World Geography problems
- 1. The largest glaciers are
Options- A. mountain glaciers
- B. alpine glaciers
- C. continental glaciers
- D. piedmont glaciers Discuss
Correct Answer: continental glaciers
Explanation:
The largest glacial bodies, ice sheets or continental glaciers, cover more than 50,000 km
2 (20,000 mile
2). Several kilometers deep, they obscure the underlying topography. Only nunataks protrude from the surface. The only extant ice sheets are the two that cover most of Antarctica and Greenland. These regions contain vast quantities of fresh water. The volume of ice is so large that if the Greenland ice sheet melted, it would cause sea levels to rise six meters (20 ft) all around the world. If the Antarctic ice sheet melted, sea levels would rise up to 65 meters (210 ft).
- 2. The highest degree of concentration of mineral deposits are found in
Options- A. northeastern zone
- B. northwestern zone
- C. southern zone
- D. All of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: northeastern zone
- 3. The important mountains of Europe include
Options- A. Andes, Alps, Pyrenees
- B. Alps, Carpathians, Pyrenees, Apennines
- C. Alps, Himalayas, Rock mountains
- D. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: Alps, Carpathians, Pyrenees, Apennines
- 4. The ionosphere contains ionized air that protects the earth from
Options- A. the ultraviolet rays of the sun
- B. the infrared rays of the sun
- C. the falling meteorites
- D. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: the falling meteorites
- 5. The Harmattan is
Options- A. cool, extremely dry wind that forms over the Sahara and blows westward or south-westward to the African coast
- B. wind that blows during the dry season from December to February
- C. tertiary wind that carry great quantities of fine dust from the Sahara
- D. All of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: All of the above
- 6. Which of the following is tropical grassland?
Options- A. Taiga
- B. Savannah
- C. Pampas
- D. Prairies Discuss
Correct Answer: Savannah
- 7. The largest city in Latin America is
Options- A. Mexico city
- B. Caracas
- C. Rio-de-Janeiro
- D. Buenos Aires Discuss
Correct Answer: Mexico city
- 8. The highest mountains in Africa, which is not part of any mountains chain, is
Options- A. Mt. Aconcagua
- B. Mt. Kilimanjaro
- C. Mt. Kosciuszko
- D. Mont Blanc Discuss
Correct Answer: Mt. Kilimanjaro
- 9. The initial increase of magnetic field in magnetic storms is caused
Options- A. when the shock wave, associated with the gusty solar wind, compresses the magnetosphere
- B. when there is a large decrease in field intensity
- C. when the gust wind itself engulfs the magnetosphere
- D. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: when the shock wave, associated with the gusty solar wind, compresses the magnetosphere
- 10. The largest continent in the world is
Options- A. Africa
- B. Asia
- C. Australia
- D. Antarctica Discuss
Correct Answer: Asia
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