Greenland is under the rule of:
Answer: B
Greenland is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. It has home rule over most domestic matters, while Denmark retains foreign affairs and defence.
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The least explosive type of volcano is called
Answer: A
A basalt plateau forms from highly fluid lava that flows out quietly over vast areas rather than erupting violently. Low silica content means low viscosity, so gas escapes easily and the eruption stays effusive. Composite volcanoes, with viscous lava, are the most explosive.
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The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of
Answer: D
Latitude measures how far north or south a place lies, as an angle at the earth's centre measured from the plane of the equator. It runs from 0° at the equator to 90° at each pole.
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The grasslands in Canada are known as:
Answer: A
The temperate grasslands of Canada and the northern United States are called the prairies. The same biome carries other names elsewhere: pampas in Argentina, steppes in Eurasia and veld in South Africa.
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The groundwater can become confined between two impermeable layers. This type of enclosed water is called
Answer: A
Water trapped between two impermeable layers is under pressure, and a well sunk into it can flow without pumping. Such a confined, pressurised aquifer is called artesian, after Artois in France where the effect was first exploited.
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Mindanoo Island is located in:
Answer: C
Mindanao is the southernmost large island of the Philippines and so lies in the Pacific Ocean, on the western side of that ocean.
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The Hwang Ho River falls into:
Answer: B
The Hwang Ho, or Yellow River, flows across northern China and empties into the Yellow Sea. It takes its name from the yellow loess silt it carries, which also colours the sea at its mouth.
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The hydrological cycle is a conceptual model that describes
Answer: C
The hydrological cycle describes both the storage of water in the various spheres and its movement between them - evaporation, condensation, precipitation, infiltration and runoff. Storage and flux are the two halves of the same model.
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Yokohama and Kobe are the main centres of ship building industry in:
Answer: A
Yokohama and Kobe are major ports of Japan and long-standing centres of its shipbuilding industry. Both grew as treaty ports opened to foreign trade in the nineteenth century.
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The higher the wind speed and the longer the fetch or distance of open water across which the wind blows and waves travel, the ____ waves and the ____ energy they process.
Answer: A
Wave energy grows with both the wind speed and the fetch, the distance of open water over which the wind blows. So a stronger wind and a longer fetch give larger waves carrying more energy.
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