11. Which of the following statements is correct ?

1. 1. While most soft woods are deciduous, most hardwoods are evergreen

   
   
   

   2. The trees of equatorial evergreen forests are mostly of softwood type

   
   
   

   3. While most softwoods occur in the tropical areas, the hardwoods are characteristically of temperate region

   
   
   

   4. While most hardwoods are either deciduous or evergreen, softwood is usually coniferous in characteristics

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: D

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12. A geographical are with an altitude of 400 metres has following characteristics
    Month J F M A M J J A S O N D
    Average maximum temp. in ^°C
    31 31 31 31 30 30 29 28 29 29 30 31
    Average minimum temp. in ^°C
    21 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 20
    Rainfall (mm.)
    51 85 188 158 139 121 134 168 185 221 198 86
    If this geographic area were to have a natural forest, which one of the following would it most likely be ?

1. 1. Moist temperate coniferous forest

   
   
   

   2. Montane subtropical forest

   
   
   

   3. Temperate forest

   
   
   

   4. Tropical rain forest

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: B

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13. Consider the following statements regarding equatorial forests
    1. They consists mostly of hard-wood trees.
    2. In very dense areas undergrowth is absent.
    3. There is segregation of the same species of trees.
    4. Lumbering is well developed in these forests of these statement.
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1. 1. 1, 2 and 4 are correct

   
   
   

   2. 2, 3 and 4 are correct

   
   
   

   3. 1 and 2 are correct

   
   
   

   4. 1 and 3 are correct

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: D

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14. Which one of the following natural regions is not correctly matched with its economic base ?

1. 1. Canadian Prairlies : Spring wheat cultivation

   
   
   

   2. Argentine Pampas : Beef cattle ranching

   
   
   

   3. Australian Downs : Nomadic herding

   
   
   

   4. South African Veld : Maize growing

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: C

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15. Match List - I (Primitive people) with List - II (Native place) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
    

    	List - I		List - II
    F.	Semang	1.	Temperate grassland
    G.	Maasai	2.	Savannah grassland
    H.	Bushmen	3.	Equatorial forests
    J.	Kirghiz	4.	Hot deserts

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    	F	G	H	J
    A.	1	4	2	3
    B.	3	2	4	1
    C.	1	2	4	3
    D.	3	4	2	1

1. 1. A.

   
   
   

   2. B.

   
   
   

   3. C.

   
   
   

   4. D.

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: C

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