Geography: MCQs from 181-190

181. Which one of the following types of coal represents the first stage of formation of coal ______?

(a) Lignite

(b) Anthracite

(c) Bituminous

(d) Peat

182. Which one of the following countries leads the world in the export of oil ______?

(a) Venezuela

(b) Iran

(c) Saudi Arabia (KSA)

(d) Iraq

183. Copper may be found native i.e. in its pure form, but is more often found in chemical combinations with ______?

(a) Iron, lead and sulphur

(b) Iron, gold and silver

(c) Gold, silver and lead

(d) All of the above

184. The low heating capacity of which of the types of coal reduces its value as an industrial fuel ______?

(a) Lignite

(b) Anthracite

(c) Bituminous

(d) Peat

185. What percentage of the Earth’s total surface is covered by forests ______?

(a) 15%

(b) 25%

(c) 35%

(d) 45%

186. Which of the following types of forest mostly grow in the below of land lying between 50⁰ N and 70⁰ N

(a) Temperate hardwood forests

(b) Temperate deciduous forests

(c) Tropical evergreen forests

(d) Temperate coniferous forests

187. The Panama Canal links ______?

(a) Siberia, Russia with Greenland

(b) North America with South America

(c) Canada with Greenland

(d) None of the above

188. Which of the following is concerned with the description and mapping of the main features of the Universe ______?

(a) Cosmography

(b) Geomorphology

(c) Cosmology

(d) None of the above

189. Cryogenics is the science that ______?

(a) Deals with the physical history of the Earth

(b) Describes and maps the main features of the Universe

(c) Studies the nature of heavenly bodies

(d) Deals with the production, control and application of every low temperature

190. The speed per minute at which the Earth revolves around the Sun is ______?

(a) 1300 kilometers

(b) 1400 kilometers

(c) 1500 kilometers

(d) More than 1600 kilometers