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World Geography covers continents, oceans, major rivers, lakes, mountains, deserts, islands, straits and canals, along with countries, capitals, borders and time zones. It also includes climate regions, natural resources, population distribution and important physical features, distinguishing physical geography from political geography.
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- A. 10times
- B. 52times
- C. 20times
- D. 29times
Explanation: Earth's surface area is about 510 million square kilometres, while the United States covers about 9.8 million square kilometres.
Correct answer: 52times- A. England and Scotland
- B. Wales and Scotland
- C. England, Wales and Scotland
- D. Great British itself is an island country
Explanation: Great Britain is the island containing England, Scotland, and Wales. The United Kingdom is the political state that additionally includes…
Correct answer: England, Wales and Scotland- A. Seattle
- B. Atlanta
- C. Newyork city
- D. Los Angeles
Explanation: Los Angeles is the second-most populous city in the United States after New York City.
Correct answer: Los Angeles- A. 10
- B. 12
- C. 14
- D. 16
Explanation: The eight-thousanders are the 14 independent mountains whose summits exceed 8,000 metres above sea level.
Correct answer: 14- A. England + Northern Ireland
- B. Britain + Northern Ireland
- C. Great Britain + Northern Ireland
- D. England
Explanation: The United Kingdom officially consists of Great Britain, which contains England, Scotland and Wales, plus Northern Ireland.
Correct answer: Great Britain + Northern Ireland- A. Muslim
- B. Jewish
- C. Buddhist
- D. Hindu
Explanation: Bali is predominantly Hindu despite Indonesia being the world’s largest Muslim-majority country.
Correct answer: Hindu207. There are only __________ mountains in the world which are over 8000m/26,247ft above sea level.
- A. 20
- B. 18
- C. 16
- D. 14
Explanation: There are fourteen officially recognised mountains higher than 8,000 metres, known as the eight-thousanders.
Correct answer: 14- A. 8163m/26,781ft
- B. 8516m/27,940ft
- C. 8463m/27,766ft
- D. 8167m/26,795ft
Explanation: Manaslu rises to 8,163 metres and is the world’s eighth-highest mountain. It stands in Nepal’s Mansiri Himal range.
Correct answer: 8163m/26,781ft- A. 8586m/28,169ft
- B. 8516m/27,940ft
- C. 8463m/27,766ft
- D. 8167m/26,795ft
Explanation: Dhaulagiri I is 8,167 metres high and is the seventh-highest mountain in the world. Its name means “White Mountain” in Sanskrit.
Correct answer: 8167m/26,795ft- A. 8586m/28,169ft
- B. 8516m/27,940ft
- C. 8463m/27,766ft
- D. 8201m/26,906ft
Explanation: Cho Oyu is traditionally listed in many older reference books as 8,201 metres high, which matches option d.
Correct answer: 8201m/26,906ft- A. 8586m/28,169ft
- B. 8516m/27,940ft
- C. 8463m/27,766ft
- D. 8848m/29,028ft
Explanation: Lhotse reaches 8,516 metres and is the fourth-highest mountain in the world. It is connected to Mount Everest by the South Col.
Correct answer: 8516m/27,940ft- A. 8586m/28,169ft
- B. 8516m/27,940ft
- C. 8463m/27,766ft
- D. 8848m/29,028ft
Explanation: Kangchenjunga is 8,586 metres high and is the world’s third-highest mountain.
Correct answer: 8586m/28,169ft- A. 8035m/26,362ft
- B. 8047m/26,400ft
- C. 8091m/26,545ft
- D. 8047m/26,469ft
Explanation: Annapurna I has an elevation of 8,091 metres and is the tenth-highest mountain in the world.
Correct answer: 8091m/26,545ft- A. 8035m/26,362ft
- B. 8047m/26,400ft
- C. 8091m/26,545ft
- D. 8047m/26,469ft
Explanation: Gasherbrum II, also called K4, rises to 8,035 metres in Pakistan’s Karakoram range. It is the thirteenth-highest mountain in the world.
Correct answer: 8035m/26,362ft- A. Pearl of the Fraser
- B. Pearl of the Crown
- C. Pearl of the Ocean
- D. Pearl of the Ayres
Explanation: The Great Barrier Reef is widely described as a natural jewel of Australia and is sometimes given the informal nickname “Pearl of the…
Correct answer: Pearl of the Crown- A. South Africa
- B. Indonesia
- C. Egypt
- D. Mexico
Explanation: The Orange River rises in Lesotho and flows westward across South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean.
Correct answer: South Africa- A. Indonesia
- B. Maldives
- C. South Africa
- D. Egypt
Explanation: Komodo dragons are native to several Indonesian islands, especially Komodo, Rinca, Flores and Gili Motang.
Correct answer: Indonesia- A. Beijing
- B. Moscow
- C. Florida
- D. None
Explanation: NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is on Merritt Island, on Florida’s east coast. It is a major launch and spacecraft-processing complex.
Correct answer: Florida- A. Danube
- B. Rhine
- C. Tiber
- D. Po
Explanation: Rome developed along the Tiber River, which flows through the city before reaching the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Correct answer: Tiber- A. Riverine of indus and jehlum
- B. Kachho
- C. Sindh sagar doab
- D. None of them
Explanation: The doab between the Indus and Jhelum rivers is called the Sindh Sagar Doab.
Correct answer: Sindh sagar doab