206. The occasional development of warm ocean surface waters along the coast of Ecuador and Peru is known as

1. 1. EI Nino and La Nina

   
   
   

   2. EI Nino

   
   
   

   3. La Nina

   
   
   

   4. Southern Oscillation

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: B

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207. The development of an EI Nino brings

1. 1. Drought to the western Pacific

   
   
   

   2. Rains to the equatorial coast of South America

   
   
   

   3. Convective storms hurricanes to the central Pacific

   
   
   

   4. All of the above

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: D

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208. Tsunamis are produced by

1. 1. Shrinking of the earth's crust

   
   
   

   2. Cyclones

   
   
   

   3. Submarine earthquakes

   
   
   

   4. Tides

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: C

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209. La Nina Weather creates

1. 1. Snow and rain on the west coast

   
   
   

   2. Unusually cold weather in Alaska and warms weather in the rest of the USA

   
   
   

   3. Drought in the southwest

   
   
   

   4. All of the above

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: D

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210. Which of the following statements about La Nino is/ are correct ?

1. 1. La Nina causes mostly the opposite effects of EI Nino

   
   
   

   2. Atlantic tropical cyclone activity is generally enhanced during La Nina

   
   
   

   3. La Nina causes increased rainfall across the United state's Midwest

   
   
   

   4. All of the above

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: D

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