Description : The pacific Ring of Fire is - (1) an area of constant forest fires in the Pacific islands (2) a volcanic belt around the Pacific (3) an area of intense heat in the Pacific (4) islands rich in fuel minerals in the pacific
Last Answer : (2) a volcanic belt around the Pacific Explanation: The Pacific Ring of Fire is an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean. It has ... of the world's earthquakes and 81% of the world's largest earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire.
Description : Which one of the following is called ‘Ring of Fire’? (1) Circum Pacific Belt (2) Mid-Continental Belt (3) Indian Ocean Belt (4) Atlantic Ocean Belt
Last Answer : Circum Pacific Belt
Description : Which volcanic belt is commonly called “Ring of Fire”? (a) The Mid-Continental Belt (b) The Circum-Pacific Belt (c) The Mid-Atlantic Belt (d) The Circum- Continental Belt
Last Answer : (b) The Circum-Pacific Belt
Description : The 'Pacific ring of fire ' is associated with : (1) oil well fires (2) thermal power station (3) volcanoes and earthquakes (4) forest fires
Last Answer : (3) volcanoes and earthquakes Explanation: Pacific ring of fire is an area where a large number of earthquakes and voicanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific ocean.
Description : The 'Pacific Ring of Fire' is associated with – (1) oil well fires (2) thermal power station (3) volcanoes and earthquakes (4) forest fires
Last Answer : (3) volcanoes and earthquakes Explanation: The Pacific Ring of Fire is an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean. In a 40,000 km ... of the world's earthquakes and 81% of the world's largest earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire.
Description : The ‘Pacific Ring of Fire’ is associated with (1) oil well fires (2) thermal power station (3) volcanoes and earthquakes (4) forest fires
Last Answer : volcanoes and earthquakes
Last Answer : (1) Circum Pacific Belt Explanation: The Pacific Ring of Fire is an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean. In a 40,000 km horseshoe ... of Fire has 452 volcanoes and is home to over 75% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes.
Description : Natural sources of air pollution are – (1) Forest fires (2) Volcanic eruptions (3) Dust storm (4) Smoke from burning dry leaves
Last Answer : (2) Volcanic eruptions Explanation: Some of the natural sources of air pollution are ground dust, salt spray from oceans, volcanic eruptions, hydrogen sulfides from natural sources, etc. ... and ash from volcanic eruptions blacken the skies and increase the background pollution levels for years.
Description : Which of the following types of natural hazards have the highest potential to cause damage to humans? (A) Earth quakes (B) Forest fires (C) Volcanic eruptions (D) Droughts and Floods
Last Answer : (D) Droughts and Floods
Description : Natural sources of air pollution are (1) Forest fires (2) Volcanic eruptions (3) Dust storm (4) Smoke from burning dry leaves
Last Answer : Volcanic eruptions
Description : Which of the following is the only volcanic peak in Antarctica? (1) Mt. Blanc (2) Mt. Erebus (3) Mt. Elbrus (4) Mt. Cook
Last Answer : Mt. Erebus
Description : Volcanic activity is more common in (1) Hawai (2) Japan (3) Colombia (4) New Zealand
Last Answer : Hawai
Description : Ports of the Baltic Sea remain open for trade even during winter because (1) It lies in the tropical belt. (2) North Atlantic Drift, a warm ocean current flows in the region. (3) Local winds keep it warm. (4) Western disturbances cause abrupt rise in the temperature.
Last Answer : North Atlantic Drift, a warm ocean current flows in the region.
Description : Sun belt of U.S.A. is important for which one of the following industries? (1) Cotton textile (2) Petro- chemical (3) Hi-tech electronics (4) Food processing
Last Answer : Petro- chemical
Description : Excluding the East European countries and Russia, the country with the largest area under forest, is (1) USA (2) Canada (3) Australia (4) Brazil
Last Answer : Brazil
Description : What volcanic islands are part of the US and in the northern pacific ocean?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : The longest continental Railway in the world is (1) Trans Atlantic Railway (2) Trans Siberian Railway (3) Canadian Pacific Railway (4) Canadian National Railway
Last Answer : Trans Siberian Railway
Description : The busiest oceanic trade route of the world is in (1) Atlantic Ocean (2) Arctic Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Pacific Ocean
Last Answer : Atlantic Ocean
Description : The busiest and the most important sea route of the world is (1) North Pacific Sea Route (2) North Atlantic Sea Route (3) South Atlantic Sea Route (4) Indian Ocean Route
Last Answer : North Atlantic Sea Route
Description : Sunda Trench is in (1) Indian Ocean (2) Pacific Ocean (3) Atlantic Ocean (4) Gulf of Mexico
Last Answer : Indian Ocean
Description : The canal which links Atlantic Ocean with Pacific Ocean is (1) Suez (2) Malacca (3) Panama (4) Gibralter
Last Answer : Panama
Description : The Panama Canal links (1) Pacific and Atlantic Ocean (2) Atlantic and Arctic Ocean (3) Pacific and Indian Ocean (4) Antarctic and Atlantic Ocean
Last Answer : Pacific and Atlantic Ocean
Description : Many of the active volcanoes are situated in (1) Atlantic Ocean (2) Pacific Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Arctic Ocean
Last Answer : Pacific Ocean
Description : The Melanesian Island Group lies in the (1) Pacific Ocean (2) Atlantic Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Arctic Ocean
Description : Suez Canal connects (1) Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean (2) Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea (3) Lake Huron and Lake Erie (4) Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
Last Answer : Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea
Description : The deepest trench of the world- ‘The Mariana Trench’ is located in the : (1) Indian Ocean (2) Atlantic Ocean (3) Arctic Ocean (4) Pacific Ocean
Description : Where are most of the earth’s active volcanoes concentrated ? (1) Europe (2) Pacific Occan (3) Africa (4) South America
Last Answer : Pacific Occan
Description : The polar regions are sparsely populated because of (1) lack of minerals (2) unsuitable climatic conditions (3) infertile land (4) mountainous topography
Last Answer : unsuitable climatic conditions
Description : The most populous and oil-rich country in Africa is (1) Kenya (2) Sudan (3) Nigeria (4) Uganda
Last Answer : Nigeria
Description : Which is the largest existing mangrove forest in the world? (1) African forest (2) Alphine forest (3) Sunderbans (4) Australian forest
Last Answer : Sunderbans
Description : The main reason for deforestation in Asia is (1) excessive fuel wood collection (2) excessive soil erosion (3) floods (4) construction of roads
Last Answer : excessive fuel wood collection
Description : Which of the following acts as a natural source of air pollution? (A) Forest fire (B) Deforestation (C) Volcanic eruption (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Volcanic eruption
Description : most of the volcanic activity that occurs in the ring of fire is a result of the -General Knowledge
Last Answer : Most of the volcanic activity that occurs in the Ring of Fire is a result of the subduction of one plate under another.
Description : Iceland has a great deal of volcanic activity. The reason for this is: w) it was formed above a mid-ocean rift. x) it is part of the "Ring of Fire". y) two tectonic plates are rubbing against each other under Iceland. z) the American plate is diving under the European plate in this region.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- IT WAS FORMED ABOVE A MID-OCEAN RIFT.
Description : Choose the incorrect statement from the following : Forest fires are usually due to a) carelessness of humans c) heat of sun b) cutting of trees d) lightning strike
Last Answer : b) cutting of trees
Description : Ring of Fire is found commonly in ___. (1) Pacific Ocean (2) Atlantic Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Arctic Ocean
Last Answer : (1) Pacific Ocean Explanation: The Ring of Fire is an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in the basin of the Pacific Ocean. It has 452 volcanoes and is home to over 75% of the world's active and dormant volcanoes. It is sometimes called the circum-Pacific belt.
Description : Ring of Fire is found commonly in _____ (1) Pacific Ocean (2) Atlantic Ocean (3) Indian Ocean (4) Arctic Ocean
Description : Which one of the following characteristics is associated with the ‘Bread Basket’ area of USA? (1) Moderate rainfall in winter (2) Heavy rainfall throughout the year (3) Low rainfall in summer (4) Long winter with snow
Last Answer : Moderate rainfall in winter
Description : The country whose 40 per cent of area is below sea level at high tide is: (1) Denmark (2) Norway (3) Finland (4) The Netherlands
Last Answer : The Netherlands
Description : About how much of the world’s land area is tropical rainforest ? (1) 2 percent (2) 7 percent (3) 10 percent (4) 15 percent
Last Answer : 7 percent
Description : Which area in the world witness’s highest seismic earthquake activity in the world. a. Mid-continental belt b. Cir-cum Pacific belt c. Mid-Atlantic belt d. All of the above
Last Answer : b. Cir-cum Pacific belt
Description : An area that is not in a major earthquake belt is the region of the w) Andes mountains x) Coast Ranges of Central America y) Appalachian Mountains z) the islands of Japan
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS
Description : What group of islands was the scene of intense fighting during world war 11?
Description : Equator represents – (1) line joining North and South poles (2) imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles (3) a belt (ring) around the planet Saturn (4) axis of rotation of Earth
Last Answer : (2) imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles Explanation: An equator is the intersection of a sphere's surface with the plane perpendicular to the sphere ... astronomical bodies have equators similarly defined. The length of the Equator is roughly 40,075 kilometres.
Description : Equator represents (1) line joining North and South poles (2) imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles (3) a belt (ring) around the planet Saturn (4) axis of rotation of Earth
Last Answer : imaginary line passing round the Earth midway between North & South poles
Description : Forest fires are going nuts. Any ideas to help me breathe in my bedroom?
Last Answer : Go to a pub or store open 24hours with an air fliter. You can have one good breath of clean air from the fridge. Sorry that you have to put up with the smoke. I would keep the Windows closed. The wet towels doesn’t work. Tomorrow buy an air filter..
Description : Northern Californians are you dying from all the smoke from the Yosemite and Forest Hill fires?
Last Answer : I haven’t noticed much in the Bay Area, but I’m going to be going to Sacramento tomorrow and I know that the smoke often gathers in the valley. I really hope Yosemite Valley isn’t threatened…
Description : Why is it solely MY responsibility to prevent forest fires?
Last Answer : We don’t need no water, let the mfer buuurrrnnnn. I always did think Smokey was a pompous, patronizing buffoon.
Description : what is recommendation for pine tree spacing to control forest fires
Last Answer : Need Answer
Description : Forest fires:
Last Answer : Forest fire is one of the major causes for deforestation. Due to human interruption and rise in ambient temperature, forest fire happens often nowadays. Thus, due to forest fire thousands of forest area gets destructed