Although hot deserts have a very low annual rainfall, occasional heavy rain storms do occur and these sometimes produce steep-sided, flat-floored valleys called:

Related MCQs

• Which of the following statements are true with regard to tropical monsoon climate? 1. Temperatures range from 32°Cin the hot season to about 15° C in the cool season 2. Annual rainfall varies greatly 3. The climate is best developed in the southern continents 4. It consists of three main season i. e. cool, dry season; hot, dry season; hot, wet season
• Although the equatorial regions have the highest annual average temperatures, the salinity in the oceans is highest near the tropics because: 1. equatorial areas receive heavy rainfall 2. salinity is not affected by temperature 3. equatorial oceans experience a lot of turbulenees 4. high relative humidity in equatorial areas checks evaporation
• Which of the following statements about convectional rainfall are true? 1. The areas of the world, having an equatorial type of climate, receive this kind of rainfall. 2. It is usually torrential and accompanied by thunder and lightning. 3. It is also known as 4 o'clock rain.
• The average annual temperature is 19°C. An average annual rainfall of about 120 cm is distributed throughout the year, Late summer and autumn are the dreaded seasons of hurricanes and typhoons. These are the climatic conditions of:
• Consider the following statements: 1. In the tropical rainforest of Brazil, the average diurnal range of temperature is much greater than the average annual range of temperature. 2. In the humid subtropical climate of Kyushu island of Japan, the rainfall for the year almost totals that of the rainfall in tropical rainforest. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2007]
• The equatorial regions receive rainfall throughout the year. The annual rainfall is generally about:
• A place having an average annual temperature of 27°C and an annual rainfall of over 200 cm. could be: [NDA 1993]
• The soil formed by wind dust in and around hot deserts is called [CDS 2012]
• Consider the following statements about anticyclones: (1) The winds are divergent, and spiral out from the centre of high pressure (2) The air moves clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anticlockwise in Southern Hemisphere (3) It is accompanied by heavy rainfall (4) A sudden rise in barometric reading heralds the approach of anticyclone Which of these statements are correct?
• Consider the following statements: 1. In equatorial regions, the year is divided into four main seasons. 2. In Mediterranean region, summer receives more rain. 3. In China type climate, rainfall occurs throughout the year. 4. Tropical highlands exhibit vertical zonation of different climates. Which of these statements are correct? [IAS 2003]