MCQ on Life in the Temperate Grasslands
1- The temperate grasslands of North America are known as ………………
(A) The Prairies
(B) The Velds
(C) The Pampas
(D) The Savannah
2- Prairies of North America also known as ……………….
(A) Sea of grass
(B) Sea of flat land
(C) Sea of hills
(D) Sea of woodlands
3- Which mountain range lies to the west of Prairies grasslands?
(A) Andes Mountain
(B) Rocky Mountain
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of the above
4- The Great Lakes lies to ……………of Prairies grassland.
(A) North
(B) West
(C) East
(D) South
5- The Prairies grassland spreads over the area of ……………..and…………….
(A) USA and Los Angeles
(B) USA and New York
(C) USA and Alaska
(D) USA and Canada
6- Through which river tributary the grasslands of USA are drained?
(A) Missouri
(B) Mississippi
(C) Saskatchewan
(D) Nile
7- Through which river tributary the grassland of Canada are drained?
(A) Mississippi
(B) Saskatchewan
(C) Nile
(D) Amazon
8- The word Prairies originates from ………………… language word Priata which means meadow.
(A) French
(B) Greek
(C) Latin
(D) None of the above
9- The grasslands f Prairies were home of Native Americans often called ……….
(A) Pink Indian
(B) White Indian
(C) Black Indian
(D) Red Indian
10- The Apache, the Crow, the Cree and the Pawnee are actual habitats of ……………
(A) Prairies
(B) Velds
(C) Savannah
(D) Pampas
ANSWERS:
1-(A), 2-(A), 3-(B), 4-(C), 5-(D), 6-(B), 7-(B), 8-(C), 9-(D), 10-(A)