Geography Online Quiz Test

The biggest buyers of cut flowers are the EU and the US, but the biggest growers and exporters are the Netherlands, Ecuador, Colombia, Kenya and Ethiopia. Roses, carnations and chrysanthemums are the most popular blooms.

The International Date Line, established in 1884, passes through the mid-Pacific Ocean and roughly follows a 180 degrees longitude north-south line on the Earth. It is located halfway round the world from the prime meridian—the zero degrees longitude established in Greenwich, England, in 1852.

Barometers are used to predict the weather. A barometer measures air pressure. Sudden fall in barometer reading indicates stormy weather. Storms are created when a centre of low pressure develops with a system of high pressure surrounding it.

The equatorial circumference of Earth is about 40,075 km. However, the meridional circumference (from pole to pole) is about 40,008 km.

The ionosphere is said to be responsible for lightning and propagation of radio waves. It is also responsible for ionizing the atmosphere by solar radiation. It is a 48 km to 965 km vertical stretch, which roughly overlaps the thermosphere and the exosphere.

The Pacific Ring of Fire is a region around much of the rim of the Pacific Ocean where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur.

Sweet corn is the staple food in hilly and sub-mountain tracts of northern India, although consumed all over the country. It is extensively grown in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.

The Maikal Hills are range of hills in the state of eastern Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh India. The Maikal Hills are an eastern part of the Satpuras in Kawardha District of Chhattisgarh and Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh.

Silent Valley National Park is a national park in Kerala. It is located in the Nilgiri hills. This national park has some rare species of flora and fauna. The flora of the valley includes about 1000 species of flowering plants, 107 species of orchids, 100 ferns and fern allies, 200 liverworts, 75 lichens and about 200 algae.