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The occasional development of warm ocean surface waters along the coast of Ecuador and Peru is known as 

A) EI Nino and La Nina B) EI Nino
C) La Nina D) Southern Oscillation
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) EI Nino

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Rice in Burma is cultivated along the deltas of ________river

A) Salween B) Menam
C) Mekong D) Irrawaddy
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Irrawaddy

Explanation:

Though not the largest producer, Burma is an important exporter of rice because production exceeds demand.

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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

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

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Geostationary orbit is at a height of

A) 6 km B) 1000 km
C) 3600 km D) 36,000km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 36,000km

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Primitive people practice animal rearing  in the tropical grasslands of _______

A) Brazil B) Northern Australia
C) East Africa D) Orinoco Basin in South America
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) East Africa

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Among the following, which one has the largest number of neighboring countries sharing the land border?

A) Sudan B) Brazil
C) China D) Zaire
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) China

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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

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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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Which among the following migratory bird species migrates from Arctic to Antarctica every year, making it longest migratory route on nearth?

A) Arctic Tern B) Black necked swan
C) Bobolink D) American Robin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Arctic Tern

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