World Geography problems
- 1. The major countries of central America are
Options- A. Belize, Costa Rica, Panama
- B. China, Taiwan, Japan
- C. Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
- D. All of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: Belize, Costa Rica, Panama
- 2. The major cause of species extinction is
Options- A. agricultural activities
- B. extraction (including mining, fishing, logging)
- C. development (human settlements, industry)
- D. habitat loss and degradation Discuss
Correct Answer: habitat loss and degradation
- 3. The movement of particles by rolling, sliding and shuffling along the eroded surface is called
Options- A. saltation
- B. suspension
- C. traction
- D. solution Discuss
Correct Answer: traction
- 4. The most pleasant elements i.e. summer temperatures rarely above 40? and winters are fairly mild, occur in the
Options- A. tropical mid-latitude zone
- B. sub-tropical latitude zone
- C. temperature mid-latitude zone
- D. sub-temperature latitude zone Discuss
Correct Answer: temperature mid-latitude zone
- 5. The minimum values of annual receipts of solar radiation occur at
Options- A. the equator
- B. the tropics
- C. the arctic
- D. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: the arctic
- 6. The monetary currency of Greece is called (prior to Jan 1, 2002).
Options- A. guilder
- B. drachma
- C. yen
- D. dinar Discuss
Correct Answer: drachma
Explanation:
The Euro has been in use in Greece since January the 1st, 2002. So, now Euro (?) is the official currency of Greece. Before that date, the currency that was used in Greece was the drachma.
- 7. The mean surface temperature of the sun is estimated to be of the prder of
Options- A. 5500?C
- B. 4000?C
- C. 2000?C
- D. 1000?C Discuss
Correct Answer: 5500?C
- 8. The main percentage of the volume of water in the hydrosphere is in
Options- A. oceans and seas
- B. groundwater, rivers and streams
- C. glaciers and ice sheets
- D. freshwater lakes and water vapours Discuss
Correct Answer: oceans and seas
- 9. The Mistral is
Options- A. very cold wind, which blows down from the plateau of central France
- B. swift, dry, cold northerly wind that blows down from the western Alps and the plateau of Southern France and out over the Mediterranean
- C. wind that blows for 100 days a year and may cause extensive frost damage to plants
- D. All of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: All of the above
- 10. The mean basin area of successive ordered streams formed a linear relationship when graphed. This statement is given by
Options- A. morph metric analysis
- B. law of drainage composition
- C. law of basin areas
- D. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: law of basin areas
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