Geography Flashcards

1
Q

Plastic is made from

A

Natural gas

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2
Q

______________________ last longer and save energy

A

LED lights

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3
Q

The continent that uses bicycles, the most

A

Europe

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4
Q

Washing machines use more electricity to

A

To heat the water

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5
Q

Watering plants is done in an efficient way by?

A

Drip irrigation system

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6
Q

Sea levels are rising, because of

A

Glaciers and ice melting

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7
Q

Hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica was discovered in

A

1985

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8
Q

To help fight climate change, we should

A

Use public transport, plant more trees, and avoid wastage of fuel

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9
Q

Second significant greenhouse, gas is

A

Methane

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10
Q

Air pollution that is a combination of smoke and fog

A

Smog

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11
Q

Chemicals used to control pest

A

Pesticides

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12
Q

Bacteria/virus that causes diseases

A

Pathogen

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13
Q

Suspended material in water that settles are to the bottom

A

Sediment

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14
Q

Imaginary creature, with the head of a lion and the body of a fish, is the mascot of Singapore

A

A merlion

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15
Q

Longest river in Asia, and flows entirely within China

A

Yangtze river

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16
Q

Baghdad is its capital Baara is the second biggest city

A

Iraq

17
Q

A cluster of islands is called an

A

Archipelago

18
Q

Hurricanes form in the

A

Caribbean Sea or eastern Pacific Ocean

19
Q

Similar tropical storms occurring in the western Pacific Ocean are called

A

Typhoons

20
Q

Till 1979 the US weather bureau gave only ______________________ names to hurricanes

A

Female

21
Q

Who discovered the sea route to India, via cape of good hope

A

Vasco da Gama

22
Q

Who is the discoverer of Brazil?

A

Pedro Alvares Cabral

23
Q

Who is the developer of Suez Canal?

A

Ferdinand de Lesseps

24
Q

Discoverer of the solar system

A

Copernicus

25
Q

The ______________________ port lies on the eastern sea coast of India

A

Visakhapatnam

26
Q

The river Narmada and tapti flow into the

A

Arabian Sea

27
Q

Majuli island in Assam, the largest river island in India, is located in the ______________________ River.

A

Brahmaputra