Miscellaneous World Geography - Study Mode
[#376] Sues Canal connects ________ and ________.
Correct Answer
(A) Port Said and Suez
Explanation
Solution: Sues Canal connects Port Said and Suez. The canal also connects the Port Said in northeast Egypt with Port Tewfik at the city of Suez in the south. The construction of the Suez Canal was carried out between 1859 and 1869 by the Suez Canal Company, and the Suez Canal Authority owns and maintains the waterway.
[#377] Plains formed by the deposits brought by glacier are
Correct Answer
(C) Drift plains
Explanation
Solution: Plains formed by the deposits brought by glacier are Drift plains. The drift plains are forms when a sheet of ice becomes detached from the main body of glacier and melts in place depositing the sediments it carried.
[#378] 'Ursa Major' is the scientific name for one of the constellations of stars. Its common English name is
Correct Answer
(D) The Great Bear
Explanation
Solution: 'Ursa Major' is the scientific name for one of the constellations of stars. Its common English name is The Great Bear. The constellation Ursa Major contains the group of stars commonly called the Big Dipper. The handle of the Dipper is the Great Bear's tail and the Dipper's cup is the Bear's flank. The Big Dipper is not a constellation itself, but an asterism, which is a distinctive group of stars.
[#379] Gulf Stream, the most important current of the Atlantic Ocean, takes Its birth from the Gulf of Mexico. Its importance lies in its
Correct Answer
(B) Warming effect
Explanation
Solution: Gulf Stream, the most important current of the Atlantic Ocean, takes Its birth from the Gulf of Mexico. Its importance lies in its warming effect.
[#380] Which of these is not true of the effects of the ocean currents?
Correct Answer
(D) They do not affect rainfall over the coast
Explanation
Solution: Ocean currents affect rainfall over the coast. Ocean currents act as conveyer belts of warm and cold water, sending heat toward the polar regions and helping tropical areas cool off.