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  1. The Grand Banks are famous fishing grounds in the ________ region.

  2. A.

     North-West Pacific

    B.

     South-East Pacific

    C.

     North-West Atlantic

    D.

     North-East Atlantic


  3. Which one of the following seas is without a coastline?

  4. A.

     White sea

    B.

     Sargasso sea

    C.

     Sea of Okhotsk

    D.

     Tasman sea


  5. Under normal conditions, which one of the following is the correct sequential developments of features made by fluvial action?

  6. A.

     Waterfalls - Meander bars - River terraces - Oxbow lakes

    B.

     Meander bars - River terraces – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes

    C.

     Waterfalls - River terraces – Meander bars - Oxbow lakes

    D.

     River terraces - Meander – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes


  7. Maximum amount of herring fish is obtained from ________

  8. A.

     The North Sea around the Netherlands

    B.

     The coastal areas from Alaska to California

    C.

     The Sea of Japan

    D.

     The Gulf of Mexico


  9. The largest reserves of fresh water on the Earth's surface is in ________

  10. A.

     North America

    B.

     South America

    C.

     Russia

    D.

     Africa


  11. The direction of ocean currents is reversed with season ________

  12. A.

     In the Pacific Ocean

    B.

     In the Atlantic Ocean

    C.

     In the Indian Ocean

    D.

     In the Mediterranean Sea


  13. Tokyo, the capital of Japan is situated in the island of

  14. A.

     Hokkaido

    B.

     Honshu

    C.

     Shikoku

    D.

     Kyushu


  15. Which is the largest island of the Philippines?

  16. A.

     Mindanao

    B.

     Palawan

    C.

     Luzon

    D.

     Negnos


  17. ________ islands are the "cross roads of the Pacific".

  18. A.

     Fiji

    B.

     Falkland

    C.

     Windward

    D.

     Hawaiian


  19. Which one of the following countries does not border the Caspian sea?

  20. A.

     Armenia

    B.

     Azerbaijan

    C.

     Kazakhstan

    D.

     Turkmenistan