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NDA 1 2024 GAT, question 119

Topic: Geography

Q119

Identify the land biome on the basis of the given characteristics :

  1. Their climates are characterised by high rainfall and temperatures that vary from cold to mild.

  2. These forests contain primarily deciduous trees – including maple, oak, hickory and beechwood.

  3. Raccoons, opossums, bats and squirrels are found in the trees.

Select the correct land biome from the options given below :

  1. (a) Tropical forest
  2. (b) Temperate forestCorrect answer
  3. (c) Boreal forest
  4. (d) Mediterranean forest

Solution.

Answer: (b) Temperate forest

  1. Deciduous trees such as maple, oak, hickory and beech, together with seasonal cold-to-mild temperatures and the listed animals, identify temperate deciduous forest.
  2. Boreal forests are predominantly coniferous; tropical forests lack the same cold season.