16. 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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17. 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

    Code :

    	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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   NA

   Correct Option: C

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18. The daily and annual range of temperature is minimum in the

1. 1. Savana grassland

   
   
   

   2. Temperate grassland

   
   
   

   3. Hot desert

   
   
   

   4. Equatorial region

   
   
   

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   NA

   Correct Option: C

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19. Which one of the following sets of biomes represents the right sequence in terms of increasing water deficiency

1. 1. Tropical scrub, tropical savanna, desert

   
   
   

   2. Tropical savanna, midlatitude grassalnd, desert

   
   
   

   3. Mediterranean woodland, midlatitude grassland, midlatitude deciduous forest

   
   
   

   4. Desert, tropical savanna, tropical scrub

   
   
   

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   NA

   Correct Option: B

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20. Match List -I with List - II and select the correct answer using the code given below the list
    

    	List - I		List - II
    F.	Bread basket	1.	Savanna
    G.	Big game country	2.	Steppes
    H.	Mixed farming	3.	Prairies
    J.	Maximum biodiversity	4.	Monsoon lands

    Code :

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

1. 1. A.

   
   
   

   2. B.

   
   
   

   3. C.

   
   
   

   4. D.

   
   
   

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   NA

   Correct Option: B

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