THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 08

THE WATER WORLD / FACTS AND COUNTRIES MCQS 08

1. The cold Labrador current brings nine months winter to :
(a) USA
(b) Eastern Newfoundland
(c) Western Norway
(d) Northern Sweden
Ans: (b)

2. Match the following:
A. Gulf Stream 1. Pacific Ocean
B. West wind drift 2. A slow eastward movement of water over the zone of the westerly winds
C. Peru current 3. Indian Ocean
D. West Australian 4. Warm current
A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 1 2 4 3
Ans: (a)

3. Fishing grounds are concentrated in the high latitudes. The reasons are:
1. great length of indented coastline
2. extensive continental shelves
3. water temperatures lower than 20°C
4. sparse population
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 2 and 4
Ans: (a)

4. Which of the following are reasons for the chief fishing grounds being located in continental shelf areas where cold and warm currents meet?
1. Warm currents are rich in phosphates and nitrates
2. Plankton - the chief fish feed - thrives in these regions
3. The meeting of cold and warm currents allows the water to be well aerated
4. The epicontinental seas allow sunlight to reach almost to the bottom
(a) I and III
(b) II and IV
(c) I, II and III
(d) II, III and IV
Ans: (d)

5. Sargasso sea is located in :
(a) North Pacific Ocean
(b) North Atlantic Ocean
(c) North Sea
(d) South Atlantic Ocean
Ans: (b)
6. The greatest known ocean depth (which lies in the Pacific Ocean) is :
(a) 8,890 m
(b) 9,653 m
(c) 10,589 m
(d) 11,033 m
Ans: (d)

7. The World's largest shipping canal is:
(a) Suez in Egypt
(b) Panama in America
(c) Kiel in Germany
(d) Gota in Sweden
Ans: (a)

8. Strait of Florida runs in between:
(a) Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea
(b) Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea
(c) Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico
(d) Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean
Ans: (c)

9. The Strait which separates Asia from North America is:
(a) The Bering Strait
(b) The Palk Strait
(c) The Strait of Gibraltar
(d) The Strait of Malacca
Ans: (a)

10. The Panama Canal links :
(a) Mediterranean Sea with Red Sea
(b) Atlantic Ocean with Indian Ocean
(c) Indian Ocean with Mediterranean Sea
(d) Atlantic Ocean with Pacific Ocean
Ans: (d)