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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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