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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. A flood caused by dam construction
- B. A sudden flood when a glacial lake's natural dam fails
- C. The melting of sea ice
- D. A flood caused by monsoon rain
Explanation: When a moraine or ice dam holding a glacial lake collapses, the released water causes a sudden flood.
Correct answer: A sudden flood when a glacial lake's natural dam fails- A. Both are continents surrounded by ocean
- B. Both are oceans surrounded by land
- C. The Arctic is an ocean surrounded by land, while Antarctica is a continent surrounded by ocean
- D. The Arctic is a continent and Antarctica is an ocean
Explanation: The Arctic is centred on the Arctic Ocean ringed by continents; Antarctica is a landmass encircled by the Southern Ocean.
Correct answer: The Arctic is an ocean surrounded by land, while Antarctica is a continent surrounded by ocean- A. The Pacific Ocean
- B. The Atlantic Ocean
- C. The Indian Ocean
- D. The Southern Ocean
Explanation: The Southern Ocean encircles Antarctica, extending north to about 60°S.
Correct answer: The Southern Ocean- A. Antarctica
- B. Europe
- C. North America
- D. Asia
Explanation: Antarctica is the coldest continent, with the lowest temperatures ever recorded.
Correct answer: Antarctica- A. About −70°C in Siberia
- B. About −89.2°C, at Vostok Station, Antarctica (1983)
- C. About −80°C in Greenland
- D. About −95°C at the North Pole
Explanation: Vostok Station recorded −89.2°C in 1983, the coldest reliably measured temperature.
Correct answer: About −89.2°C, at Vostok Station, Antarctica (1983)- A. Africa
- B. South America
- C. Antarctica
- D. Asia
Explanation: Antarctica's thick ice sheet gives it the highest average elevation of any continent.
Correct answer: Antarctica- A. About 90%
- B. About 30%
- C. About 50%
- D. About 70%
Explanation: Antarctica holds roughly 90% of the world's ice and about 70% of its fresh water.
Correct answer: About 90%- A. About 500 metres
- B. About 2 kilometres
- C. About 1 kilometre
- D. About 5 kilometres
Explanation: The Antarctic ice sheet averages around 2 km thick, reaching over 4 km in places.
Correct answer: About 2 kilometres- A. Because it is hot and dry
- B. Because it has sand dunes
- C. Because it receives very little precipitation, despite being covered in ice
- D. Because it has no water
Explanation: Deserts are defined by low precipitation; interior Antarctica gets very little snowfall.
Correct answer: Because it receives very little precipitation, despite being covered in ice- A. Mount Kirkpatrick
- B. Mount Erebus
- C. Mount Sidley
- D. Mount Vinson (Vinson Massif)
Explanation: Vinson Massif, at 4,892 m, is Antarctica's highest mountain.
Correct answer: Mount Vinson (Vinson Massif)- A. Mount Erebus
- B. Mount Terror
- C. Mount Melbourne
- D. Mount Berlin
Explanation: Mount Erebus on Ross Island is Antarctica's most active volcano, with a persistent lava lake.
Correct answer: Mount Erebus- A. The Filchner Ice Shelf
- B. The Ross Ice Shelf
- C. The Amery Ice Shelf
- D. The Larsen Ice Shelf
Explanation: The Ross Ice Shelf, about the size of France, is Antarctica's largest floating ice shelf.
Correct answer: The Ross Ice Shelf- A. Queen Maud Land
- B. The Ross Sea coast
- C. The Antarctic Peninsula
- D. Wilkes Land
Explanation: The Antarctic Peninsula extends northward toward the tip of South America.
Correct answer: The Antarctic Peninsula- A. The Weddell Sea and the Ross Sea
- B. The Davis Sea and the Cooperation Sea
- C. The Lazarev Sea and the Riiser-Larsen Sea
- D. The Bellingshausen Sea and the Amundsen Sea
Explanation: The Weddell and Ross Seas are the two great embayments of Antarctica, each fringed by huge ice shelves.
Correct answer: The Weddell Sea and the Ross Sea- A. The Southern Ocean
- B. The Arctic Ocean
- C. The Atlantic Ocean
- D. The Indian Ocean
Explanation: The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the five oceans.
Correct answer: The Arctic Ocean- A. Ellesmere Island
- B. Greenland
- C. Iceland
- D. Baffin Island
Explanation: Greenland is the world's largest island and a self-governing part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
Correct answer: Greenland- A. The Antarctic Ice Sheet
- B. The Patagonian Ice Sheet
- C. The Greenland Ice Sheet
- D. The Vatnajökull Ice Cap
Explanation: After Antarctica, the Greenland Ice Sheet is the world's second-largest body of ice.
Correct answer: The Greenland Ice Sheet- A. Novaya Zemlya
- B. The New Siberian Islands
- C. The Faroe Islands
- D. Svalbard
Explanation: Svalbard, in the Arctic Ocean north of Norway, is Norwegian territory.
Correct answer: Svalbard- A. Duplicate seeds of the world's crop varieties as a backup
- B. Oil samples
- C. Gold reserves
- D. Frozen animal embryos
Explanation: The Svalbard vault safeguards duplicate seed collections as insurance against crop loss.
Correct answer: Duplicate seeds of the world's crop varieties as a backup- A. Five
- B. Eight
- C. Six
- D. Ten
Explanation: The Arctic Council has eight member states: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the USA.
Correct answer: Eight