World Geography – Set 7 January 28, 2025January 27, 2025 by aasi 0% Report a question What’s wrong with this question? You cannot submit an empty report. Please add some details. 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132 World Geography – Set 7 Dear ! This is World Geography – Set 7 Quiz and it contains 32 questions. Keep Learning! 1 / 32 1) The shortest day (longest night) in the southern hemisphere is June 20 December 21 June 21 December 22 2 / 32 2) The sidereal month may be defined as the period of rotation of moon None of the above the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the Earth and returns to the same position in the sky the period in which the moon completes an orbit around the earth 3 / 32 3) The time interval between one vernal equinox and the next is nearest to which of the following figures? 359 days 365 days 363 days 361 days 4 / 32 4) The soils whose parent material tend to be rich in sand are aridsols ultisols alfisols spodsols 5 / 32 5) The temperature inversion is whenever the normal decrease of atmospheric temperature or moisture or both change with height over whenever the normal decrease of atmospheric temperature when the decrease in temperature or moisture or both takes place All of the above 6 / 32 6) The soil used for cutting bricks, used in the construction of houses is alluvial soil black soil saline and alkaline soils laterite soil 7 / 32 7) The second largest continent in the world is Asia Europe Africa Australia 8 / 32 8) Which of the following is measured on the Richter scale? Intensity of earthquakes Velocity of tornadoes Height of mountains Density of liquids 9 / 32 9) The strongest bonds exist between the particles found within igneous rocks metamorphic rocks all have similar strength of bonds sedimentary rock 10 / 32 10) The south temperature zone is a region lying between the Antarctic circle and the South pole the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic circle the Tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn the Tropic of Capricorn and the equator 11 / 32 11) The temperature increases rapidly after stratosphere troposphere ionosphere exosphere 12 / 32 12) The snow line of the Rocky Mountains of the USA is about 6 km above sea level 3 km above sea level None of the above it is at the sea level 13 / 32 13) The study of day-to-day variations in weather called is called meteorology cyclogenesis None of the above climatology 14 / 32 14) The unit of the light year is used for measuring distance between bodies in the universe speed of ships speed of satellites speed of rockets 15 / 32 15) The subatomic particles arriving from outer space having high energy are called cosmic rays None of the above protons electrons 16 / 32 16) The study of human geography includes study of All of these economics and politics human society and culture behaviour and urban systems 17 / 32 17) The spiral flow in a stream caused by channel shape is called laminar flow helical flow stream flow turbulent flow 18 / 32 18) Which of the following is most useful for measuring the shortest distance between two places on the earth and path between them? Thematic maps Wall maps Atlas map Globe 19 / 32 19) The underlying cause of bio diversity loss is All of these macroeconomic policies poverty and unsustainable development projects international trade factors 20 / 32 20) The southern Deccan area is in a rain shadow and receives only 50 to 1000 mm of rainfall a year 50 to 400 mm of rainfall a year 100 to 200 mm of rainfall a year 200 to 400 mm of rainfall a year 21 / 32 21) The term used to describe the combined effect of all shortwave losses in None of the above earth radiation earth scattering earth albedo 22 / 32 22) The thickness of biosphere is 8-10 km above the earth's surface 5-10 km above the earth's surface 5-8 km above the earth's surface 10-12 km above the earth's surface 23 / 32 23) The storms or frontal systems develop where at the equator and in the mid-latitudes All of these atmospheric pressure is low air is rising 24 / 32 24) The tide of minimum rise is called spring tide low tide ebb tide None of the above 25 / 32 25) The second largest island (next to Greenland) in the world is Borneo Malagasy New Guinea Sumatra 26 / 32 26) The time difference between each side of the International Date line is 24 hours 12 hours 36 hours 48 hours 27 / 32 27) The smallest glaciers are continental glaciers piedmont glaciers None of the above mountain or alpine glaciers 28 / 32 28) The type of soil needed for rice is deep, loamy, well drained humus, rich in Fe and potash clayey loam rich, muddy and saturated with water 29 / 32 29) The soil found in areas of heavy rainfall and high humidity, where there is good growth of vegetation is black soil alluvial soil peat and marshy soil saline and alkaline soil 30 / 32 30) The tide produced when the moon and the sun are at right angles to the earth, thus pulling in opposite directions, is called neap tide spring tide diurnal tide ebb tide 31 / 32 31) The snow line on the northern side of greater Himalayas range about 5,500 to 6,000 metres 4,500 to 6,000 metres 3,500 to 6,000 metres None of the above 32 / 32 32) The shallow seas found in the Atlantic basin include the Gulf of Mexico Caribbean sea and Mediterranean All of these Baltic and Arctic seas Your score isThe average score is 0%🎉 Challenge alert! 💡 Share this quiz with your friends and see who scores the highest! 🏆🤩🔥 LinkedIn Facebook Follow Us @ 0% Restart quiz Exit We’d love to hear your thoughts! 📝 Share your valuable review with us. 🙌 🌟 Thank you for your support! 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