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  1. The Grand Banks are famous fishing grounds in the ________ region.

  2. A.

     North-West Pacific

    B.

     South-East Pacific

    C.

     North-West Atlantic

    D.

     North-East Atlantic

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  3. Which one of the following seas is without a coastline?

  4. A.

     White sea

    B.

     Sargasso sea

    C.

     Sea of Okhotsk

    D.

     Tasman sea

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  5. Under normal conditions, which one of the following is the correct sequential developments of features made by fluvial action?

  6. A.

     Waterfalls - Meander bars - River terraces - Oxbow lakes

    B.

     Meander bars - River terraces – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes

    C.

     Waterfalls - River terraces – Meander bars - Oxbow lakes

    D.

     River terraces - Meander – Waterfalls - Oxbow lakes

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  7. Maximum amount of herring fish is obtained from ________

  8. A.

     The North Sea around the Netherlands

    B.

     The coastal areas from Alaska to California

    C.

     The Sea of Japan

    D.

     The Gulf of Mexico

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  9. The largest reserves of fresh water on the Earth's surface is in ________

  10. A.

     North America

    B.

     South America

    C.

     Russia

    D.

     Africa

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  11. The direction of ocean currents is reversed with season ________

  12. A.

     In the Pacific Ocean

    B.

     In the Atlantic Ocean

    C.

     In the Indian Ocean

    D.

     In the Mediterranean Sea

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  13. Tokyo, the capital of Japan is situated in the island of

  14. A.

     Hokkaido

    B.

     Honshu

    C.

     Shikoku

    D.

     Kyushu

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  15. Which is the largest island of the Philippines?

  16. A.

     Mindanao

    B.

     Palawan

    C.

     Luzon

    D.

     Negnos

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  17. ________ islands are the "cross roads of the Pacific".

  18. A.

     Fiji

    B.

     Falkland

    C.

     Windward

    D.

     Hawaiian

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  19. Which one of the following countries does not border the Caspian sea?

  20. A.

     Armenia

    B.

     Azerbaijan

    C.

     Kazakhstan

    D.

     Turkmenistan

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