Water Bodies
Geography · 50 practice questions
Oceans and seas (world distribution, salinity, uses); ocean currents (types, distribution, causes, effects); lakes (types, distribution, uses); rivers (action of running water).
- Locate and examine the characteristics/uses of oceans and seas.
- Classify ocean currents and account for their distribution, causes and effects.
- Identify lake types, location, characteristics and uses.
- Identify the landforms of the different stages of a river course.
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- Practice question 1
Lake Chad, located in the Sahel region of Africa, is an example of a lake that has
- A.completely disappeared, with no remaining water at all
- B.significantly grown in size over recent decades
- C.remained perfectly constant in size with no change at all
- D.significantly shrunk in size over recent decades
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D. significantly shrunk in size over recent decades
Lake Chad is widely cited as an example of a lake that has notably shrunk over recent decades.
- Practice question 2
The salinity of ocean water generally varies depending on factors such as evaporation rates, precipitation, and
- A.a factor entirely unrelated to water or climate
- B.the exact depth of the seafloor at a given location, with no other factor
- C.the exact colour of the ocean's surface at a given location
- D.the inflow of fresh water from rivers
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D. the inflow of fresh water from rivers
Evaporation, precipitation, and river freshwater inflow together are recognized factors influencing ocean salinity variation.
- Practice question 3
Cold ocean currents generally originate near the poles and move toward the equator,
- A.having no thermal effect at all on the coasts they pass
- B.raising temperatures along the coasts they pass
- C.lowering temperatures along the coasts they pass
- D.causing immediate, permanent warming along the coasts they pass
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C. lowering temperatures along the coasts they pass
Cold currents, carrying cooler polar water toward the equator, generally lower coastal temperatures along their path.
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