Miscellaneous World Geography - Study Mode
[#566] The Asian and North American continents almost meet at the narrow and shallow Bering Strait, only ________ kilometres across.
Correct Answer
(A) 4
Explanation
Solution: The Asian and North American continents almost meet at the narrow and shallow Bering Strait, only 4 kilometres across.
[#567] Most of the people of the middle east belong to ________ group of people.
Correct Answer
(D) Mediterranean
Explanation
Solution: Most of the people of the middle east belong to Mediterranean group of people.
[#568] Jurollo volcano, Mexico is an example of ________ type of volcano.
Correct Answer
(D) Composite
Explanation
Solution: Jurollo volcano, Mexico is an example of Composite type of volcano. Jorullo is a cinder cone volcano in the Michoacan-Guanajuato volcanic field. Jorullo has four smaller cinder cones which have grown from it. The vents of Jorullo are aligned in a northeast to southwest direction. Lava from these vents cover nine square km around the volcano. Later eruptions produced lavas that had higher silica contents making them thicker than the earlier basalts and basaltic andesites lavas. Jorullo's crater is about 1,300 by 1,640 ft (400 by 500 m) wide and 490 ft (150 m) deep.
[#569] St Andreas Fault passes close to the US city of
Correct Answer
(D) San Francisco
Explanation
Solution: St Andreas Fault passes close to the US city of San Francisco. The San Andreas Fault is a continental transform fault that extends roughly 1,200 kilometers (750 mi) through California. It forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate, and its motion is right-lateral strike-slip (horizontal).
[#570] The correct decreasing order of the population of the various continents is ________
Correct Answer
(C) Asia, Africa, Europe, America, Australia
Explanation
Solution: The correct decreasing order of the population of the various continents is Sr. No. Continent 1 Asia 2 Africa 3 Europe 4 North America 5 South America 6 Oceania 7 Antarctica