World Geography - General Knowledge Questions

A)
Italy
B)
Egypt
C)
Chaina
D)
Iran

Correct Answer :   Iran

Surrounded by four countries (Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Syria), the Tigris River is the second largest river in western Asia. With the Euphrates, it makes up a river system that borders Mesopotamia in the area known as the Fertile Crescent.

A)
Spices
B)
Coffee
C)
Tea
D)
Cardamom

Correct Answer :   Coffee

Warm, moist climate (with a temperature of 180 C− 270C and well-distributed rainfall between 125 to 200 cms) and deep, loamy, well-drained soil made of weathered lava are most suitable for the cultivation of coffee. However,  Brazil is a quantity producer and not a quality producer.

A)
Anaximander
B)
Eratosthenes
C)
Hecataeus
D)
Herodotus

Correct Answer :   Eratosthenes

A)
Singapore
B)
Jakarta
C)
Lagos
D)
Colombo

Correct Answer :   Singapore

Singapore lies nearest to the Equator. Singapore is located 6,125.89 mi (9,858.67 km) south of the North Pole.

A)
Virginia
B)
New Hampshire
C)
Massachusetts
D)
Georgia

Correct Answer :   Massachusetts

There are 13 colonies and are ruled by England.
 
* The farthest north colony - Massachusetts
* The farthest south colony - Georgia
* The oldest colony - Virginia
* The colony between the 2 parts of Massachusetts - New Hampshire

A)
how hot the eruptive products are
B)
the quantity of lava produced
C)
the amount of water vapour produced
D)
none of the above

Correct Answer :   none of the above

Volcanoes affect the climate through the gases and dust particles thrown into the atmosphere during eruptions. The effect of the volcanic gases and dust may warm or cool the earth's surface, depending on how sunlight interacts with the volcanic material.

Volcanic dust blasted into the atmosphere causes temporary cooling. The amount of cooling depends on the amount of dust put into the air, and the duration of the cooling depends on the size of the dust particles. 

A)
1000 km
B)
3600 km
C)
35,786 km
D)
48,834 km

Correct Answer :   35,786 km

In order to perfectly match Earth's rotation, the speed of GEO satellites should be about 3 km per second at an altitude of 35,786 km. This is much farther from Earth's surface compared to many satellites.

A)
Mumbai,India
B)
Cambridge UK
C)
Geneva
D)
Suva, Fiji

Correct Answer :   Cambridge UK

A)
Orinoco Basin in South America
B)
Northern Australia
C)
East Africa
D)
Brazil

Correct Answer :   Orinoco Basin in South America

A)
American Robin
B)
Black necked swan
C)
Bobolink
D)
Arctic Tern

Correct Answer :   Arctic Tern

The Arctic tern holds the long-distance migration record for birds, travelling between Arctic breeding grounds and the Antarctic each year.