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41
In Germany the Mittle Land Canal runs from the
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
In Germany the Mittle Land Canal runs from the Rhine to the Oder. It extends from the Dortmund-Ems Canal east of Rheine, running eastward along the northern border of the Central German Uplands to the Elbe River north of Magdeburg (a distance of about 321 km, or 199 miles), linking there with the Elbe-Havel Canal eastward to Berlin.
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________ is called "the land of thousand lakes”.
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Answer: Option C
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Finland is called "the land of thousand lakes. The thousands of lakes in Finland are the reason why the country's nickname is "the land of a thousand lakes". A comparison of the number of lakes with its population reveals that there is one lake for every 26 Finns. Water makes up 10% of the land area in Finland.
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Which of the following lies on the Nile Rivers?
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Answer: Option C
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Khartoum lies on the Nile Rivers. The Nile is composed of two tributaries: the White Nile and the Blue Nile. The White Nile, which is the longer of the two, begins at Lake Victoria in Tanzania and flows north until it reaches Khartoum, Sudan, where it converges with the Blue Nile. The Blue Nile begins near Lake Tana in Ethiopia.
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The strait that separates Tasmania from the mainland of Australia is
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Answer: Option B
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The strait that separates Tasmania from the mainland of Australia is Bass Strait. Bass Strait is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland, specifically the state of Victoria. The strait was named after George Bass who travelled it in 1798.
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Grand Bank, Sable Bank, Middle Bank and Jeffery Bank are the major fishing grounds of
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Answer: Option A
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Grand Bank, Sable Bank, Middle Bank and Jeffery Bank are the major fishing grounds of North West Atlantic.
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In spite of the very high temperature at the Earth's centre, the inner core is not in a molten state because the
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Answer: Option C
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In spite of the very high temperature at the Earth's centre, the inner core is not in a molten state because the Great pressure at the centre raises the melting point of the rocks. Our inner core is a solid matter. And it remains solid because of its called iron-nickel which helps most the inner core become solid and other solid and hard particles of it.
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What is the shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco?
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Answer: Option B
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The shortest route from Moscow to San Francisco is Moscow to Europe; crossing Atlantic and East Coast of North America.
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Zueder Zee in Netherlands is known for
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Answer: Option A
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Zueder Zee in Netherlands is known for Polders. IJsselmeer Polders, Dutch IJsselmeerpolders, group of four polders, central Netherlands, that were reclaimed from the IJsselmeer, a lake that used to be part of the former Zuiderzee. The polders are located in the lake’s southern part and along its eastern shore (except for Wieringermeer in the northwest).
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Life expectancy of a region is ________
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Answer: Option B
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Life expectancy of a region is The maximum age at which any individual of the region can live.
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Which of these oceans touches the shores of Asia on one side and that of America on the other?
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Answer: Option B
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Pacific Ocean touches the shores of Asia on one side and that of America on the other. Pacific Ocean, body of salt water extending from the Antarctic region in the south to the Arctic in the north and lying between the continents of Asia and Australia on the west and North and South America on the east.