World Geography Questions

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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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Among the following countries, which one has the largest concentration of Railways?

A) South Africa B) Egypt
C) Algeria D) Sudan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) South Africa

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The Oceanic current named as 'Kuroshio, Kurile and Alaskan' are located in ____

A) North Indian Ocean B) South Indian Ocean
C) North Atlantic Ocean D) South Atlantic Ocean
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) North Atlantic Ocean

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What comes first latitude or longitude?

A) Latitude B) Longitude
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Latitude

Explanation:

Latitude comes first among latitude or longitude. 

Latitude is written before longitude. The first number is always the latitude and the second is the longitude.

Latitude is written with a number, followed by either “north” or “south” depending on whether it is located north or south of the equator. Longitude is written with a number, followed by either “east” or “west” depending on whether it is located east or west of the Prime Meridian.

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A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is known as 

A) Strait B) Isthmus
C) Headland D) Bay
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Isthmus

Explanation:

Isthmus of panama and Isthmus of Suez are well known examples

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Which of the following cities is not one of the capitals of South Africa ?

A) Cape town B) Pretoria
C) Johannesburg D) Bloemfontein
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Johannesburg

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An instrusion of magma along a bedding plane is called a

A) Dyke B) Still
C) Batholith D) Laccolith
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Batholith

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' A Valley of ten thousand smokes' is the name given to a zone near the volcano

A) Mauna loa of Hawaie B) Pinatabu of Philippines
C) Pelle in the Caribbean sea D) Katmai of Alaska
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Katmai of Alaska

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