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Altitude or Elevation. 16. Summers are caused by ..... A) A combo of longer days and more direct rays from the sun. B) Less direct rays from the sun. C) Longer days and shorter nights. D) More direct rays and shorter days. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A combo of longer days and more direct rays from the sun. 17. Rain shadows form on ..... sides of mountains due to wetter conditions on ..... sides of mountains. A) Leeward; windward. B) Windward; leeward. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leeward; windward. 18. HIGHLAND A) WET AND WARM, LIMITED SEASONAL CHANGE. B) EXTREMELY COLD AND DRY, LIMITED SEASONAL CHANGE. C) ELEVATION IMPACTS CLIMATE CONDITIONS. D) EXPERIENCES ALL 4 SEASONS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ELEVATION IMPACTS CLIMATE CONDITIONS. 19. What does temperature mean? A) How hot or cold a place is. B) How wet or dry a place is. C) How much vegetation a place has. D) How many global winds a place has. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How hot or cold a place is. 20. Regions on Earth that are made up of similar communities of plants and animals are called ..... A) Temperate zones. B) Forests. C) Ecosystems. D) Biomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biomes. 21. The islands of India receives the very first monsoon showers, progressively from south to north, from the ..... A) Last week of may to the first week of June. B) Last week of Julyto the first week of September. C) Last week of March to the first week of April. D) Last week of April to the first week of May. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Last week of April to the first week of May. 22. At what latitude do ice caps remain frozen throughout the year? A) Between 66.5$^\circ$N and the North Pole and 66.5$^\circ$S and the South Pole. B) Between 23.5$^\circ$S and 23.5$^\circ$N. C) Between 0$^\circ$ and 23.5$^\circ$S. D) Between 23.5$^\circ$N and 66.5$^\circ$N. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between 66.5$^\circ$N and the North Pole and 66.5$^\circ$S and the South Pole. 23. In a climate graph, what does the bar graph represent? A) High temperatures. B) Amount of precipitation all year. C) Average temperatures. D) Average amount of precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Average amount of precipitation. 24. Most often surrounded by mountains and has desert-like conditions. A) Subtropical/temperate. B) Continental. C) Dry/arid. D) Highland/alpine. E) Tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dry/arid. 25. Suppose you take a vacation to a place located 10* North of the equator. Which activity would MOST likely be available in your location? A) Cross-country skiing. B) Snowboarding. C) Ice fishing. D) Scuba diving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scuba diving. ← 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 9Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 10Class 9 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books