Question

26. What is located at 28d54'N, 77d13'E?

(a) Delhi, India

(b) Madrid, Spain

(c) Montevideo, Uruguay

(d) Miami, FL

27. At any one time, the majority of water on earth can be found in the:

a) Atmosphere

(b) Lakes, rivers and streams

(c) Ocean

(d) Glaciers and snow

28. Longitude is:

(a) an angular distance measured north or south of the equator.

(b) an angular distance measured east or west of a prime meridian.

(c) determined by the sun altitude above the horizon.

(d) a method by which geographers measure distance.

29. Global Net Radiation (NETR)

(a) is highest over the poles because of the high albedo of the surface.

(b) is highest in the tropics because the subsolar point is found in this location.

(c) is highest in the tropics because the tropics have a lot of low albedo land.

(d) is highest at the poles because the poles receive diffuse solar energy.

30. Our planet and our lives are powered by

(a) energy derived from inside the earth.

(b) electromagnetic radiation from the sun.

(c) utilities and oil companies.

(d) dDuracell.

Answer 1