Miscellaneous World Geography - Study Mode

[#571] ________ canal is gateway to the Pacific.
Correct Answer

(B) Panama

Explanation

Solution: Panama Canal is called the Gateway to the Pacific. The Panama Canal combines the Pacific Ocean and (by the Caribbean Sea) the Atlantic Ocean.

[#572] Lines Joining places having equal height are
Correct Answer

(A) Contours

Explanation

Solution: A line joining the places with equal heights is called counter lines. The countor lines join places with equal heights. Countor lines are also called as isolines.

[#573] Main hunting ground for blue whales is located in ________
Correct Answer

(A) Antarctic region

Explanation

Solution: Main hunting ground for blue whales is located in Antarctic Ocean. It is estimated that more than 330,000 blue whales had been caught in the Antarctic alone, and the original population had been reduced to just 360 individuals.

[#574] The deepest or the Oceanic trenches is the ________ trench.
Correct Answer

(A) Mariana

Explanation

Solution: The deepest of the Oceanic trenches is the Mariana trench. The Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench is the deepest known point in Earth's oceans.

[#575] What is meant by 'brain drain'?
Correct Answer

(D) The migration of highly qualified or skilled people to better places of employment

Explanation

Solution: Brain Drain is the departure of educated or professional people from one country, economic sector, or field for another usually for better pay or living conditions.