Miscellaneous World Geography - Study Mode

[#371] A stony desert is termed as ________ and sandy desert as ________.
Correct Answer

(A) Reg, erg

Explanation

Solution: A stony desert is termed as Reg and sandy desert as erg.

[#372] What is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass?
Correct Answer

(A) Brazil

Explanation

Solution: Brazil is the country through which both Equator and Tropic of Capricorn pass. The Tropic of Capricorn lies at 23.5° south of the equator and runs through Australia, Chile, southern Brazil (Brazil is the only country that passes through both the equator and a tropic), and northern South Africa.

[#373] The land-locked country in South East Asia is
Correct Answer

(C) Laos

Explanation

Solution: The land-locked country in south east asia is Laos. Laos is an independent republic, and a landlocked nation in Southeast Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam.

[#374] The only land-locked country in South-East Asia is
Correct Answer

(A) Laos

Explanation

Solution: The land-locked country in south east asia is Laos. Laos is an independent republic, and a landlocked nation in Southeast Asia, northeast of Thailand, west of Vietnam.

[#375] Panama Canal connects ________ and ________.
Correct Answer

(C) Panama and Colon

Explanation

Solution: Panama Canal connects Panama and Colon. The Panama Canal is a 50-mile long engineering wonder connecting the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. Completed by the United States in 1914, it runs southeastward from Colon, through the man-made Gatun Lake, to Panama City on the Pacific side of the Isthmus of Panama.