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1. Which of these statements is true regarding the sub-Saharan African climate?

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Question

1. Which of these statements is true regarding the sub-Saharan African climate?

A. The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) creates high levels of atmospheric instability, resulting in rainfall.

B. It is uniformly hot and humid.

C. The ocean currents off the southwest African coast are warm-water currents.

D. The Ethiopian highlands are much warmer than the forest zones of central Africa.

2. Which statement most accurately reflects the population contours of Southeast Asia?

A. In insular Southeast Asia, the population is mainly clustered along river valleys.

B. Population distribution in Southeast Asia is spatially uneven.

C. Except for Vietnam, the population in mainland Southeast Asia is concentrated along coastal areas.

D. Vietnam has the largest population in this region.

3. Which statement is least accurate regarding Pakistan?

A. It is one of the world’s most populous and poorest countries.

B. It has extensive energy resources but lacks domestic investment capital to develop them.

C. Its agricultural production has steadily increased due to the conservative feudal landlord class.

D. Its economic growth has been hindered by ethnic and regional tensions.

4. Which of these physical features is not located in western China?

A. Tibetan Plateau

B. North China Plain

C. Takla Makan Desert

D. Tian Shan Mountains

5. Which statement best describes Bangladesh?

A. It is in the Indus River Delta.

B. Total fertility rates have dramatically increased since 1980.

C. Its economy rests almost exclusively on industry.

D. Flood is a major concern due to the long periods of the Wet Monsoon.

Explanation / Answer

A. The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) creates high levels of atmospheric instability, resulting in rainfall. The Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding the East Africancoast) gets its precipitation from tropical moist oceanic air that moves from the Atlantic and Indian Oceans toward an equatorial low pressure zone. This area is the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ).

b.  Population distribution in Southeast Asia is spatially uneven.

c.  Its agricultural production has steadily increased due to the conservative feudal landlord class.

b. North China Plain. It is located in eastern china.