World Geography Questions

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Name the mountain that seperates France and Spain

A) Alps B) Pyrenees
C) Jura D) Vosges
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Pyrenees

Explanation:

Pyrenees, a chief mountain in Europe, forms a part of the great mountain across Europe and Asia.

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What do lines of latitude measure?

A) east-west position between the poles B) north-south position between the poles
C) north-east position between the poles D) south-west position between the poles
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) north-south position between the poles

Explanation:

Lines of latitude measure north-south position between the poles.

 

Lines of latitude are imaginary reference lines that describe how far north or south a location on the Earth is from the Equator. The equator is defined as 0 degrees, the North Pole is 90 degrees north, and the South Pole is 90 degrees south. Lines of latitude are all parallel to each other, thus they are often referred to as parallels.

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East African Valleys, streching from East Africa through Red Sea to Syria is an example of

A) river valley B) rift valley system
C) glaciated valley D) a canyon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) rift valley system

Explanation:

A rift valley is formed either due to upheaval of blocks on either sides of a fracture or due to subsidence of block between them.

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What is seismic zone extending at an angle of about 45o from the base of an ocean trench, down through lithosphere to the asthenosphere known as?

A) Appleton layer B) Benioff zone
C) Conard discontinuity D) Convergence zone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Benioff zone

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The Savannas of Orinoco Basin are termed as 

A) pampas B) steppes
C) prairies D) llanos
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) llanos

Explanation:

llanos is a tropical grassland while the remaining three are temperature grasslands

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Coral reefs are formed by _____

A) volcanic rocks B) marine sediments
C) chlorine material precipitated from sea water D) tiny colonial marine animals which construct limestone skeleton material
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) tiny colonial marine animals which construct limestone skeleton material

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What place is designated as 0 degrees longitude?

A) Greenwich B) Prime meridian
C) Tibet D) Norway
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Greenwich

Explanation:

The place which is designated as 0 degrees longitude is Greenwich, England.

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Where is the secretariat office of Birdlife International?

A) Geneva B) Cambridge UK
C) Suva, Fiji D) Mumbai,India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cambridge UK

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