221. A line on a weather map joining all places of equa pressure is called an

1. 1. Isotherm

   
   
   

   2. Ihohohyet

   
   
   

   3. Isohel

   
   
   

   4. Isobar

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: D

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222. Pressure gradient force has a tendency

1. 1. for the mass movement of air

   
   
   

   2. for the creation of hurricanes and violent storm

   
   
   

   3. both (a) and (b) are correct

   
   
   

   4. none of these is correct

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: A

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223. A major zone of low pressure exists at or near

1. 1. The tropic

   
   
   

   2. The tropics of cancer

   
   
   

   3. The tropics of Capricorn

   
   
   

   4. The equator

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: D

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224. The very low temperatures over the polar regions make the air there heavy, forcing it to descend, creating a zone of

1. 1. High pressure

   
   
   

   2. Low pressure

   
   
   

   3. Both A and B

   
   
   

   4. None of these

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: A

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225. In the Northern Hemisphere, depressions more readily develop in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. These zones are known as

1. 1. The Icelandic

   
   
   

   2. Aleutian

   
   
   

   3. The Icelandic and Aleutain

   
   
   

   4. None of these

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: C

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