UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 22
"Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic herders."
The above statement best describes which of the following regions?
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Correct answer: B
Correct Option: B
Explanation: Central Asian steppes have strong continental temperature extremes, relatively low rainfall and a tradition of mobile pastoralism.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - Wrong: African savanna is tropical with a marked wet season, not the archetypal extreme continental steppe climate.
B: Correct - Correct: the Central Asian Steppe fits semi-arid conditions and nomadic herding.
C: Incorrect - Wrong: North American Prairies are largely temperate farming regions, not especially associated with nomadic herding.
D: Incorrect - Wrong: Siberian tundra is extremely cold but differs from the classic dry pastoral steppe.