World Geography - Mock Test 49

Question 481

The name for “Lands end” that is the tip of the last land that projects into the sea is

A) Embayment B) Head land C) Cape D) Peninsula

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Question 482

The three main is land groups in the pacific from east to west are

A) Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia B) Micronesia, Polynesia and Melanesia C) Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia D) Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia

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Question 483

The period of cycle of solar activity (appearance and disappearance) of sun spots is about..... years.

A) 5 B) 11 C) 8 D) 17

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Question 484

The height of land is expressed in

A) feet or metres above sea level B) metres C) spot heights D) kilometres

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Question 485

Which explorer’s expedition conclusively proved that the earth is spherical in shape

A) Christopher Columbus B) Vasco da Gama C) Captain Tasman D) Megellan

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Question 486

An oasis is

A) the name of an environmental organisation. B) farmlands of Australia C) another name of depression in desert. D) a small area of greenery and water in desert

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Question 487

The region lying between tropics of cancer and capricorn is called

A) Horse Latitutdes B) Subtropical zone C) Torrid zone D) All of the above

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Question 488

Horse latitudes are

A) tones where fodder for horses are grown B) latitudinal zones where under some climatic conditions horses originate4⃣ C) subtropical high pressure belts D) 3⃣ subtropical high pressure belts

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Question 489

Doldrums are

A) a low pressure belt around the equator where the winds are very light and sea very calm, B) areas of calm seas. C) trade wind belts. D) areas where the sea is very rough around equator.

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Question 490

Insular means an area

A) surrounded by land on all sides. B) surrounded by water on all sides C) slightly elevated from the adjoining region. D) drained by rivers from all sides.

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