World Geography problems
- 1. The rate of infiltration normally declines rapidly during the early part of rainstorm event and reaches a constant value after several hours of rainfall. The factors responsible for this phenomenon are
- the filling of fine soil pores with water, which reduces capillary forces
- moistened soil, clay particles to swell and reduce the size of pores
- raindrop impact breaking up with soil clumps, splashing fine particles into pores
Options- A. I, II
- B. I, III
- C. II, III
- D. All of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: All of the above
- 2. The process that creates the deep oceanic trenches is called
Options- A. plate tectonics
- B. sea floor spreading
- C. continental drift
- D. isostasy Discuss
Correct Answer: plate tectonics
- 3. The Pyrenees mountains are located on the border between ____ and ____
Options- A. Romania, Bulgaria
- B. Norway, Sweden
- C. Hungary, Romania
- D. France, Spain Discuss
Correct Answer: France, Spain
- 4. The production of wheat has increased mainly due to
Options- A. increase in area under wheat
- B. increase in yield per hectare
- C. increase in demand for wheat
- D. increase in prices Discuss
Correct Answer: increase in yield per hectare
- 5. The rock formations that cannot store groundwater are called
Options- A. aquifers
- B. aquicludes
- C. perched aquifer
- D. spring Discuss
Correct Answer: aquicludes
Explanation:
An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, silt, or clay) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well.
- 6. The process of evaporation of water in nature is one of the basic components of the hydrological cycle. The other process that is considered to be essential for the completion of hydrological cycle is the
Options- A. flow tide and ebb tide in a river
- B. movement of water vapour in the atmosphere
- C. flow of water in the sea
- D. movement of water in the water table Discuss
Correct Answer: movement of water vapour in the atmosphere
- 7. The Plio-Pleistocene boundary lies about ____ years ago, at the beginning of the interval of warming after the last Pleistocene glaciations.
Options- A. 1,00,000
- B. 1,000
- C. 10,000
- D. 100 Discuss
Correct Answer: 10,000
- 8. The radiation belts are zones in space around the
Options- A. Earth
- B. Jupiter and Saturn
- C. Mercury
- D. Earth, Jupiter and Saturn Discuss
Correct Answer: Earth, Jupiter and Saturn
- 9. The panama canal links
Options- A. Canada with Greenland
- B. North America with South America
- C. Siberia with Greenland
- D. None of the above Discuss
Correct Answer: North America with South America
- 10. The process that involves the eroded material being dissolved and carried along in water as individual ions is called
Options- A. solution
- B. suspension
- C. saltation
- D. traction Discuss
Correct Answer: solution
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