Geography
Which of the following difference between the cyclone & anti cyclone is correct?
- Cyclone is a high pressure centre with surrounding low pressure whereas the anti-cyclone is low pressure centre with surrounding high pressure.
- Cyclone blows clockwise whereas anti-cyclone blows anti-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere.
- Anti-cyclone causes great damage to the life and property whereas cyclone brings stable weather.
- Cyclone is associated with cloudy skies & very heavy rainfall but anti-cyclone is associated with clear skies & dry conditions.
Related Questions
Which of the following statements is not correct?
- Land breeze & sea breeze are the phenomena of interior parts of the country.
- Land breeze blows during the night & sea breeze during the day.
- Both are periodic winds
- They form due to the differential heating &cooling of land & water.
In which of the following areas the tropical cyclone is known as Willy Willies?
- USA
- Australia
- The Caribbean Sea
- South China Sea
Which of the following is not a local wind?
- Mistral
- Bora
- Trade wind
- Foehn
El Nino occurs at the coast of
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
- Peru
- Guinea