Climate | MCQs

Explanation

The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world.

The Sahara is a desert on the African continent.

Length: 4,800 km (3,000 mi)

while 

Carcross is the smallest desert in the world, located in Canada

List of top Deserts

Explanation

The coldest place in Pakistan is Skardu

Skardu is a city in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan and serves as the capital of the Skardu District. 

The coldest place in Pakistan can be the glacial parts of Gilgit Baltistan, where in winter the average temperature remains below -20.

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GB is the coldest province in Pakistan

The coldest region in the atmosphere is: Mesosphere

Ulaanbaatar is the coldest capital city in the world

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Explanation

• Pakistan lies in the tropical zone of the Tropic of Cancer.
• It is an imaginary line that circles the Earth at approximately 23.5° north latitude.
• Pakistan's geographical location between 24° and 37° north latitude places it within the Tropic of Cancer zone.

Explanation

Murree receives the highest rainfall in all of Pakistan with an annual average of more than 1500 mm.

while

The area having the lowest rainfall in Pakistan is Nokhudi (Balochistan)

Equatorial regions receive rainfall throughout the year

Explanation

The Lambert-Fisher glacier is considered the largest glacier in the world, located in Antarctica.

It is approximately 400 miles (640 km) long and 60 miles (97 km) wide.

It covering an area of about 100,000 square miles (260,000 square km).

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Explanation

The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world.

The Sahara is a desert on the African continent.

The Sahara desert is the largest hot desert in the world.

area of 9,200,000 square kilometres

Elevation: 3,445 m

Length: 4,800 km (3,000 mi)

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• The concept of Carbon Credits originated from the Kyoto Protocol.
• The Kyoto Protocol, adopted in 1997 and entered into force in 2005.
• It introduced mechanisms like the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) that allow for the trading of carbon credits as a means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions globally.