Miscellaneous World Geography - Study Mode

[#291] Which one of the following does not border Panama?
Correct Answer

(D) Venezuela

Explanation

Solution: Venezuela does not border Panama. Panama is a country located in Central America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, between Colombia and Costa Rica. Panama is located on the narrow and low Isthmus of Panama.

[#292] Which one of the following is not a plant product?
Correct Answer

(A) Lac

Explanation

Solution: Lac is not a plant product. Lac is the scarlet resinous secretion of a number of species of lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated is Kerria lacca.

[#293] Which one of the following statements is not true?
Correct Answer

(A) Gulfs with narrow fronts and wider rears experience high tides

Explanation

Solution: Gulfs with narrow fronts and wider rears experience high tides is incorrect. The gulfs with wide fronts and narrow rears experience higher tides. The in and out movement of water into a gulf through a channels called a tidal current.

[#294] Inland waterways have many disadvantages. Among them the most common is
Correct Answer

(B) Seasonal freezing and drying up of rivers

Explanation

Solution: Inland waterways have many disadvantages. Among them the most common is Seasonal freezing and drying up of rivers.

[#295] Which among these is a cold current
Correct Answer

(B) Canaries current

Explanation

Solution: Canaries current is a cold current. Cold currents flow toward the equator on the eastern side of ocean basins.