Geography Quiz #340
Geography Quiz for 19 July 2015
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1
Q1.
Who is Rome's airport named after?
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2
Q2.
The Chancellor is the head of government in which of these countries?
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3
Q3.
Where is the Chungyang Shanmo mountain range?
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4
Q4.
From time to time the Earth's magnetic poles reverse; which is a way past reversals can be detected?
A
Comparative astronomy charts
B
Records of changes in the Coriolis Effect
C
Changes in bird migrations
D
The direction of magnetism frozen in the basalt in ocean ridges lining volcanic activity
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5
Q5.
Where would one find a favela?
A
At sports events in South Africa
B
In the cities of Brazil
C
In a gem-cutting studio
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6
Q6.
Where would you observe the föhn effect?
A
On the North Frisian Islands on the German coast of the North Sea
B
On the lee, or downwind, side of a mountain range
C
In the Föhrenwald Displaced Persons camp in post-World War II Europe
D
In the rainforests along the Amazon River
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7
Q7.
Which of these islands is not Danish territory?
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