Gaokao Exam Gaokao Geography: Physical and Human Geography 5

Question 1

Which type of cloud is associated with prolonged, steady rainfall covering large areas?

Accepted Answer

Nimbostratus

Answer

Nimbostratus clouds are thick, gray layered clouds that produce widespread, steady precipitation (rain or snow) often lasting many hours, unlike the intense but localized storms of cumulonimbus.

Question 2

China's 'South-to-North Water Diversion Project' primarily addresses which geographic problem?

Accepted Answer

Severe water deficit in the north due to uneven spatial distribution of water resources

Answer

Northern China has 65% of the cultivated land but only 20% of water resources; the diversion project transfers water from the water-rich Yangtze basin to the arid north via three canal routes.

Question 3

In physical geography, a 'rain shadow' occurs when:

Accepted Answer

Air rises over a mountain range, losing moisture on the windward side, leaving dry conditions on the leeward side

Answer

As moist air rises over mountains, it cools and precipitates on the windward slope; the descending air on the leeward side warms and dries through adiabatic compression, creating a rain shadow desert.

Question 4

The 'World Systems Theory' by Immanuel Wallerstein divides the global economy into:

Accepted Answer

Core, semi-periphery, and periphery nations with unequal exchange relationships

Answer

Wallerstein's theory argues that the capitalist world-economy consists of core nations (wealthy, industrial, high-wage) exploiting periphery nations (poor, resource-exporting, low-wage) through unequal exchange.

Question 5

Meanders in a river form as a result of:

Accepted Answer

Differential erosion on outer bends and deposition on inner bends due to secondary circulation

Answer

Helical (corkscrew) flow in river channels causes erosion on the outer (concave) bank forming a river cliff, while reduced velocity deposits sediment on the inner (convex) bank as a point bar.

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Gaokao Exam Gaokao Geography: Physical and Human Geography 5