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
Q241
What term is used to describe the total community of plants and animals occupying a given biome region under climax conditions?
Ecosystem
Biome
Niche
Ecotone
Explanation
A biome is a large distinct community of flora and fauna maintained under stable regional climatic parameters.
Q242
The 'Katanga Plateau', exceptionally wealthy in copper and uranium mining resources, is located in which country?
South Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Zambia
Angola
Explanation
The Katanga Plateau is a geographic region in the Democratic Republic of the Congo famous for its immense mineral wealth.
Q243
Which mathematical configuration provides an equal-area property ideal for comparing density layouts on global maps?
Conformal Projection
Equal-Area (Equivalent) Projection
Equidistant Projection
Gnomonic Projection
Explanation
Homolosine or cylindrical equal-area configurations preserve regional area proportions accurately across spatial distributions.
Q244
The 'Kiul River', an important right-bank tributary of the Ganga in Bihar, originates from which plateau region?
Kaimur Plateau
Chotanagpur Plateau
Rohtas Highland
Hazaribagh Plateau
Explanation
The Kiul River originates in the Girdih district of the Chotanagpur Plateau block in Jharkhand and enters Bihar via Jamui.
Q245
The international convention 'Rotterdam Convention' is structurally configured to regulate what environmental aspect?
Emissions of Volatile Organic Gases
Prior Informed Consent for Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides
Elimination of Arctic Carbon Deposits
Protection of High-Altitude Wetlands
Explanation
The Rotterdam Convention, effective from 2004, promotes shared responsibility in the international trade of certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides.
Q246
The 'Asthenosphere', which controls the convective mechanics of plate tectonics, is located within which mechanical layer of the Earth?
Lower Crust
Upper Mantle
Lower Mantle
Outer Core
Explanation
The asthenosphere is the highly viscous, mechanically weak, and ductile region of the upper mantle, lying just below the lithosphere.
Q247
Which district of Bihar registers the lowest literacy rate according to the 2011 Census data?
Katihar
Purnia
Sita Marhi
Madhepura
Explanation
Purnia district has the lowest literacy rate in Bihar at 51.08%, as per the official 2011 Census metrics.
Q248
Who formulated the 'Agricultural Location Model' based on economic rent and concentric rings around a central market?
Alfred Weber
Johann Heinrich von Thunen
August Losch
Walter Isard
Explanation
Johann Heinrich von Thünen developed the isolated state model in 1826 to explain agricultural land use patterns relative to transportation costs and market distance.
Q249
The 'Reykjanes Ridge' is a major structural section of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge located in which ocean basin?
South Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Explanation
The Reykjanes Ridge is a portion of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge located in the North Atlantic Ocean, extending southwest from Iceland.
Q250
Which lines connect points on a weather map that show an equal value of temperature change over a specific duration?
Isotherms
Isallotherms
Isonephs
Isohels
Explanation
An条isanallobar maps pressure tendency, while lines connecting places experiencing equal temperature variations over a given period are known as isallotherms.