Geography SS1 1st term

The nearest planet to the sun is the

• Pluto

• Earth

• Mars

• Mercury

Which of the following lines of latitudes divides the earth into two hemispheres

• Tropic of cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• The equator

• Antarctic circle

The part of the Earth's crust that is covered by oceans and seas is called

• Biosphere

• Lithosphere

• Stratosphere

• Hydrosphere

The angular distance of a point on the Earth's surface measured in degree from the centre of the earth east to west of the Greenwich Meridian is known as

• Axis

• Orbit

• Latitude

• Longitude

Which of the following best describes the harmattan? It is

• Wet and cold

• Dry, cold and wet

• Dry and dusty

• Of high relative

The part of the Earth's crust which is made of silica and alumina is the

• Sima

• Mantle

• Barryshpere

• Sial

Which of the following does not prove that the earth is spherical in shape

• Tilting of the earth on its axis

• The curved horizon of the earth

• The eclipse of the moon

• Aerial photographs of the earth taken by Astronauts

The movement of the earth round the sun is termed the earth's

• Evolution

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Orbit

Seasonal changes in weather and climate are caused by

• Rotation of the earth on its axis

• Direct overhead sun on the tropic of cancer

• Direct overhead sun on the tropic of Capricorn

• Revolution of the earth round the sun

The hottest planet is

• Venus

• Pluto

• Mercury

• Jupiter