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51.

If the water surrounding the land man lives on is called the hydrosphere, what is the rocky crust of the earth on which we live called?

A.	Atmosphere	B.	Stratosphere
C.	Barysphere	D.	Lithosphere

52.

What do contours on maps indicate?

A.	The temperature in different areas.	B.	Heights of land above the sea
C.	The vegetation in different areas.	D.	The different kinds of soil

53.

Where would you find the Trade Winds?

A.	Between the Tropics and blowing towards the Equator.	B.	In the Atlantic Ocean.
C.	By the Cape of Good Hope.	D.	Blowing across Europe.

54.

The surface of the earth is about 500 million sq. km. About how much of this is water?

A.	50 per cent	B.	90 per cent
C.	70 per cent	D.	30 per cent

55.

What is the latitude of the Arctic Circle?

A.	80 degrees North	B.	66.5 degrees South
C.	80 degrees South	D.	66.5 degrees North

56.

What is the upper part of the atmosphere called?

A.	Lithosphere	B.	Stratosphere
C.	Barysphere	D.	Hydrosphere

57.

What does the scale 1: 1,000,000 represent in linear measure?

A.	1 cm = 10 km	B.	1 m = 1 mile
C.	1" = 6	D.	1 cm. = 1 km

58.

Which part of the earth is the South Temperate Zone?

A.	Between the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn.	B.	Between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle.
C.	Between the Equator and the Antarctic Circle.	D.	Between the two tropics.

59.

What have Humboldt, Benguela and Kuro Siwo in common?

A.	All are ocean currents.	B.	All are African cities.
C.	All are great explorers.	D.	All are mountain peaks.

60.

In which part of the world would you find cyclones?

A.	In the China Seas	B.	In the Caribbean
C.	The Indian Ocean and its littoral	D.	By the Cape of Good Hope