Miscellaneous World Geography - Study Mode

[#231] A fumarole is
Correct Answer

(A) A small crack on the side of volcano ejecting gas and steam

Explanation

Solution: A fumarole is A small crack on the side of volcano ejecting gas and steam. Fumarole, vent in the Earth’s surface from which steam and volcanic gases are emitted. The major source of the water vapour emitted by fumaroles is groundwater heated by bodies of magma lying relatively close to the surface.

[#232] A hinterland is
Correct Answer

(A) An area behind a seaport that supplies the bulk of the exports

Explanation

Solution: A hinterland is an area behind a seaport that supplies the bulk of the exports. Hinterland, also called Umland, tributary region, either rural or urban or both, that is closely linked economically with a nearby town or city.

[#233] The shipping canal that connects the North Sea and the Baltic Sea is called the ________.
Correct Answer

(C) Kiel Canal

Explanation

Solution: The shipping canal that connects the North Sea and the Baltic Sea is called the Kiel Canal. Kiel Canal, German Nord-Ostsee-Kanal, English North Sea–Baltic Sea Canal, waterway in northern Germany, extending eastward for 98 km (61 miles) from Brunsbüttelkoog (on the North Sea, at the mouth of the Elbe River) to Holtenau (at Kiel Harbour on the Baltic Sea).

[#234] Foehn is a local wind of ________.
Correct Answer

(B) Switzerland

Explanation

Solution: Foehn is a local wind of Switzerland. A föhn or foehn is a type of dry, warm, down-slope wind that occurs in the lee of a mountain range. Central Europe enjoys a warmer climate due to the Föhn, as moist winds off the Mediterranean Sea blow over the Alps.

[#235] A river erodes by
Correct Answer

(D) All the above

Explanation

Solution: A river erodes by the three given option that is Hydraulic action, Corrosion and Attrition.