5В011600-География

Физическая география материков и океанов

3 курс

английский язык

Жомартова Г.Ж.

The discipline - “Physical geography of continents and oceans” belongs to:

A) geography

B) physical geography

C) common direction of physical geography

D)& regional (country-specific) direction of physical geography

E) regional direction of geography

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The aim of the course “Physical geography of continents and oceans”:

A) study of planetary processes on the continents

B) study of natural conditions and resources of the oceans

C)& analysis of natural resources, regional differences of continents and oceans

D) characteristic of landscapes of continents and oceans

E) study regional differences of the components of the oceans’ nature

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The set of techniques, methods, operations, for the knowledge of reality:

A) know how

B)& method

C) diagram

D) table

E) matrix

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General theoretical research methods of discipline "Physical geography of continents and oceans":

A) descriptive, historical

B) comparative, forecasting

C)& synthesis and analysis

D) mapping and zoning

E) geochemical and geophysical

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Discipline "Physical geography of continents and oceans" is associated with the subject:

A) general geography, geomorphology

B) the disciplines of physical and geographical direction

C) hydrology, soil science

D) geology, climatology, economic geography of Kazakhstan

E)& subjects of physical-geographical and economic geography cycle

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The aim of the discipline "Physical geography of continents and oceans" is:

A) the laws of development of natural processes and parts of the surrounding nature

B) the development of natural processes and geographical envelope

C) the development of natural processes and the location of nature’s elements - the islands and the seas

D) the laws of development of natural processes and details of the seas and oceans’ nature

E)& the laws of development, location of natural processes and components of the continents and oceans’ nature

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Huge land mass located on the continental crust and surrounded by ocean on all sides:

A) archipelago

B)& continent

C) land

D) part of the world

E) area

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Number of the continents:

A) 1

B) 3

C) 8

D)& 6

E) 5.

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The total surface area of the Earth:

A) 410 million km²

B)& 510 million km²

C) 520 million km²

D) 610 million km²

E) 361 million km²

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The total land area of the Earth:

A) 361 million km²

B) 510 million km²

C) 631 million km²

D)& 149 million km²

E) 419 million km²

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The total area of the World Ocean:

A)& 361 million km²

B) 150 million km²

C) 510 million km²

D) 419 million km²

E) 149 million km²

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Continuous water cover of the planet:

A) ocean

B) hydrosphere

C)& World Ocean

D) aquatic environment

E) water basin

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Similarities of the northern continents of the Earth:

A) The mountains on North America are located along the west coast and on Eurasia – on its central and eastern parts

B)& Most parts of the two continents are in the northern hemisphere

C) On the continent of Eurasia the plains are lowlands, and the plains of North America - plateaus

D) The continent of Eurasia’s greater part is in the eastern hemisphere, and continent of North America is in the western hemisphere

E) Eurasia has latitudinal position, i.e. stretches along the parallels, and North America - along longitudes, it has the longitudinal position

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Northern continents have:

A) an uniform relief, a wide terrace, small number of islands

B)& a varied relief, a wide terrace, large number of islands

C) a varied relief, a narrow terrace, a straight coasts

D) a triangular shape, small number of islands, indented coasts

E) a triangular shape, large number of islands, abrupt coasts

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Differences of the northern continents of the Earth:

A) Both continents stretch from the north to the south starting from the Arctic latitudes to the equator

B) Most parts of the two continents are in the northern hemisphere

C) Both continents are varied by the relief - a large number of plains and mountains

D) The continents of Eurasia and North America were covered by 4 ancient glaciers, ice thickness up to 3 km many million years ago

E)& Eurasia has latitudinal position, i.e. stretches along the parallels, and North America - along longitudes, it has the longitudinal position

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The share of the water space in the northern hemisphere:

A) 41%

B) 51%

C)& 61%

D) 81%

E) 21%

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Total water volume of World Ocean:

A) 4,3 billion km³

B)& 1,3 billion km³

C) 0,3 billion km³

D) 7,3 billion km³

E) 4,3 billion km³

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The seas are classified according to their locations into:

A) internal, continental

B) continental, coastal

C) inland, intercontinental

D) island, inter-island

E)& internal, marginal

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Type of the Earth's crust in the oceans, especially different with high seismic activity:

A)& transitional

B) continental

C) mainland

D) oceanic

E) granitic

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The curve which shows the distribution of the depths of the oceans:

A) Bathymetric

B)& bathygraphic

C) hypsometric

D) parabola

E) conical

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Shelf of the World Ocean is a part of:

A) transitional zone

B)& continental margin

C) ocean floor

D) mid-ocean ridges

E) abyssal plains

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Island arcs are part of:

A)& transitional zone

B) continental margin

C) mid-ocean ridges

D) shelf

E) abyssal basins

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The morphological structure of the ocean floor which has only type of oceanic crust:

A) transitional zone

B) continental slope

C)& ocean floor

D) rift flanks

E) continental margin

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The volume of sea water with certain constant characteristics:

A) water column

B) water area

C)& water mass

D) air mass

E) oceanic mass

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The main types of water masses:

A) surface, abyssal

B)& deep, intermediate

C) bottom, near-bottom

D) intermediate, equatorial

E) tropical, polar

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Sea water consists of:

A) pure water by 70%

B) pure water by 65%

C) pure water by 55%

D)& pure water by 95%

E) pure water by 100%.

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The share of chloride compounds in the sea water is:

A) 70%

B) 60%

C)& 78%

D) 48%

E) 11%

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Average salinity of the World ocean water:

A) 20,7%

B) 30,5%

C) 50,2%

D)& 34,7%

E) 25,9%

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The salinity of the surface waters of the World Ocean is distributed:

A) azonal

B)& zonal

C) sectoral

D) discrete

E) same everywhere

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The average temperature of the surface waters of the World Ocean is:

A) 25⁰С

B)& 17,5⁰С

C) 10,6⁰С

D) 35⁰С

E) 5⁰С

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The warmest ocean:

A)& Pacific

B) Atlantic

C) Arctic

D) Indian

E) South

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The water temperature in the oceans … with the depth

A) does not change

B) increases

C)& decreases

D) constantly cold

E) constantly warm

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According to the types habitats all marine organisms are divided into:

A)& plankton, nekton

B) benthos, mammals

C) crustaceans, molluscs

D) benthic, pelagic

E) shallow, littoral

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In the oceans ecological areas of marine life are distinguished:

A) littoral, nekton

B) pelagic, benthic

C) plankton, benthos

D)& littoral, pelagic

E) nekton, benthos

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The most saline surface water is typical for:

A)& Atlantic Ocean

B) Pacific

C) Indian Ocean

D) Arctic Ocean

E) Southern Ocean

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Pelagic zones in the oceans take around:

A) 70% of the area

B) 20% of the area

C) 50% of the area

D)& 90% of the area

E) 60% of the area

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Pacific Ocean is approximately:

A)& 1/3 of the planet's surface

B) 2/3 of the planet surface

C) 4/3 of the planet surface

D) 5/3 of the planet surface

E) 6/3 of the planet's surface

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Pacific Ocean washes the coasts of:

A) 1 continent

B) 2 continents

C) 3 continents

D) 4 continents

E)& 5 continents

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Sea of the Pacific Ocean:

A) Sargasso

B) Chukchi

C)& Bering

D) Arabian

E) Ionian

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What latitudes the Pacific Ocean is NOT located on:

A)& polar

B) equatorial

C) tropical

D) temperate

E) subtropical

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The maximum depth of the Pacific Ocean:

A) 12220 m

B)& 11022 m

C) 10500 m

D) 9850 m

E) 13850 m

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Transitional zone of the Pacific Ocean is typical for:

A) northern and north-eastern sector

B) southern, south-western sector

C)& north-west, western sector

D) central, south-western

E) there is no transitional zone

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The area of the Atlantic Ocean:

A) 58,5 million km²

B)& 91,6 million km²

C) 35,5 million km²

D) 178 million km²

E) 74 million km².

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How many seas are in the Atlantic Ocean?

A) 10 seas

B) 25 seas

C) 35 seas

D)& 13 seas

E) 15 seas

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The highest tide in the Atlantic Ocean:

A) Gulf of Bothnia

B) Varangerfjord

C)& Bay of Fundy

D) Gulf of Mexico

E) Hudson Bay

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Atlantic Ocean stretches from the north to the south for nearly:

A) 10 thousand km

B) 24 thousand km

C) 21 thousand km

D)& 16 thousand km

E) 12 thousand km

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The largest mountain ridge of the Atlantic:

A) Mid-Mexico

B) Brazilian

C) Argentine

D) North American

E)& Mid-Atlantic

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The warm currents of the Atlantic Ocean:

A) Labrador, Guinean

B) Canary, Gulf Stream

C) Falkland, North Atlantic

D) Benguela, Brazilian

E)& Guiana, North Atlantic Drift

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The rivers which flow into the Arctic Ocean:

A) Indigirka, Volga

B)& Kolyma, Mackenzie

C) St. Lawrence, Congo

D) Irrawaddy, Tiger

E) Danube, Rhine

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The area of the Arctic Ocean is:

A) 24, 35 million km²

B) 44,5 million km²

C)& 14,75 million km²

D) 10,75 million km²

E) 7,68 million km²

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The continental margin of the Arctic Ocean is:

A) 50% of the area

B) 30% of the area

C) 60% of the area

D)& 70% of the area

E) 40% of the area

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The current of the Arctic Ocean:

A) Gulf Stream

B)& North Cape

C) Kuril

D) Labradorean

E) Canary

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The shores of the Arctic Ocean are characterized by the type of … coast:

A)& fjord

B) liman

C) reef

D) lagoon

E) mangrove

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The waters of the Arctic Ocean are:

A)& saturated with oxygen

B) not saturated with oxygen

C) saturated with carbon dioxide

D) provided with large stocks of organic matter

E) warm

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The area of the Indian Ocean:

A) 24, 35 million km²

B) 55,76 million km²

C) 45,8 million km²

D)& 76,17 million km²

E) 179,3 million km².

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Few expressed morphostructural part of the bottom of the Indian Ocean:

A) continental margin

B) ocean floor

C) the mid-ocean ridges

D)& transitional zone

E) hollows

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The deepest part of the Indian Ocean:

A) Puerto Rico Trench

B)& Java Trench

C) Kuril Trench

D) Philippine Trench

E) Mariana Trench

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Climate of the northern part of the Indian Ocean:

A) trade wind

B) temperate

C) equatorial

D)& monsoon

E) polar

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The highest salinity in the Indian Ocean is noted in:

A) Arabian Sea

B) Persian Gulf

C)& Red Sea

D) Gulf of Aden

E) Bay of Bengal

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The shallow part of the bottom of the Indian Ocean is characterized by:

A)& corals

B) whales

C) walruses

D) seals

E) penguins

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The greatest width (massiveness) of the northern continents falls on:

A) 30⁰-40⁰ N

B) 20⁰-40⁰ S

C)& 45⁰-65⁰ N

D) 40⁰-75⁰ S

E) 30⁰-50⁰ S

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Coordinates of the easternmost mainland point of Eurasia:

A) 169⁰40' N

B) 150⁰40' E

C) 175⁰40' E

D)& 169⁰40' W

E) 169⁰40' E

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