MCQ Chapter 1 World Geography: Some Glimpses Class 8 Social Science CBSE Board Advertisement 1. What shape is the Earth described as having in the chapter?Perfect sphereOblate spheroidFlat discCubeQuestion 1 of 202. Which colour represents water bodies on physical maps?GreenYellowBlueWhiteQuestion 2 of 203. What does green represent on the physical maps described in the chapter?PlainsMountainsDesertsIce and glaciersQuestion 3 of 204. What is the process of showing the Earth on a flat surface called?CartographyMap projectionNavigationMapping scaleQuestion 4 of 205. Why do all maps have some distortion?Maps cannot show oceansThe Earth is flatA curved Earth cannot be shown on a flat surface without distortionCountries keep changing their boundariesQuestion 5 of 206. Which projection preserves shape and direction and is useful for navigation?Robinson ProjectionMercator ProjectionPolar ProjectionContinental ProjectionQuestion 6 of 207. Which projection balances size and shape distortions?Mercator ProjectionRobinson ProjectionPolar ProjectionCylindrical ProjectionQuestion 7 of 208. How does Greenland appear in the Mercator Projection compared with India?Smaller than IndiaEqual to India in actual sizeLarger than IndiaInvisible on the mapQuestion 8 of 209. Approximately what percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans?51 per cent61 per cent71 per cent81 per centQuestion 9 of 2010. What percentage of the Earth's water is held by the oceans?57 per cent77 per cent87 per cent97 per centQuestion 10 of 2011. Which organisms are described as microscopic organisms that float in water?CoralsPlanktonSpongesWalrusesQuestion 11 of 2012. How do oceans help regulate climate?By stopping all rainfallBy absorbing heat, slowly releasing it, and adding moisture to the airBy preventing cloud formationBy making all coastal areas coldQuestion 12 of 2013. Which of the following is one of the five oceans mentioned in the chapter?Mediterranean OceanPacific OceanCaribbean OceanPersian OceanQuestion 13 of 2014. Which ocean is described as the largest and deepest?Indian OceanAtlantic OceanPacific OceanArctic OceanQuestion 14 of 2015. Which ocean is the smallest and shallowest and is covered with sea ice?Arctic OceanSouthern OceanIndian OceanAtlantic OceanQuestion 15 of 2016. What are ocean currents compared to in the chapter?Underground lakesGiant rivers flowing through the oceanFloating islandsWaves caused by shipsQuestion 16 of 2017. What does a warm ocean current carry?Cold water from the polesWarm water from the equator towards the polesFreshwater from riversSalt from the ocean floorQuestion 17 of 2018. Which ocean current makes places such as the United Kingdom warmer than other places at the same latitude?Labrador CurrentGulf StreamAntarctic CurrentArctic CurrentQuestion 18 of 2019. What are the very deep, V-shaped areas on the seafloor called?ValleysTrenchesBasinsReefsQuestion 19 of 2020. Which is the deepest ocean trench mentioned in the chapter?Java TrenchMariana TrenchTonga TrenchPeru TrenchQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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