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QUIZ: Physical Geography Trivia - 67

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1. True or False: Hurricanes and typhoons are the same type of storm.

True

False

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2. Desert varnish is primarily composed of which substances?

Dust and pollen

Salt and silt

Calcium carbonate and silica

Clay with oxides of iron and manganese

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3. Which of the following is a steep-sided sea inlet formed by glacial erosion?

Lagoon

Fjord

Delta

Bay

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4. Which lake lies on the border between Bolivia and Peru and is considered the world’s highest navigable lake?

Viedma Lake

General Carrera Lake

Lake Maracaibo

Lake Titicaca

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5. What causes dome mountains to form?

Magma pushing the Earth's crust upwards, causing rock layers to bulge

Erosion of surrounding land

Plate subduction zones

Collapse of a volcanic crater

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6. What happens during plucking?

Rocks become frozen into the glacier and are pulled away when it melts

Glaciers drop material as they melt

The glacier flows over flat ground without erosion

Glaciers create sediment through friction

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7. Which river delta is home to the Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest?

Ganges-Brahmaputra Delta

Irrawaddy Delta

Indus River Delta

Mekong Delta

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8. Which of the following is not a rainforest layer?

Shade layer

Emergent layer

Canopy layer

Forest floor

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9. Which landform occurs where the river meets the sea and becomes tidal?

Levee

Meander

Oxbow lake

Estuary

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10. What is the key difference between constructive waves and destructive waves?

Constructive waves have a weak backwash, while destructive waves have a weak swash

Constructive waves erode the coastline, while destructive waves build it up

Constructive waves have a strong swash, while destructive waves have a strong backwash

Constructive waves occur with short fetch, while destructive waves occur with long fetch

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11. Approximately what percentage of Earth's freshwater is stored in glaciers and ice caps?

30%

50%

70%

97%

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12. Which of the following is a characteristic feature of a discordant coastline?

Bays and headlands

Smooth, straight coastlines

Long sandy beaches

Barrier islands

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