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1
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What is geomorphology?

A

Form and structure of the surface of the earth

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2
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What is climatology?

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Makes use of meteorology and deals with climatic conditions

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What is biogeography?

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It makes use of biology and is associated with the distribution of plant and animal life

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4
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What is soil’s geography?

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It deals with the distribution of soil

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5
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what is pedology?

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It is the study of soil including types

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6
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Which is the fastest planet?

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Mercury

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7
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What is the most dense planet?

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Venus

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8
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What is the least dense planet?

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Saturn

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9
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Which planet is most tilted on its axis?

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Uranus

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10
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Which planets moon Nereid has the most eccentric orbit?

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Neptune

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11
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Which is the largest island?

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Greenland

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12
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Which is the highest volcanic mountain?

A

Ojos Del Salado

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13
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Which Canal connects London and Baltic ports?

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kiel canal

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14
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Which Canal connects the Mediterranean Sea and the red sea?

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Suez canal

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15
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Which Canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific ocean?

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Panama Canal

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16
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Which is the highest waterfall? In the world

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Angel Falls, Venezuela

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17
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How many nations are recognised by the Olympics?

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206

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18
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What is the new name of the place of Constantinople?

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Istanbul

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19
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What is the new name of Madagascar?

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Malagasy

20
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What is the old name of Japan?

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Nippon

21
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What is the new name of Egypt?

A

United Arab Republic

22
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What is the old name of Ghanna?

A

Gold Coast

23
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What is known as the battlefield of Europe?

A

Belgium

24
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What is known as the city of the Golden Gate?

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San Francisco

25
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What is known as the city of popes?

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Rome

26
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What is known as the city of seven Hills?

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Rome

27
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What is known as the cockpit of Europe?

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Belgium

28
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What is known as the dairy of northern Europe? What is known as the Emerald city? What is known as the Empire city? What is known as the eternal city?

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Denmark, Ireland, New York, Rome

29
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What is known as the forbidden city? What is known as the gift of Nile? What is known as the holy land? What is known as the island of pearls? What is known as the land of cakes? What is known as the land of flying fish? What is known as the land of golden fleece?

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Lhasa Lhasa,, Egypt, Palestine, Bahrain, Scotland, Barbados, Australia

30
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What is known as the land of the Golden pagoda? What is known as the land of kangaroos? What is known as the land of the midnight sun? What is known as the land of milk and honey? What is known as the land of the rising Sun? What is known as the land of the thousand lakes?

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Myanmar, Australia, Norway, Cannan, Japan, Finland

31
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What is known as the land of white elephants, what is known as the lady of snow, what is known as the playground of Europe? What is known as the Queen of the Arabian Sea? What is known as the roof of the world? What is known as the sorrow of China?

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Thailand, Canada, Switzerland, Kochi, Pamir Tibet, river Hwang Ho

32
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What is known as the sick man of Europe,? What is known as the. Sugar bowl of the world? What is known as the store house of the world? What is known as the city of Arabian nights?

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Turkey, Cuba, Mexico, Baghdad

33
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Who is the major producer of rice?

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China

34
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Who is the major producer of corn?

A

USA

35
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Who is the largest producer of coffee?

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Brazil

36
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Who is the largest producer of cotton?

A

China

37
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Is the largest producer of wheat?

A

European Union

38
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Who is the largest producer of tea?

A

China

39
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The Durand line is b/w which two countries?

A

line demarcating India and Afghanistan

40
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What is the name of the boundary dividing Germany and Poland?

A

Hindenburg line

41
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What is the name of the boundary demarcating Russia and Finland?

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Mannerheim line

42
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What is the name of the line demarcating India and Pakistan?

A

Radcliffe line

43
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What is the line demarcating India and Pakistan as declared by Pakistan?

A

24th parallel

44
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Which line divides North Korea and South Korea?

A

38th parallel

45
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The what is the boundary between US and Canada?

A

49th parallel

46
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VELD temperate grasslands are located where?

A

South America

47
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The worldwide rise or fall in the sea level is referred to as – – – –

A

Eustacy

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