Physical Geography Quiz 3
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The earth's circumference is approximately
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The phenomena of change of seasons and their formation is caused by the earth's
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A 'Contour' is a line drawn on a map linking places
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Podzel soils are developed in the
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The spinning of the earth on its imaginary axis is called
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A Light year is the
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Which of the following conditions causes the formation of spring tides?
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The "Horse Latitudes" refer to the belt of
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How much time does light take to reach the earth from the sun
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What is an archipelago?
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The first European scientist, who refuted the belief that the earth was the centre of the universe was
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What is meant by the term Equinox?
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The shape of the earth is
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What will be the maximum altitude of the pole star at a place 28?N and 78?E?
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Lap lace suggested that the material that later formed the solar system was originally a disc-shaped rotating
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Geyser refers to
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A cape is
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Tides occur twice in every
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The mountain climates are more suitable as sanitaria for tubercular patients because of
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Atoll refers to
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Which one of the following is the proper order of seismic wave as they are received at the seismograph station?
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In which one among the following is the best definition of the tropics?
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Conventionalized rainfall mostly occurs in the
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How many times is the diameter of the sun greater than that of the Earth?
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Days and nights are caused due to the phenomena of the earth's
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The atmospheric layer nearest to the earth is known as
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Isohyets refer to
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Seasons occur due to
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When do spring tides occur?
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Days and nights - are always equal at the
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The capacity of the atmospheric air to retain water as vapour depends fundamentally upon
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The Monsoon type of climate is characterized by
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An Atoll is:
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A coastal current, parallel to the shores produced by wave refraction is called
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Soft wood tree grow mostly in
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Artesian wells are
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How are rivers useful to humanity?
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Which of the following is a great circle?
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The diameter of the earth, on the average, is approximately
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On which day of the year does the sun appear to move from the southern to the northern hemisphere?
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A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses is called
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The earth's axis as inclined to the plane of its orbit is
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A light year is
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On 21st June, the sun
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The chief source of water is
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The occurrence of Neap Tides is
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A vast area covered with deep ice and snow for a long time is known as a/an
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The Roaring Forties of the Southern Oceans are associated with
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A trip of land connecting an island to the mainland is called
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The phenomena of the wearing away of the part of earth's surface by the action of the wind, water etc., is known as
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