Multiple Choice Questions

Consider the following statements about the Tundra region 1 The diurnal range of temperature in the ...........

Geography and Environment World climates

Consider the following statements about the Tundra region:

1. The diurnal range of temperature in the tundra region is high, but the annual range is quite low.

2. Blizzards are a common phenomenon in the Tundra region.

3. The region is marked by high precipitation in the form of snow.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 and 2 only

1, 2 and 3 only

2 only

1 and 3 only

Statement 1 is incorrect: In the Tundra region, the diurnal range of temperature is very low, because of very little difference in the day and the night temperatures, but the annual range is quite large.
Statement 2 is correct: The region is swept by speedy cold powdery storms, known as the blizzards.
Statement 3 is incorrect: The mean annual precipitation is mostly in the form of snowfall. It is below 40 cm. The absolute humidity is very low, because of very low rate of evaporation, due to very low temperature throughout the year. The divergent system of air circulation and anticyclonic conditions do not favor much precipitation.
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