Description : How is it that the main regions of the Monsoon forests is the interior of the Southern Peninsula? -SST 10th
Last Answer : These regions lie in the rain shadow area of the Western Ghats. They get about 100-200 cm rain.
Description : Describe the type of trees found growing in the monsoon forests of Western India. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Deciduous trees. Teak is the most valuable. The trees of the monsoon forests are very valuable because they are hard, durable and useful in construction work and furniture. Hence the government has declared them as ‘reserves’ to prevent the cutting down of trees.
Description : Name any three trees found in monsoon deciduous forests and state one use of each of these trees. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Sal-used for furniture making Railway sleepers. Sandalwood-used for extracting sandalwood oil and handicrafts perfumes. Mulberry-used for rearing silkworms.
Description : Write two main characteristics of the Deciduous Monsoon Forests. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Two characteristics of Deciduous Monsoon Forests are: (i) The trees in these forests shed their leaves from six to eight weeks during spring and early summer. (ii) The trees in ... stand which makes it suitable for commercial exploitation. Mention two main characteristics of Tropical Rain Forests.
Description : Monsoon forests are commercially very important. -SST 10th
Last Answer : The monsoon forest trees are hard and durable. They are used for furniture and construction.
Description : Write two reasons why monsoon deciduous forests are commercially more valuable than other types of forests. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) The trees in the monsoon deciduous forests provide useful wood and are economically very important. (ii) Trees like Teak and Sal are termite resistant woods.
Description : Which forest regions of India are also known as ‘Rain Forests’ ? -SST 10th
Last Answer : The Tropical Evergreen Forests.
Description : Where are the Monsoon forests found in Asia? -Geography
Last Answer : South Asia, South-East Asia and East Asia.
Description : Write two reasons why monsoon deciduous forest are commercially more valuable than other types of forests. -Geography
Last Answer : Two reasons : (i) They are found in pure stands. (ii) They are not very dense therefore easily accessible.
Description : Which of the following functions performed by a forest help most in controlling drought? (a) forests act as water sheds (b) forests bring rainfall in monsoon (c) forests lower the temperature of the environment (d) forests prevent soil erosion
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Which one of the following types of vegetation is referred as Monsoon forest? (a) Tropical Dry-evergreen forests (b) Tropical Moist-deciduous forests (c) Tropical Semi-evergreen forests (d) Tropical Dry-deciduous forests
Description : Selvas are - (1) Huge Canadian forests (2) Equatorial rain forests of Brazil (3) Coniferous forests of Siberia (4) Evergreen monsoon forests
Last Answer : (2) Equatorial rain forests of Brazil Explanation: Selvas are equatorial rain forests. The name was used earlier in Brazil for the forests. Today this name is used as a term for rain forests throughout the world.
Description : The forests which act as barriers against cyclones are : (1) Alpine forests (2) Mangrove forests (3) Evergreen forests (4) Monsoon forests
Last Answer : (2) Mangrove forests Explanation: Mangrove Forest acts as barriers against cyclones and other natural disasters like tidal waves and tropical storms. They act as live sea walls against disasters ... slow soil erosion and stabilize tidal banks against rising sea level, another climate change hazard.
Description : Vergreen type Forests are found in – (1) Mediterranean region (2) Monsoon climatic area (3) Desert region (4) Equatorial region
Last Answer : (4) Equatorial region Explanation: An evergreen forest is a forest consisting entirely or mainly of evergreen trees that retain green foliage all year round. Such forests reign in ... primarily as broadleaf evergreens, and in temperate and boreal latitudes primarily as coniferous evergreens.
Description : The largest forest which covers 25 percent of the world's forest land is : (1) The Tropical Rain forest (2) Taiga forest of Siberia (3) Monsoon forest (4) Temperate forests of Europe
Last Answer : (2) Taiga forest of Siberia Explanation: Taiga is the world's largest land biome. It makes up 29% of the world's forest cover. Also known as boreal forest or snow forest, it is ... consisting mostly of pines, spruces and larches. The largest areas of Taiga are located in Russia and Canada.
Description : Monsoon is caused by----------? A. Seasonal reversal of winds (Answer) B. Revolution of earth C. Movement of clouds D. Rise in temperature E. Rain forests
Last Answer : A. Seasonal reversal of winds (Answer)
Description : Selvas are (1) Huge Canadian forests (2) Equatorial rain forests of Brazil (3) Coniferous forests of Siberia (4) Evergreen monsoon forests
Last Answer : Equatorial rain forests of Brazil
Description : Vergreen type Forests are found in : (1) Mediterranean region (2) Monsoon climatic area (3) Desert region (4) Equatorial region
Last Answer : Equatorial region
Last Answer : Mangrove forests
Description : The largest forest which covers 25 percent of the world’s forest land is : (1) The Tropical Rain forest (2) Taiga forest of Siberia (3) Monsoon forest (4) Temperate forests of Europe
Last Answer : Taiga forest of Siberia
Description : Name the regions of the Tropical Evergreen forests. -SST 10th
Last Answer : These are found in regions of heavy rain over 200 cm. The chief regions are the Western Coastal Belt covering Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala coasts, North-East India covering Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Assam, Meghalaya, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Description : What are Two unique types of structures used in the tropical monsoon regions of Asia?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : Match the following: Forest Type Regions A. Tropical evergreen 1. Chhotanagpur plateau, Siwaliks B. Monsoon 2. Shillong plateau, Sahyadris C. Temperate 3. West Bengal, Terai D. Mangrove 4. Eastern and Western Himalayas, Nilgiris A B C D (a) 2 4 1 3 (b) 3 1 4 2 (c) 2 1 4 3 (d) 3 4 1 2
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Match the following types of climate with respective regions: [IAS 2003] A. Monsoon type with dry summer 1. Interior Peninsula B. Monsoon type with dry winter 2. Indian Plain C. Monsoon type with short dry season 3. S. E. Coast D. Semi-Arid ... D (a) 3 2 4 1 (b) 2 4 1 3 (c) 4 1 3 2 (d) 1 3 2 4
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : During the monsoon season rainfall decreases from the Ganga delta to the Punjab plains. It is because: (a) monsoon current moves westward along the Ganga plain and becomes drier (b) western regions are warmer than ... (c) hills do not form barriers for winds (d) the area is far away from the sea
Description : Moraines are formed in – (1) River deltas (2) Arid regions (3) Glacial regions (4) Monsoon region
Last Answer : (3) Glacial regions Explanation: A moraine is material left behind by a moving glacier. This material is usually soil and rock. Just as rivers carry along all sorts of debris and silt that ... to form deltas, glaciers transport all sorts of dirt and boulders that build up to form moraines.
Description : One of the regions that receives rainfall from the North-Easterly monsoon is – (1) West Bengal (2) Assam (3) Kerala (4) Tamil Nadu
Last Answer : (4) Tamil Nadu Explanation: The period October to December is referred to as Northeast Monsoon season over peninsular India. It is the major period of rainfall activity over Tamil Nadu as it receives ... 60% of the annual rainfall and the interior districts get about 40-50% of the annual rainfall.
Description : Which of the following regions receive the monsoon first? a. Coastal region of Gujarat b. Bay of Bengal region c. Coastal region of Maharashtra d. Coastal region of Kerala
Last Answer : d. Coastal region of Kerala
Description : Moraines are formed in (1) River deltas (2) Arid regions (3) Glacial regions (4) Monsoon region
Last Answer : Glacial regions
Description : Which one of the following regions of India is associated with pine forests? (1) Rohikhand (2) Bundelkhand (3) Jharkhand (4) Uttarakhand
Last Answer : (4) Uttarakhand Explanation: The Himalayan subtropical pine forests are a large subtropical coniferous forest eco-region covering portions of Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan. This huge pine forest ... Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Sikkim, Nepal and Bhutan.
Description : Which of the following regions of the globe exhibits highest species diversity? (a) Western Ghats of India (b) Madagascar (c) Himalayas (d) Amazon forests
Last Answer : (d) Amazon forests
Description : The great Indian Bustard bird is found in: (A) Thar Desert of India (B) Coastal regions of India (C) Temperate Forests in the Himalaya (D) Tarai zones of the Himalayan Foot
Last Answer : (A) Thar Desert of India
Description : Open stunted forests with bushes and having long roots and sharp thorns or spines are commonly found in (a) Eastern Odisha (b) North-Eastern Tamil Nadu (c) Shiwaliks and Terai regions (d) Western Andhra Pradesh
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Which one of the following is the characteristic vegetation of regions between the snow line and about 3000 meters above mean sea level of the Himalayan region? [CDS 2000] (a) Thick forests of birch, fir, ... maple trees (c) A few dwarf shrubs (d) Forests of khair, sandalwood, palas and other trees
Description : Rubber plantations are found in – (1) Temperate forests (2) Mountain regions (3) Polar regions (4) Equatorial regions
Last Answer : (4) Equatorial regions Explanation: The rubber plant grows wild in the equatorial regions of the world which are marked by rainfall of around 250 cm evenly distributed without any marked dry ... , Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, together account for around 72% of all natural rubber production.
Description : Why are the three hot regions of the world-equatorial forests, savannah lands and hot deserts-not found in Europe?
Last Answer : Ans: The three hot regions of the world-equatorial forests, savannah lands and hot deserts-are not found in Europe because Europe is the only inhabited continent situated entirely outside the tropics.
Description : Rubber plantations are found in (1) Temperate forests (2) Mountain regions (3) Polar regions (4) Equatorial regions
Last Answer : Equatorial regions
Description : State two important characteristic features of the monsoon rainfall in India. -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) Reversal of wind system. (ii) Uneven distribution of rainfall over the year.
Description : Give two important characteristics of the summer monsoon rainfall in India. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Two important characteristics of the summer monsoon rainfall in India are as follows: (i) The monsoon rainfall in India is unevenly spread and sporadic. Thus places like the western Ghats receive ... nature. Thus the windward slopes of the Western Ghats receive more rain than the leeward slopes.
Description : How do the monsoon affect cultivation in India? -SST 10th
Last Answer : Agriculture in India depends on monsoon rains. It can sometime bring very heavy rain and cause flood and sometimes dry spells can lead to drought conditions.
Description : What is the most important feature of the tropical monsoon type of climate? -SST 10th
Last Answer : The most important feature of the tropical monsoon type of climate is alternation of Seasons.
Description : Define ‘monsoon’? -SST 10th
Last Answer : The word Monsoon is derived from the Arabic language which means Mansoon or weather.
Description : Give two important characteristics of the South West Monsoon rainfall. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Characteristics of SW monsoon are: (i) Orographic in nature. (ii) Uncertain in amount and time.
Description : What is the direction of the summer monsoon? -SST 10th
Last Answer : South West. The intense heat that prevails over India causes the development of low pressure over the northern plains. It attracts the moisture bearing South East Trade winds from the southern hemisphere. ... they are deflected to the right and blow over India as the south west monsoon winds.
Description : Describe the process of retreat in case of summer monsoon. -SST 10th
Last Answer : By mid-September the South-West monsoon begins to withdraw from the Indian sub-continent. The retreating process gets accelerated gradually as the pressure over the land gets higher than the Sea. Cool winds begin to blow from the north and the South-West monsoon starts moving backward.
Description : State three dominant characteristics of the monsoon. -SST 10th
Last Answer : The dominant characteristics of monsoon are: (i) Seasonal reversal of direction in the winds system. The monsoon winds blow from land to Sea in winters and from Sea to land in summers. (ii) ... conditions, it unites the whole sub-continent in a single climatic thread of monsoon type of climate.
Description : Mention why does sub-continent have Tropical Monsoon climate. -SST 10th
Last Answer : Due to the pressure system, which is well developed over the land and Sea and due to the presence of a large land mass, and water body. Differential heating and cooling of land and water is the chief cause of the Tropical Monsoon type of climate.
Description : Explain the term ‘Burst of Monsoon’. -SST 10th
Last Answer : The sudden outbreak of the monsoon winds with an intensifying low pressure over the north-western part of the sub-continent, associated by thunder and lightning is called the ‘Burst of Monsoon’.