Miscellaneous World Geography - Study Mode

[#181] Strait of Malacca separates ________
Correct Answer

(A) Sumatra and Malaysia

Explanation

Solution: Strait of Malacca separates Sumatra and Malaysia. The Strait of Malacca (also called the Straits of Malacca, and in Malay Selat Melaka) is a narrow stretch of water between Peninsular Malaysia (West Malaysia) and the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

[#182] Ladang refers to
Correct Answer

(A) Shifting cultivation

Explanation

Solution: Ladang refers to Shifting cultivation. Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which areas of land are cultivated for a short time. Then they are left to grow back their natural vegetation, while the farmer moves to another area.

[#183] Lake Manasarovar is in
Correct Answer

(B) Tibet

Explanation

Solution: Lake Manasarovar is in Tibet. Lake Manasarovar is Tibet's holiest lake. It is located in Ngari prefecture over 1200 kilometers from Lhasa.

[#184] The Earth's axis is tilted at an angle of ________ degrees from the perpendicular to its orbital plane.
Correct Answer

(B) 23.5°

Explanation

Solution: Earth has seasons because our planet's axis of rotation is tilted at an angle of 23.5° relative to our orbital plane – the plane of Earth's orbit around the sun. The tilt in the axis of the Earth is called its obliquity by scientists.

[#185] The largest Inland Sea is the
Correct Answer

(C) Caspian Sea

Explanation

Solution: The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland water body. The sea covers roughly 143,200 square miles (371,000 square kilometers) and borders five countries: Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan.