Miscellaneous World Geography - Study Mode

[#306] The coral reefs are most characteristic of
Correct Answer

(B) Pacific Ocean

Explanation

Solution: The coral reefs are most characteristic of Pacific Ocean. Coral reefs are the most diverse of all marine ecosystems. They teem with life, with perhaps one-quarter of all ocean species depending on reefs for food and shelter.

[#307] The regions with the highest and lowest densities are respectively ________
Correct Answer

(D) Europe and Oceania

Explanation

Solution: The regions with the highest and lowest densities are respectively Europe and Oceania.

[#308] The years 1700, 1800 and 1900 were
Correct Answer

(B) Not leap years

Explanation

Solution: The years 1700, 1800 and 1900 were not leap years. A normal year is defined as 365 days. Putting all of these rules together, you can see that a year is a leap year not only if it is divisible by 4, it also has to be divisible by 400 if it is a centurial year. So 1700, 1800 and 1900 were not leap years.

[#309] Which among these is a form of precipitation?
Correct Answer

(D) Hail

Explanation

Solution: Hail is a form of precipitation. Hail is a form of precipitation that occurs when updrafts in thunderstorms carry raindrops upward into extremely cold areas of the atmosphere where they freeze into ice.

[#310] The tropical rain forests in the Amazon basin is known as
Correct Answer

(C) Selvas

Explanation

Solution: The tropical rain forests in the Amazon basin is known as Selvas. The Amazon rainforest, covering much of northwestern Brazil and extending into Colombia, Peru and other South American countries, is the world’s largest tropical rainforest, famed for its biodiversity. It’s crisscrossed by thousands of rivers, including the powerful Amazon.