(A) desert
(B) snow
(C) water
(D) grass
The answer is: (C) water
Category: Geography
The wind speed between 105-136 km/hr normally results in
(A) minor damage
(B) moderate damage
(C) considerable damage
(D) severe damage
The answer is: (A) minor damage
The first person who used the word geography was
(A) Aristotle
(B) Eratosthenes
(C) Plato
(D) Socrates
The answer is: (B) Eratosthenes
The word geography comes from Greek word geographia which literally means
(A) life and planet
(B) living habits
(C) location parameters
(D) earth description
The answer is: (D) earth description
The earth’s equatorial diameter is greater than its pole-to-pole diameter by
(A) 43 kilometer
(B) 243 kilometer
(C) 443 kilometer
(D) 643 kilometer
The answer is: (A) 43 kilometer
The planet earth’s equatorial diameter is greater than its pole-to-pole diameter by 43 kilometer.
One degree of longitude along the equator is equal to ________ geographical miles.
(A) 40
(B) 60
(C) 80
(D) 100
The answer is: (B) 60
A geographical mile is defined as the length of one minute of arc along the equator. Therefore, one degree of longitude along the equator is equal to 60 geographical miles.
One degree of longitude along the equator is equal to ________ geographical miles.
(A) 40
(B) 60
(C) 80
(D) 100
The answer is: (B) 60
A geographical mile is defined as the length of one minute of arc along the equator. Therefore, one degree of longitude along the equator is equal to 60 geographical miles.
Fog is a type of cloud formed when water vapors
(A) solidifies
(B) evaporates
(C) melts
(D) condenses
The answer is: (D) condenses
Fog is a type of low-lying cloud that touches the ground. It is formed when water vapors condenses.
Ozone layer protects the Earth from harmful ________ radiations from the Sun.
(A) microwaves
(B) X-rays
(C) infrared
(D) ultraviolet
The answer is: (D) ultraviolet