Sri Lankan Geography and Nature
Climate, Wildlife and Resources
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All 25 questions
- Which season brings heavy rain to the south-west from May to September?
- Which area receives the most rain and is called the wet zone?
- Which national park is the largest in Sri Lanka and lies in the north-west?
- Which big cat is the island's top predator?
- Which rainforest in the south-west is a UNESCO World Heritage site?
- Which gem is the island's best known precious stone?
- Which spice, native to the island, comes from the bark of a small tree?
- Which large mammals gather in hundreds at Minneriya in the dry season?
- Which classification is used for Ceylon tea according to growing elevation?
- Which resource gives Hambantota its salt harvest?
- Which tree is the national tree of Sri Lanka?
- Which bird is the national bird of Sri Lanka?
- Which wetland near Hambantota is a Ramsar site that attracts flamingos?
- Which statement about Sri Lanka's biodiversity is correct?
- Which months are the two inter-monsoon periods that bring afternoon thunderstorms?
- Which cultivation season depends on the north-east rains and gives the larger rice crop?
- Which region is called the Coconut Triangle?
- Which mineral is mined at Bogala and Kahatagaha?
- Which protected animals nest on southern beaches such as Rekawa and Kosgoda?
- Which monkey with a purple-grey face is found only on the island?
- Roughly what is the mean annual temperature in the coastal lowlands?
- Which marine national park on the south-west coast protects coral reefs?
- Which subspecies is the largest of the Asian elephants?
- Which sea area off the north-west coast was famous for its pearl banks?
- Which south-eastern national park is best known for its leopards?
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