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Multiple Choice Questions

Hurricanes like storms over the western North Pacific are called ........

Geography and Environment (HCS) World climates

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Hurricanes like storms over the western North Pacific are called :

cyclones

Tornadoes

Typhoons

None of the above

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Explanation:

In the western North Pacific and Philippines, these systems are called "typhoons" while in the Indian and South Pacific Ocean, they are called "cyclones". Since 1953, the Tropical Prediction Center has produced lists of names for hurricanes. Hence option 3rd is correct.

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