(A) Africa
(B) Europe
(C) North America
(D) South America
The answer is: (D) South America
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An ocean current is a movement of ________ generated by a number of forces acting upon the water.
(A) sea water
(B) sea minerals
(C) hydrocarbons
(D) earth’s attractive forces
The answer is: (A) sea water
Which of the following substance has the highest albedo?
(A) desert
(B) snow
(C) water
(D) grass
The answer is: (B) snow
The knot is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour and is equal to
(A) 1.252 km/h
(B) 1.452 km/h
(C) 1.652 km/h
(D) 1.852 km/h
The answer is: (D) 1.852 km/h
Which of the following substance has the lowest albedo?
(A) desert
(B) snow
(C) water
(D) grass
The answer is: (C) water
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.