A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is known as

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• A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is called
• A narrow strip of land bordered on both sides by water, connecting two large bodies of land is known as : [IFS 1993]
• Land masses are heated and cooled much faster than water bodies. Identify the true statements in this regard: 1. Land gets heated by conduction 2. Water has higher specific heat 3. Only the surface layers of water are heated 4. Water gets heated by convection
• Which of the following are true with regard to temperature control of the atmosphere of a given place? 1. The major temperature contrasts on earth's surface are between land masses and oceans 2. During night, the water surface cools more rapidly than the land surface 3. Temperature generally decreases with latitude on either side of the equator 4. Temperature rises to a maximum during summer and falls to a minimum during winter
• A narrow passage of water that connects two large bodies or water is known as
• Insolation heats up the land masses more quickly than the water bodies because:
• The denudational processes have not reduced the land masses to a level because: [IAS 2003]
• Why are major fishing areas of the world confined to the temperate zone? 1. Cold and warm currents meet, creating conditions favourable for plankton growth 2. The fish of these waters are highly palatable as human food 3. There is a ready mark, in the land masses of the zone 4. The existence of submarine plateaus help in growth of fish population
• The contact of two air masses differing sharply in humidity originates: .[CDS 2001]
• A narrow inlet of sea between cliffs or steep slopes, especially associated with Scandinavia is