The Pyrenees mountains are located on the border between ____ and ____
A. Romania, Bulgaria
B. Norway, Sweden
C. Hungary, Romania
D. France, Spain
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The process of evaporation of water in nature is one of the basic components of the hydrological cycle. The other process that is considered to be essential for the completion of hydrological cycle is the
A. flow tide and ebb tide in a river
B. movement of water vapour in the atmosphere
C. flow of water in the sea
D. movement of water in the water table
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The ocean water is saline due to
A. evaporation of its surface
B. volume of fresh water added by rainfall
C. salts are already present in sea water
D. both (a) and (b)
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The platform and the basement rock together form
A. craton
B. shield
C. both (a) and (b)
D. None of the above
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The process that explains the recent changes in the height of sea level in coastal areas of eastern and northern Canada and Scandinavia is
A. isostasy
B. continental drift
C. plate tectonics
D. None of the above
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The planet with the maximum number of natural satellites (moons), so far discovered is
A. Jupiter
B. Neptune
C. Saturn
D. Uranus
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The river Jordan drains into the
A. Dead Sea
B. Adriatic Garden
C. Gulf of Suez
D. Resaca Garden
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The ratio of land to ocean in the southern hemisphere is
A. 1 to 1.5
B. 1 to 1
C. 1 to 4
D. 1 to 10
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The phosphate are a group of minerals of one or more metallic elements chemically associated with the phosphate compound ____
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The polar diameter is ____ to the equatorial diameter.
A. more
B. equal
C. less
D. they cannot be compared
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The process that directs precipitation down plant branches and stems is called
A. stem flow
B. through flow
C. interception
D. canopy drip
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The region of three W's that is wheat, wool and wine is
A. mediterranean climatic regions
B. china type climatic regions
C. steppe type climatic regions
D. equatorial regions
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The process that creates a sub layer, which is white to gray in colour and composes of silica sand in the A horizon is called
A. podsolosation
B. calcification
C. laterisation
D. gleisation
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The ratio of the weight of water vapour to the total weight of air (including the water vapor) is called
A. specific humidity
B. mixing ratio
C. relative humidity
D. absolute humidity
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The polar Easterlies lie at
A. 0-30o latitude
B. 30-60o latitude
C. 60-90o latitude
D. 90o latitude
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The phenomenon of an opening occurring in the earth's surface through which a jet of hot water and steam is forces out at irregular intervals is called
A. crater
B. geyser
C. hot spring
D. volcano
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The northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere are separated by
A. the International Date line
B. the plane of the equator
C. the plane of Tropic of Cancer
D. the plane of Tropic of Capricorn
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The process of soil development is called
A. leaching
B. illuviation
C. eluviations
D. pedogenesis
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The phosphate are a group of minerals of one or more metallic elements chemically associated with the phosphate compound ____
A. oxides
B. silicates
C. carbonates
D. phosphates
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The panama canal links
A. Canada with Greenland
B. North America with South America
C. Siberia with Greenland
D. None of the above
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