Insights Static Quiz -360, 2019–Geography

Solution: a)

The Coramandal Coast stands between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal. The Western Ghats runs along the Arabian sea and the lands between these are known as Konkan up to Goa and beyond that as Kanara. The southernmost part is known as Malabar Coast.

The Anaimudi is the highest peak in the southern peninsula. Doddapetta is another highest peak in the Western Ghats.

Palghat Pass is located between the Nilgiri Hills to the north and Anaimalai Hills to the south.

            Solution: d)

Atmospheric disasters include blizzard, thunderstorm, lightning, tropical cyclone, tornado, drought, hailstorm, frost, heat wave, cold waves, etc.

Solution: d)

Statement 1: Vegetation and living patterns depend on climate.

Statement 2: Areas that do not have water may not have industries or habitations.

Statement 3: For e.g. plains are more suitable for establishing industries than hilly areas.

Statement 4: Large population base will have a different habitation pattern and more intensive land use.

Solution: b)

• Longitude is measured by imaginary lines that run around the Earth vertically (up and down) and meet at the North and South Poles. These lines are known as meridian The meridians of longitude converge at the poles. Unlike the parallels of latitude, longitudes are all equal in length.
• Altitude is the height of a place over sea level. Altitude has no correlation with latitude or longitude of a place.
• As longitudes converge towards the poles, the distance between the longitudes decreases pole wards.

Solution: d)