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World Natural Vegetation - Grasslands — Geography Questions & Practice

Practise 12 World Natural Vegetation - Grasslands questions from Geography for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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Practice questions on World Natural Vegetation - Grasslands — with answers

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1. The temperate grassland known as 'Prairies' is found in which region?

  1. AHungary, Europe
  2. BNorth America (United States and Canada)
  3. CSouth America (Argentina and Uruguay)
  4. DNew Zealand
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Answer: B

The 'Prairies' grasslands are found in North America (United States and Canada).

2. The temperate grassland known as 'Pampas' is found in which region?

  1. ASouth America (Argentina and Uruguay)
  2. BAustralia
  3. CNew Zealand
  4. DCentral Asia (Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia)
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Answer: A

The 'Pampas' grasslands are found in South America (Argentina and Uruguay).

3. The temperate grassland known as 'Veld' is found in which region?

  1. ANew Zealand
  2. BSouth America (Argentina and Uruguay)
  3. CSouthern Africa (South Africa)
  4. DNorth America (United States and Canada)
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Answer: C

The 'Veld' grasslands are found in Southern Africa (South Africa).

4. The temperate grassland known as 'Downs' is found in which region?

  1. ACentral Asia (Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia)
  2. BNorth America (United States and Canada)
  3. CAustralia
  4. DHungary, Europe
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Answer: C

The 'Downs' grasslands are found in Australia.

5. The temperate grassland known as 'Canterbury Plains' is found in which region?

  1. AHungary, Europe
  2. BCentral Asia (Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia)
  3. CNew Zealand
  4. DSouth America (Argentina and Uruguay)
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Answer: C

The 'Canterbury Plains' grasslands are found in New Zealand.

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