Geography MCQs

Strong solar heating causes air to rise near the ITCZ.
Its seasonal movement influences tropical rainfall.

Plate tectonics explains earthquakes, volcanoes, mountain building, and ocean basins.
Earth's lithosphere is divided into moving plates.

Heat and pressure recrystallize limestone into marble.
The new texture is harder and more crystalline.

Cooling air to its dew point causes relative humidity to reach 100%.
Further cooling produces dew, fog, or cloud droplets.

Monsoon winds reverse because land and sea heat differently by season.
They often create distinct wet and dry seasons.

At divergent boundaries, tectonic plates separate.
New crust commonly forms at mid-ocean ridges.

Low-grade metamorphism changes shale into slate.
Slate splits into thin sheets because of its foliation.

Rising air expands and cools.
Water vapor then condenses onto condensation nuclei.

Warm air rises over the heated land during daytime.
Cooler, denser air moves from sea to land.

Longitude is measured east or west from 0° at Greenwich.
It helps identify east-west position and calculate time.

Remote sensing instruments detect reflected or emitted energy from Earth's surface.
Satellites and aircraft commonly carry such sensors.

The Equator is the reference line for latitude.
It divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.