Miscellaneous World Geography - Study Mode

[#226] Spot the odd item.
Correct Answer

(B) Mt Godwin Austin

Explanation

Solution: Mount K2, located in Jammu and Kashmir and also known as Godwin- Austen, is the highest peak of India.

[#227] Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear cloudless nights, because clouds
Correct Answer

(B) Reflect back the heat given off by earth

Explanation

Solution: Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear cloudless nights, because clouds Reflect back the heat given off by earth. At night cloud cover has the opposite effect. If skies are clear, heat emitted from the earth's surface freely escapes into space, resulting in colder temperatures. However, if clouds are present, some of the heat emitted from the earth's surface is trapped by the clouds and reemitted back towards the earth.

[#228] The ocean currents allow the oceans to ________ year after year.
Correct Answer

(C) Maintain the same temperature

Explanation

Solution: The ocean currents allow the oceans to Maintain the same temperature year after year. Ocean currents are similar to winds in the atmosphere in that they transfer significant amounts of heat from Earth’s equatorial areas to the poles and thus play important roles in determining the climates of coastal regions. In addition, ocean currents and atmospheric circulation influence one another.

[#229] Which of the following States of the U.5A are attached to Mexico?
Correct Answer

(A) California and Texas

Explanation

Solution: California and Texas are attached to Mexico. The U.S. states along the border, from west to east, are California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. The Mexican states along the border are Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas.

[#230] Which one of the following is correct? Benguela current flows ________
Correct Answer

(B) Off Southwest African coast

Explanation

Solution: Benguela current flows Off Southwest African coast. Benguela Current, oceanic current that is a branch of the West Wind Drift of the Southern Hemisphere. It flows northward in the South Atlantic Ocean along the west coast of southern Africa nearly to the Equator before merging with the westward-flowing Atlantic South Equatorial Current.