GyanGramQuestion
“Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic herders.” The above statement best describes which of the following regions?
PRELIMS 2013 · WORLD GEOGRAPHY
“Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic herders.” The a…
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• Correct Answer: D
• Central Asian Steppe has extreme continental climate with hot summers and cold winters
• Scanty rainfall (25-50 cm) supports grasses but not forests; located in continental interior rain shadow
• Historically home to nomadic herders (Mongols, Kazakhs) practicing pastoralism due to unsuitability for settled agriculture
• Savannah has tropical climate; Prairie has commercial farming; Tundra has reindeer herding
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