World geography

11. The most pleasant elements i.e. summer temperatures rarely above 40o and winters are fairly mild, occur in the

tropical mid-latitude zone
sub-tropical latitude zone
temperature mid-latitude zone
sub-temperature latitude zone

Detailed SolutionThe most pleasant elements i.e. summer temperatures rarely above 40o and winters are fairly mild, occur in the

12. The heavy day soils that show significant expansion and contraction due to the presence or absence of moisture is called

aridsols
vertisols
histosols
andisols

Detailed SolutionThe heavy day soils that show significant expansion and contraction due to the presence or absence of moisture is called

13. The main percentage of the volume of water in the hydrosphere is in

oceans and seas
groundwaters, rivers and streams
glaciers and ice sheets
freshwater lakes and water vapours

Detailed SolutionThe main percentage of the volume of water in the hydrosphere is in

14. Which of the following is an igneous rock?

Granite
Limestone
Slate
Quartzite

Detailed SolutionWhich of the following is an igneous rock?

15. The river situated along the border between the USA and Mexico is

the Rio Grande
the Amazon
the Mississippi
the Colorado

Detailed SolutionThe river situated along the border between the USA and Mexico is

16. The tropical cyclones do not occur to the equator because of

weak coriolis force
light and variable width
excessive humidity
connective activity

Detailed SolutionThe tropical cyclones do not occur to the equator because of

17. The highest mountains in Africa, which is not part of any mountains chain, is

Mount Aconcagua
Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kosciusco
Mount Blanc

Detailed SolutionThe highest mountains in Africa, which is not part of any mountains chain, is

18. The higher the wind speed and the longer the fetch or distance of open water across which the wind blows and waves travel, the ____ waves and the ____ energy they process.

larger, more
larger, less
smaller, more
smaller, less

Detailed SolutionThe higher the wind speed and the longer the fetch or distance of open water across which the wind blows and waves travel, the ____ waves and the ____ energy they process.

19. The largest production of mica in Asia is from

Indonesia
Malaysia
Myanmar
India

Detailed SolutionThe largest production of mica in Asia is from

20. The rate at change of temperature is called

temperature difference
temperature gradient
isotherm
None of the above

Detailed SolutionThe rate at change of temperature is called

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