Geography Test series 2

1.  What is the term for the distance between two lines of longitude?
(a) Degree
(b) Minute
(c) Second
(d) Meridian

3. Which line of latitude is also known as the “Tropic of Cancer”?
(a) 23.5°N
(b) 66.5°N
(c) 90°S
(d) 180°

4. The time of Cairo is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich time Cairo is situated at
(a) 27° East
(b) 27° West
(c) 30° East
(d) 30° West

5. Which one of the following would have occurred if the earth had not been inclined on its own axis?
(a) All the seasons would have been of same duration
(b) The seasons would not have changed
(c) The summers would have been of longer duration
(d) The winters would have been of longer duration

6. For a time difference of two hours, the longitudinal distance will be equal to
(a) 15°
(b) 30°
(c) 45°
(d) 60°

7. The earth is at the largest distance from the sun (Apehelion) on ________
(a) June 21st
(b) January 3rd
(c) July 4th
(d) September 23rd

8. On the 21st June, the day light is seen at the North Pole for
(a) Zero hrs.
(b) 12 hrs.
(c) 18 hrs.
(d) 24 hrs

9. Which of the following areas, the “Midnight Sun” can be seen?
(a) In tropical areas
(b) In temperate areas
(c) Arctic and Antarctica circle
(d) Anywhere during solar eclipse

10. The position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun, is called ____
(a) Perihelion
(b) Apihelion
(c) Apigee
(d) Perigee

11. What is the most abundant gas in Earth’s atmosphere?
(a) Oxygen
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Argon

12. The troposphere is the layer of the atmosphere where:
(a) Most weather events occur
(b) The ozone layer is found
(c) Temperature increases with altitude
(d) Space shuttles orbit

13. Which atmospheric layer contains the ozone layer?
(a) Troposphere
(b) Mesosphere
(c) Stratosphere
(d) Thermosphere

14. The boundary between the troposphere and the stratosphere is called the:
(a) Thermopause
(b) Stratopause
(c) Tropopause
(d) Mesopause

15. Which gas in the atmosphere is responsible for absorbing harmful ultraviolet radiation?
(a) Oxygen
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Ozone
(d) Carbon dioxide

16. Which layer of the atmosphere is the coldest?
(a) Troposphere
(b) Stratosphere
(c) Mesosphere
(d) Thermosphere

17. In which layer of the atmosphere do auroras occur?
(a) Troposphere
(b) Stratosphere
(c) Mesosphere
(d) Thermosphere

18. The movement of air from high pressure to low pressure is called:
(a) Wind
(b) Convection
(c) Precipitation
(d) Evaporation

19. Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?
(a) Water vapor
(b) Methane
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Carbon dioxide

20. The Coriolis effect causes winds in the Northern Hemisphere to:
(a) Deflect to the left
(b) Deflect to the right
(c) Flow straight north
(d) Flow straight south