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The Bay of Bengal

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

About how large is the Bay of Bengal?

a)

840,000

b)

830,000

c)

790,000

d)

795,000

2.

About how many miles wide is the Bay of Bengal?

a)

10,000

b)

1,000

c)

100

d)

100,000

3.

Approximately where does the Bay of Bengal lie?

a)

between latitudes 5° and 22° N and longitudes 80° and 90° W

b)

between latitudes 4° and 23° N and longitudes 85° and 92° E

c)

between latitudes 5° and 22° N and longitudes 80° and 90° E

d)

between latitudes 7° and 20° N and longitudes 75° and 87° E

4.

True or False: The climate of the Bay of Bengal is dominated by the monsoons.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Bay of Bengal impact on marine life

a)

Negative impact

b)

Positive impact

6.

Sediments in the Bay of Bengal are dominated by terrigenous deposits from the rivers, derived mainly from the Indian subcontinent and from the Himalayas.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Partially true and partially false

7.

What is the maximum depth of the Bay of Bengal?

a)

14,900

b)

15,400

c)

1,540

d)

1,490

8.

There is a sea snake in the Bay of Bengal called...

a)

the Kerilia jerdonii

b)

the Laticauda

c)

the Enhydrina schistosa

d)

the Hydrophiidae

9.

Around 18% of the world's fisherman live and work in the Bay of Bengal

a)

True: 18% live and work in the Bay of Bengal to clean it up

b)

False: 42% live and work in the Bay of Bengal

c)

True: 18% live and work in the Bay of Bengal to get money

d)

False: 31% live and work in the Bay of Bengal

10.

At one point the Bay of Bengal used to be deeper than the...

a)

Tonga Trench

b)

Marina Trench

c)

Galathea Trench

d)

Kuril-Kamchatka Trench