World Geography MCQs Section 1
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Last Updated: 06 Jun 2022
- What is a basin?
A. High area of land
B. Deep area of river
C. Lower area of land
D. Deep area of ocean
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- The area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, where the Sun is vertically overhead at some point of the year is called:
A. The Frigid Zone
B. The Torrid Zone
C. Temperate Zone
D. North Pole
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The Torrid Zone is also known as the Tropics or the Tropical Zone.
- Distance from South to North Pole is called?
A. Latitude
B. Longitude
C. Altitude
D. Both (a) and (b)
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- What is the time difference between one degree of longitude?
A. 2 minutes
B. 11 minutes
C. 4 minutes
D. 8 minutes
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- Which one can be considered in representing the geographic coordinate system?
A. Aptitude
B. Latitude
C. Attitude
D. Isometric
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- Which unit is used to measure latitudes of the Earth?
A. Radian
B. Degrees
C. Angular Unit
D. Ampere
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- Vertical distance from sea level is called:
A. Longitude
B. Altitude
C. Latitude
D. Orthometric
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- When the whole world was covered in ice, it was referred to as:
A. Icy Age
B. Ace Age
C. Ice Age
D. Icing Age
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- Forests cover approximately _____ of the Earth’s total land area.*
A. 4%
B. 20%
C. 31%
D. 51%
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- Which of the following continents has the lowest natural population growth rate?*
A. Asia
B. South America
C. North America
D. Europe
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- Which of the following regions of the world is most thickly populated?*
A. East Asia
B. South Asia
C. North-West Europe
D. North and South America
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- India represent what percent of South Asia’s population?
A. 40%
B. 55%
C. 70%
D. 20%
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- Which South Asian country does not receive Monsoon rains?*
A. Bhutan
B. Bangladesh
C. India
D. None of above*
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