Physical Geography Quiz 2

Mercury and Venus have no natural satellites. Earth has one natural satellite (Moon) and Mars has two tiny natural satellites (Phobos and Deimos).

Most ozone (about 90%) is found in the stratosphere, which begins about 10–16 km above Earth's surface and extends up to about 50 km altitude. The stratospheric region with the highest ozone concentration is commonly known as the “ozone layer”. Ozone layer reduces the amount of harmful UV radiation reaching the Earth's surface.

Mongoloids people are concentrated in the nearby areas of the Himalayas, e.g. Ladakh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and other areas of the north-eastern India.

A country is landlocked if it has no access to any oceans or seas. As an example, Austria is landlocked. France is not landlocked because it has access to the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean. A sea is also landlocked if does not have access to an ocean. As an example, the Aral Sea is landlocked.

Westerlies are called anti-trade wind. The westerlies are prevailing winds from the west toward the east in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees latitude. They originate from the high-pressure areas in the horse latitudes and trend towards the poles and steer extratropical cyclones in this general manner.

Smog is a form of air pollution. The word “smog” is a combination of the words “​smoke” and “fog.”

Pure magnetite contains 72.4 percent iron, hematite 69.9 percent, limonite 59.8 percent, and siderite 48.2 percent, but, since these minerals never occur alone, the metal content of real ores is lower.

Pluto is farthest from the Earth. Our Solar System has eight planets which orbit the sun. In order of distance from the sun they are; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Pluto, which until recently was considered to be the farthest planet, is now classified as a dwarf planet.

Insolation is the amount of solar radiation that is received by a planet (Earth). Some of this energy is absorbed or reflected by the atmosphere.

Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur, Rajasthan hosts thousands of migratory birds. It is famous for nesting its resident birds as well as for guest migratory birds including the rare Siberian Cranes.