World Geography - General Knowledge Questions and Answers

1.

The ionosphere contains ionized air that protects the earth from

A.	the ultraviolet rays of the sun
B.	the infrared rays of the sun
C.	the falling meteorites
D.	None of the above

2.

The horizontal of soil profile is composed of

A.	weathered parent material that is not affected by translocation and organic modification
B.	material affected by translocation & organic modification
C.	unweathered bedrock
D.	None of the above

3.

The largest city in Latin America is

4.

The highest and lowest values of a weather element observed over the entire period of record are

5.

The highest mountain peak of Oceania is

A.	Mt. Victoria, Papua New Guinea
B.	Mt. Kosciusko, Australia
C.	Mt. Cook, South Island (New Zealand)
D.	Puncak Jaya, Indonesia

6.

The length of the tropical years (the time interval between successive occurrences of the spring equinox) is decreasing very slowly as a result of

A.	small, progressive changes in the earth's rotational speed
B.	small, progressive change in earth's orbit around the sun
C.	both (a) and (b)
D.	None of the above

7.

The largest gulf in the world is

8.

The largest part of our hydrosphere is

9.

The limit beyond which the stars suffer internal collapse is called the

10.

The ground water that occurs when flow of the subterranean water is not confined by the presence of impermeable layers is called

World Geography - Section 1