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The Shortest air route from Moscow to San Francisco is

A) Over the Atlantic Ocean	B) Over the Pacific via Siberia
C) Over the North pole	D) Through the latitude which passes through them

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Over the Atlantic Ocean

Explanation:

Moscow $37^{o}$ and Los Angeles $118^{o} W$ show a longitude difference of $155^{o}$ across the Atlantic and of $205^{o}$ across the Pacific.

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If i wanted to reach the South Atlantic from the South Pacific while touching South America , I would have to use

A) Florida Straits	B) Dardaelles
C) Magellan Straits	D) Bosporus

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Magellan Straits

Explanation:

a) joins the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean, and touches USA and Bahama Island.

b) joins the sea of Marmara and Aegean Sea, touching Asian Turckey and European Turkey

d) joins Black sea and sea of Marmara touching Asian Turkey and European Turkey

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Which of the following are not pastoral nomads?

A) Pygmies	B) Kazaks
C) Masai	D) Lapps

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Pygmies

Explanation:

The pygmies are hunting nomads

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Which is the largest fishing ground in the world?

A) Japan sea	B) North sea
C) North-East-Pacific	D) Newfoundland water

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) North sea

Explanation:

North sea is the largest fishing ground while the North-West pacific is the greatest region

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Q:

Along the coasts salinity is

A) lowered	B) increased
C) stable	D) unaffected

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) lowered

Explanation:

Rainfall and addition of fresh water from rivers reduce salinity neat the coasts.

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The fog that commonly occurs along the sea-coasts is of the ______ type

A) radiation	B) advection
C) frontal	D) convection

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) advection

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Magma that reaches earth's surface and then solidifies is called

A) granite	B) lava
C) quartz	D) silicates

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) lava

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Climate of a place is dependent on several factors. Which of the followin is the most significant?

A) Distance from sea	B) Direction of winds
C) Latitude	D) Ocean curents

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Latitude

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