1st term Geography Exam SS1 2021

Stars tend to form clusters known as

• Andromeda spiral

• satellites

• Planets

• Galaxies

Standard time zones are created because

• Of the inconvenience of adjusting watches by travellers

• Of the peculiar shaped and locations of some countries

• Of the greatest east west stretch

• The local time is advanced by one hour

The earth lies between

• Mercury and venus

• Mars and jupiter

• Venus and Mars

• Jupiter and Saturn

If A is located on latitude 6°N and B on latitude 12°N, what is the distance between the two places

• 1998km

• 777km

• 666km

• 66.6km

The earth rotates on its axis from

• East to West

• West to East

• North to East

• South to North

The outer layer of the earth is called the

• Baryshpere

• Crust

• Mantle

• Hemisphere

Which of the following planets revolve round the sun in anticlockwise direction

• Mercury

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Pluto

The biggest member of the solar system is

• Mars

• The moon

• The sun

• The Neptune

Which of the following is not a characteristic of lines of longitude

• Run from east to west

• Converge at the poles

• Run from north to south

• Are used in calculating local time

The tilting of the earth's axis and the revolution of the earth cause

• Differences in the length of day and night

• Differences in time between places on different longitudes

• The deflection of ocean currents and winds

• Low tides and high tides.