81. Mediterranean regions are useful for:
(a) Fruit growing
(b) Wine production
(c) Tourism
(d) All of these
82. Any wind that changes direction with the seasons is known as_______.
(a) Cyclone
(b) Hurricane
(c) Monsoon
(d) Earthquake
83. The largest latitude circle on the earth is:
(a) Arctic Circle
(b) Tropic of Cancer
(c) The Equator
(d) Tropic of Capricorn
84. World’s largest delta is_______.
(a) India
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Japan
(d) Bangladesh
85. What is meant by equinox?
(a) Day and night are equal
(b) The longest night
(c) The longest day
(d) None of these
86. What is meant by solstice?
(a) The longest night
(b) When the sun reaches its maximum distance from earth’s equator
(c) When the sun goes through the equator
(d) None of these
87. The seasons change because the:
(a) Mercury is attracting the sun
(b) Earth is revolving around the sun
(c) Earth is spinning on its axis
(d) Moon is revolving around the sun
88. What is the age of the earth?
(a) 4600 million years
(b) 6200 million years
(c) 5500 million years
(d) 4500 million years
89. Antarctica is situated in the:
(a) North Pole
(b) South Pole
(c) Eastern Hemisphere
(d) Western Hemisphere
90. Which continent is called the Dark continent?
(c) Africa
(a) Europe
(b) North America
(d) Antarctica