Geography Topics
Undergraduate level — Geography
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Earth Basics
Maps, Latitude & Longitude
Geomorphology
Climatology
Oceanography
Biogeography
Human Geography
Economic Geography
Environment Geography
Advanced Theories and Models
Physical Geography
Indian Geography
World Geography
Geography of Bihar
Climate & Environment
quiz Questions
Q211
Which of the following processes describes the vertical movement of nutrients down through soil layers by water?
Capillary Action
Leaching
Humification
Calcification
Explanation
Leaching is the process where water dissolves and carries soluble nutrients and minerals downward through the soil profile.
Q212
The 'Great Barrier Reef' of Australia is located in which sea adjacent to its northeastern coast?
Tasman Sea
Coral Sea
Timor Sea
Arafura Sea
Explanation
The Great Barrier Reef is situated in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
Q213
Which type of map uses lines of equal value to represent continuous data distributions such as temperature or elevation?
Choropleth Map
Isarithmic / Isopleth Map
Dot Density Map
Proportional Symbol Map
Explanation
Isarithmic (or isopleth) maps use lines connecting points of equal values to chart continuous geographic variables.
Q214
The 'Ganga River' enters Bihar at which specific historic location?
Maniari
Chausa
Kursela
Fatuha
Explanation
The Ganga River enters the state of Bihar near Chausa town in the Buxar district.
Q215
The international 'Basel Convention' is explicitly blueprint-configured to handle and regulate what environmental asset?
Greenhouse Gas Inventories
Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes
Endangered Bird Habitats
Marine Plankton Preservation
Explanation
The Basel Convention, adopted in 1989, focuses explicitly on regulating the transboundary movements of hazardous wastes and their disposal.
Q216
The 'Lehmann Discontinuity' marks the internal boundary between which layers of the Earth?
Upper Mantle and Lower Mantle
Outer Core and Inner Core
Lower Mantle and Outer Core
Crust and Mantle
Explanation
The Lehmann Discontinuity separates the liquid outer core from the solid inner core of the Earth.
Q217
Which district of Bihar has the highest population growth rate according to the 2011 Census?
Patna
Madhepura
Kishanganj
Gaya
Explanation
Madhepura district recorded the highest decadal population growth rate in Bihar at 31.12% between 2001 and 2011.
Q218
Who formulated the 'Multiple Nuclei Model' of urban land use in human geography?
Homer Hoyt
Chauncy Harris and Edward Ullman
Ernest Burgess
Walter Christaller
Explanation
The Multiple Nuclei Model was developed by Chauncy Harris and Edward Ullman in 1945, suggesting that a city contains more than one discrete center or nucleus.
Q219
The 'Wyville Thomson Ridge' is an important submarine ridge located in which ocean?
Indian Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Southern Ocean
Explanation
The Wyville Thomson Ridge is a rocky submarine feature located in the North Atlantic Ocean between the Faroe Islands and Scotland.
Q220
Which of the following lines on a weather map connects places experiencing the same atmospheric pressure gradient values over time?
Isobars
Isallobars
Isotherms
Isoalloteres
Explanation
An isobaric chart maps standard air pressure, but lines showing equal variations or values of pressure tendency or gradient updates are known as isallobars.