So you think you know the world around you? Challenge yourself and learn new things with these Geography questions and answers. This Test is ideal for fellows preparing for Geography exams or just for your general knowledge and fun.
"An open forest with evergreen, thick leathery leaves and woody stems with deep roots" is known as
mediterranean vegetation
montane vegetation
hot desert vegetation
tropical rainforest
Correct answer is A
Mediterranean vegetation consists largely of broad-leaved evergreen shrubs having woody stems with thick roots.
A tremendous pressure or temperature change may lead to the formation of
gnesis
clay
limestone
granite
Correct answer is A
Gnesis is a metamorphic rock. Metamorphic rocks are formed from pre-existing rocks which have been changed as a result of great heat and pressure
A piece of evidence that confirms that the earth is spherical is
solar system
earth's orbit
moon's eclipse
standard time
Correct answer is C
Evidence of the earth's sphericity
-circumarigation of the earth
-lunar eclipse(eclipse of the moon)
-sunrise and sunset
-ship visibility
-the circular horizon
Equator
Artic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Correct answer is C
On June 21, the sun is overhead at the tropic of cancer, resulting in June or summer scistics
Which of the following distinguishes rotation from revolution?
Revolution causes day and night while rotation causes season
Rotation causes variation in the lengths of day and night while revolution causes rising and falling of tides
A complete revolution takes 24 hours while rotation makes a year
The earth rotates on its axis while it revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit
Correct answer is D
ROTATION,REVOLUTION
i. earth rotates on its axis,the earth revolves in an elliptical orbit
ii. it causes day and night and takes 24hrs,it causes season and makes a year