World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Venus was the first planet to have its motions plotted across the sky, as early as the second millennium BC.

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The Band-e Amir National Park is the Afghanistan’s first national park, located in the Bamyan Province. It is a series of six deep blue lakes separated by natural dams made of travertine, a mineral deposit. The site of Band-e Amir has been described as Afghanistan’s Grand Canyon, and draws thousands of tourists a year. The river is part of the system of the Balkh River.

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The equinoxes occur in March and September. The equinoxes are the days when the sun is directly over the equator, making day and night of equal length. The equinoxes are sometimes called the “vernal equinox” (spring equinox) and the “autumnal equinox” (fall equinox). The equinoxes have different dates in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
The equinoxes occur around March 21 and September 22. In the Northern Hemisphere, the autumnal equinox occurs around September 22 or 23. In the Southern Hemisphere, the equinox occurs on March 20 or 21.
On equinoxes, most places on Earth receive more than 12 hours of daylight.

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The Afsluitdijk in the Netherlands holds the title for the world’s longest seawall. Finishing construction in 1932, it spans approximately 32 kilometers (20 miles) across the IJsselmeer, a former saltwater inlet. This formidable dam does not merely serve as a shield against floods, but also carries out land reclamation and facilitates the formation of freshwater lakes. Remarkably, this seawall also plays a crucial roadway role, as it interlinks the northern provinces of North Holland and Friesland.

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Mount Kilimanjaro is located in [C] Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Africa and is known for its distinctive volcanic cones and snow-capped peaks.

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The Kuroshio is a north-flowing warm ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean. It is similar to the Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic Ocean.

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Using those measurements, the equatorial circumference of Earth is about 24,901 miles (40,075 km). However, from pole-to-pole — the meridional circumference of the Earth is only 24,860 miles (40,008 km) around. This shape, caused by the flattening at the poles, is called an oblate spheroid.

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The International Date Line is an imaginary line of demarcation on the surface of Earth that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and demarcates the change of one calendar day to the next.  It passes through the middle of the Pacific Ocean, roughly following the 180° line of longitude but deviating to pass around some territories and island groups. The date becomes one day later as one travels across it in western direction, and one day earlier as one travels across it in eastern direction.

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An isthmus is a land bridge, a narrow strip of land that stretches across a body of water to connect two larger land masses. The Greek isthmos means “neck”.
One of the most famous examples of the isthmus landform is the Isthmus of Panama. The Panama isthmus is a narrow strip of land that connects Costa Rica and Colombia. Essentially, the Isthmus of Panama connects North and South America. It is bordered by the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.

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Moving to equator results in less disturbance for wildlife in that area. Much of the biodiversity around the equator is in the rainforest. As stated before, geographic isolation drove speciation around the equator, increasing the overall uniqueness and amount of species.