The Mekong River Quiz

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What is the estimated length of the Mekong River?

  • 3,050 km
  • 5,500 km
  • 4,909 km (correct)
  • 6,200 km

Where are the headwaters of the Mekong River located?

  • Myanmar
  • Cambodia
  • Tibetan Plateau (correct)
  • Thailand

What is the drainage area of the Mekong River?

  • 500,000 sq mi
  • 307,000 sq mi (correct)
  • 600,000 sq mi
  • 400,000 sq mi

What does 'មេ' mean in Khmer, the language from which the Mekong gets its English name?

<p>Mother (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes navigation difficulty along the Mekong River?

<p>Extreme seasonal variations in flow (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined criterion in common, such as location, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. What is the etymological origin of the word 'population'?

<p>Derived from the Late Latin word populationem (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding. What is the main characteristic of a sexual population area?

<p>It is the area where inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the population (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'population' refer to in the field of genetics?

<p>A group of organisms of the same species capable of interbreeding (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'population' encompass besides human beings?

<p>Animals, microorganisms, and plants (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a government conducting a census?

<p>To quantify the size of a resident population within a given jurisdiction (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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