Miscellaneous World Geography - Study Mode

[#326] Crude oil is generally found in
Correct Answer

(B) Sedimentary rocks

Explanation

Solution: Crude oil is generally found in Sedimentary rocks. Crude oil is found in the pore spaces within non-solid rocks such as compacted sediments.

[#327] Which of the following absorbs the insolation from the sun and preserves the earth's radiated heat, thus acting like a blanket allowing the earth neither to become too cold nor too hot?
Correct Answer

(B) Water vapour

Explanation

Solution: Water vapour absorbs parts of the insolation from sun and thus reduces its amount. It also preserves the earth's radiated heat. It thus acts like a blanket allowing the earth neither to become too cold nor too hot.

[#328] A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a ________
Correct Answer

(B) Mestizo

Explanation

Solution: A person of mixed European and Indian blood in Latin America is called a Mestizo. The term mestizo means mixed in Spanish, and is generally used throughout Latin America to describe people of mixed ancestry with a white European and an indigenous background.

[#329] A source of renewable minimum cost is power which can be developed with
Correct Answer

(D) Biomass power

Explanation

Solution: A source of renewable minimum cost is power which can be developed with Biomass power. Biomass is a renewable energy resource derived from the carbonaceous waste of various human and natural activities. It is derived from numerous sources, including the by-products from the timber industry, agricultural crops, raw material from the forest, major parts of household waste and wood.

[#330] ________ stands at the head of Chesapeake Bay which is known for oysters.
Correct Answer

(A) Baltimore

Explanation

Solution: Baltimore stands at the head of Chesapeake Bay which is known for oysters. Known for both its beauty and bounty, the Bay has become "emptier", with fewer crabs, oysters and watermen in past years.