The surface of the earth is about 500 million sq. km. About how much of this is water?
A.50 per cent
B.90 per cent
C.70 per cent
D.30 per cent
Category: General Geography Mcqs
What colour is laterite soil?
A.Brown
B.Yellow
C.Red
D.Pink
What is the distance around the earth at the Equator?
A.21,000 km.
B.16,800 km.
C.18,600 km.
D.12,500 km.
If the water surrounding the land man lives on is called the hydrosphere, what is the rocky crust of the earth on which we live called?
A.Atmosphere
B.Stratosphere
C.Barysphere
D.Lithosphere
Outside Antarctica, which is the deepest part of the earth?
A.The Dead Sea
B.The Aral Sea
C.The Caspian Sea
D.Lake Baikal
What happens when ships cross the International Date Line?
A.They have to pay a tax.
B.Ships going west from the USA lose a day, ships going East from Japan and Australia gain a day.
C.They have to report at the customs post.
D.They have to check their clocks against Greenwich Mean Time.
What is the more common name for the winds that are sometimes called the Anti-trades?
A.Cyclones
B.The North Winds
C.The East Winds
D.The Westerlies
What meridian is the International Date Line?
A.The 180? meridian.
B.The 0? meridian.
C.The 90? meridian.
D.The 135? meridian.
What is the approximate Russian equivalent of the prairie?
A.Siberian plain
B.Taiga
C.Tundra
D.Steppes
What is peninsula?
A.A narrow bit of land.
B.A mountainous island.
C.A piece of land surrounded by water on three sides.
D.A range of hills.
