World Geography

Q: The 38th Parallel historically demarcates the border between?

Correct Answer: Option D (North Korea and South Korea). The 38th parallel north formed the border between North and South Korea prior to the Korean War.

Q: The Gulf Stream is classified as which type of ocean current?

Correct Answer: Option D (Warm). The Gulf Stream is a warm and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico.

Q: The Humboldt Current (or Peru Current) is classified as which type of ocean current?

Correct Answer: Option D (Cold). The Humboldt Current is a cold, low-salinity ocean current that flows north along the western coast of South America.

Q: Which of the following is a warm, dry local wind that occurs on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in North America?

Correct Answer: Option C (Chinook). Chinook winds are foehn winds in the interior West of North America, where the Canadian Prairies and Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains.

Q: Which of the following is a strong, hot, and dry summer wind that blows over the western Indo-Gangetic Plain of North India and Pakistan?

Correct Answer: Option A (Loo). The Loo is a strong, dusty, gusty, hot, and dry summer wind from the west which blows over the Indo-Gangetic Plain.

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The 38th Parallel historically demarcates the border between?

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The Gulf Stream is classified as which type of ocean current?

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The Humboldt Current (or Peru Current) is classified as which type of ocean current?

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Which of the following is a warm, dry local wind that occurs on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in North America?

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Which of the following is a strong, hot, and dry summer wind that blows over the western Indo-Gangetic Plain of North India and Pakistan?

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World Geography

The 38th Parallel historically demarcates the border between?

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The Gulf Stream is classified as which type of ocean current?

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The Humboldt Current (or Peru Current) is classified as which type of ocean current?

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Which of the following is a warm, dry local wind that occurs on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in North America?

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Which of the following is a strong, hot, and dry summer wind that blows over the western Indo-Gangetic Plain of North India and Pakistan?

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