Physical Geography
What is the largest continent on Earth?
Asia
What instrument measures temperature?
thermometer.
What is the largest ocean?
Pacific Ocean
What is the capital of Kyrgyzstan?
Bishkek
What is the Equator?
An imaginary line dividing Earth into two hemispheres.
What is the highest mountain in the world?
Mount Everest.
What is climate?
Long-term weather conditions of a region.
What is a river mouth?
The place where a river flows into another water body.
Which country has the largest population?
India
What causes seasons on Earth?
Earth’s axial tilt.
What layer of the Earth do we live on?
The crust.
Which climate zone lies near the Equator?
Tropical climate zone.
What causes ocean currents?
Wind and Earth’s rotation.
What is population density?
Number of people per square kilometer.
What is erosion?
Wearing away of land by water or wind.
What causes earthquakes?
Movement of tectonic plates.
Why do coastal areas have milder climates?
Because oceans regulate temperature.
Why is ocean water salty?
Due to dissolved minerals from rocks
Why do people migrate?
For jobs, safety, or better living conditions.
Why do volcanoes erupt?
Pressure from magma beneath Earth’s crust.
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How are mountains formed?
By tectonic plate collision and uplift.
What causes global climate change
Increase of greenhouse gases.
How do ocean currents influence global climate?
They redistribute heat around Earth.
How does urbanization affect the environment?
It increases pollution and resource use.
How do tectonic plates shape Earth’s surface?
By forming mountains, earthquakes, and volcanoes.