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  1. Niagara Falls are in ________

  2. A.

     Australia

    B.

     U.K.

    C.

     South Africa

    D.

     U.S.A.


  3. Which is the largest reservoir of sweet water?

  4. A.

     Underground Water

    B.

     Pond

    C.

     Lakes

    D.

     Glacier


  5. The stagnated water in the surface of lake is known as

  6. A.

     Epilimnion

    B.

     Metalmnion

    C.

     Thermocline

    D.

     Hypolimnion


  7. Which of the following is the largest river in the world?

  8. A.

     Nile

    B.

     Congo

    C.

     Ganges

    D.

     Amazon


  9. The Caspian Sea, the largest inland sea or lake in the world, is located ________

  10. A.

     Wholly in the Continent of Europe

    B.

     Wholly in the Continent of Asia

    C.

     Partly in Europe and partly in Asia

    D.

     Partly in Africa and partly in Asia


  11. Which of the following river crosses Tropic of Capricorn twice?

  12. A.

     Vaal River

    B.

     Limpopo River

    C.

     Niger River

    D.

     Zambezi River


  13. Which if the following river crosses the Equator twice.

  14. A.

     Congo

    B.

     Amazon

    C.

     Niger

    D.

     Nile


  15. Which river crosses the Equator twice?

  16. A.

     Amazon

    B.

     Congo

    C.

     Nile

    D.

     Orinoco


  17. Coral reefs are formed by ________

  18. A.

     Volcanic rocks

    B.

     Marine sediments

    C.

     Chlorine material precipitated from sea water

    D.

     Tiny colonial marine animals which construct limestone skeleton material


  19. Which of the following separates Asia and North America?

  20. A.

     Bass Strait

    B.

     Dover Strait

    C.

     Bering Strait

    D.

     Cook Strait