Lesson Y8-U04-L03

Y8-U04-L03 Monsoon Asia: A Climate That Rules Lives Quiz: KS3 Geography, Unit 10

20 questions

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Lesson Y8-U04-L03, Monsoon Asia: A Climate That Rules Lives: 20 multiple choice questions for the KS3 Geography (National Curriculum), Unit 10: Year 8: Asia in Focus: China and India, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which description best fits the monsoon?

    • A wind that changes direction with the seasons, bringing a wet season then a dry season
    • A layer of the Earth lying below the crust, made of hot and partly melted rock
    • Any water that falls from the sky as rain, sleet, snow or hail and reaches the ground
    • A long period with much less rain than usual, leaving rivers, wells and crops short of water

  2. What is climate?

    • The total amount of rain that falls in one month across a whole region
    • The height of a place above sea level, measured in metres from the coast
    • The weather a place has on one particular day, which can change quickly
    • The usual pattern of weather a place has over many years

  3. Which of these is an example of precipitation?

    • Rain, sleet or snow falling from the sky onto the ground below
    • A cold, dry desert with almost no plants and very little life
    • Heat rising from hot dry land into the air above a sunny desert plain
    • A wind blowing steadily out over the sea from the land towards the coast

  4. What is a drought?

    • A season of very heavy rain that floods streets and homes in cities
    • A flat area beside a river that floods and leaves rich soil behind it
    • A long period with much less rain than usual, so water runs short
    • A wind that brings very cold air from the Arctic across the land

  5. In summer, why do wet winds blow in from the sea towards the land?

    • The sea freezes over and pushes cold air onto the land above it
    • The land cools quickly, so air sinks over the sea and blows inland
    • The land heats up fast, so air rises over it and moist air is drawn in from the sea
    • The sun stops shining over the Indian Ocean for many weeks each year and the sea freezes

  6. In winter, which way do the dry monsoon winds blow?

    • From the sea towards the land, bringing heavy rain and flooding each year
    • In a circle around the Equator with no set direction at any season
    • Straight up into the sky above the mountains, where they form clouds
    • Out from the land towards the sea, bringing dry weather

  7. On a climate graph, what do the bars usually show?

    • Population in thousands of people living in the town each year
    • Temperature in degrees Celsius, measured at the same time each day
    • Height above sea level in metres, measured along the local coastline
    • Rainfall (precipitation) in millimetres

  8. On a climate graph, what does the line usually show?

    • Distance from the Equator in kilometres, measured along the meridian
    • Rainfall in millimetres, measured at the weather station each month
    • The number of people living in a city in each census year
    • Temperature in degrees Celsius

  9. Using Mumbai's climate data, which month has the most rain?

    • May, with about 12 mm of rain before the monsoon arrives
    • March, with about 1 mm of rain in a dry month
    • December, with about 2 mm of rain in the coolest month
    • July, with about 840 mm

  10. Roughly how much rain falls in Mumbai in March?

    • About 840 mm of rain in the heart of summer
    • About 50 mm of rain in the early spring
    • About 300 mm of rain in the middle of spring
    • About 0 to 1 mm

  11. Roughly how warm is Mumbai across the year?

    • About 5 to 10°C, like a cold winter in northern Europe
    • About 40 to 50°C, extremely hot all year round in the city
    • About 0 to 5°C, below freezing for most of the year
    • About 24 to 30°C, hot all year round

  12. Which months bring most of the rain to Chennai?

    • October to December
    • January to February, in the cool winter months
    • March to April, when the air is dry and warm
    • June to August, like Mumbai's wet season

  13. What is the highest temperature shown in the Chennai climate data?

    • About 33°C
    • About 40°C, a very extreme heat for the city
    • About 25°C, a warm but not very hot temperature
    • About 30°C, the usual peak across the summer

  14. A farmer in Mumbai plants rice in June. Why is this sensible?

    • The land is frozen, so seeds grow faster in the cold soil
    • The heavy rain from June to September waters the rice fields
    • The dry season means the rice has plenty of rain to grow well
    • The winter monsoon brings snow to the fields, which keeps seeds warm

  15. Which monsoon effect mainly harms a city?

    • Streets and homes flood after heavy rain falls quickly
    • Rice crops grow well in wet fields, which feed many families
    • Reservoirs refill with fresh water for the dry season ahead
    • Fields are watered so that rice can grow strong and tall each year

  16. What is the main risk when the monsoon rain arrives late or is weak?

    • Landslides on steep mountain roads only, after heavy rain falls
    • Snow falling on the cities during the summer months each year
    • Flooding of streets and homes in the cities after heavy rain
    • Drought, with crop failure and water shortages

  17. Mumbai and Chennai have their wet seasons at different times. What is the best explanation?

    • Their wet seasons follow the same months because they are close together
    • Chennai has no monsoon at all, so its climate is always dry
    • Mumbai is further from the sea, so it gets its rain later in the year
    • Chennai is on India's south-east coast, so its heaviest rain comes later

  18. About half of India's farmland relies on monsoon rain rather than irrigation. What does this show?

    • Monsoon rain is not important for farming in most parts of India
    • Irrigation is used on all farmland in India, so rain matters less
    • Many farmers depend directly on the monsoon for their crops
    • Farmers never grow crops in the wet season because it is too rainy

  19. Why is the monsoon described as both a lifeline and a hazard?

    • It is a hazard only in the summer and a lifeline only in the winter months
    • It waters crops and refills water supplies, but too much rain floods and too little causes drought
    • It only brings drought and never causes any rain across the whole country
    • It only brings flooding and never helps farmers grow any crops at all, not even in the wettest years

  20. Why is Mumbai's climate described as hot all year with a short, intense wet season?

    • Its temperature drops below freezing in winter, and its rain is spread evenly across every single month of the year
    • It has no rain in any month of the year, so the city is always dry
    • Its temperature stays between about 24 and 30°C, while most of its rain falls June to September
    • Its rain is spread evenly across all twelve months with no real dry season

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