World Geography Questions

Q:

Al Aziziyah, the hottest place on earth is located in?

A) Nigeria B) Congo
C) Libya D) Sudan
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Libya

Explanation:

Al Aziziyah, the hottest place on earth is located in Libya, in North Africa. On 13 September 1922, a high temperature of 58.0 °C was recorded in Al Aziziyah.

 

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This is considered the highest temperature ever measured on Earth.

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6 1970
Q:

Which is the following is not an effect of volcanoes

A) Africa B) Australia
C) North America D) South America
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Australia

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0 1963
Q:

A landform developed by the process of deposition occurring towards the centre of intermontane basins in arid or semi-arid regions is known as _________

A) Pediment B) Bajada
C) Playa D) Peneplain
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Playa

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0 1956
Q:

Podsol is a type of soil which is characteristic of a region under the cover of _________forest

A) deciduous B) coniferous
C) evergreen D) alpine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) coniferous

Explanation:

It develops in a region of  moderate rainfall and limited evaporation. It is agriculturally a poor soil but addition of lime and fertilizers would yield favourable results. Found extensively in northern Canada and northern Russia.

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0 1928
Q:

St Andreas Fault passes close to the US city of

A) Los Angeles B) New Orleans
C) Hollywood D) San Francisco
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) San Francisco

Explanation:

A devastating  series of earthquakes in 1906 ruined the city completely and its presence is a constant remainder of the past and a threat of repetition in future.

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0 1926
Q:

The Waterfall with the greatest meterage in the fall is 

A) The Jog Falls, India B) The Victoria Falls, Africa
C) The Niagara Falls, N America D) The Salto Angel Falls, S America
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) The Salto Angel Falls, S America

Explanation:

The greatest single drop of the waterfall, Salto Angel of Venezuela, measures 807m and the width at the base is about 150 m. From top to bottom the Angel falls measures 979 m - almost 1 km.

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2 1922
Q:

What is the Capital of Namibia?

A) Windhoek B) Mogadishu
C) Utrecht D) Mombasa
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Windhoek

Explanation:

Windhoek is the Capital of Namibia.

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1 1922
Q:

What is not a reason christian missionaries went to Asia?

Answer

To obtain exotic spices or to find trade items are not the reasons for christian missionaries went to Asia.

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0 1916