World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Human Geography is the synthetic study of the relationship between human societies and the earth’s surface where as Physical geography deals with nature of physical phenomena such as climatology, soil and vegetation.
Physical geography deals with:
• Land forms
• Rocks
• Minerals
• Soils
• Climate
• Rivers
• Atmosphere etc.
Human Geography deals with
• Population
• Settlements
• Migration
• Transportation
• Social traditions etc.

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Comet Kohoutek was first sighted on 7 March 1973 by Czech astronomer Luboš Kohoutek. Kohoutek was observed by the crews of Skylab 4 and Soyuz 13; it thus became the first comet to be observed by a manned spacecraft.

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Eskimos live in the tundra climate. The tundra is part of the polar region, which is characterized by a frigid climate. The polar region includes the Arctic and the Antarctic. Eskimos are indigenous people who have traditionally lived in the northern circumpolar region. This region includes eastern Siberia, Alaska, Canada, and Greenland. Eskimos live in igloos during the winter and portable huts in the summer. The word “igloo” is the Eskimo word for “house”. Eskimos have developed unique skills and adaptations to survive in the extreme cold climates.

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Green land is the world’s largest island. It is located in Arctic ocean. Though Australia is an island it considered as a continent.

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Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of small particles and subsequent cementation of mineral or organic particles. The fossils can be found in these.

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Anatolia, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the largest part of the territory of Turkey. Anatolia is bounded by the Black Sea to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean Sea to the west, and the borders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east.

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A solstice represents Either longest or shortest day of the Year. The summer solstice is on June 21 and winter solstice is on December 21.

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The Acasta Gneiss is located in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The rock is exposed on an island about 300 kilometers north of Yellowknife. The Acasta Gneiss is one of the oldest known intact crustal fragments on Earth. The rock was metamorphosed between 3.58 and 4.031 billion years ago.  The Acasta Gneiss was first described in 1989. It was discovered during fieldwork in 1983 by Geological Survey of Canada geologist Janet King.  Gneiss is a type of rock that has been metamorphosed by intense heat and pressure at depth in Earth’s crust. The original, unmetamorphosed rock was a granite, an intrusive igneous rock.

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Laos is a landlocked south east Asian country. Laos capital is Vientiane. Its currency is lao Kip.

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A rift valley is a long, narrow valley that forms where the Earth’s crust is being pulled apart and is typically associated with the process of continental rifting. Rift valleys are often found along the boundary between two tectonic plates, and they are typically steep-sided and bounded by faults. As the plates move apart, the ground between them sinks, forming a depression that eventually becomes a valley. This process can take millions of years, and over time, the rift valley can become filled with sediment and other materials, forming a lowland area.