World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Parallels of Glen Roy are a series of ice-dammed proglacial lakes shorelines produced during the cold climate of the Younger Dryas.

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The underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonic spreading is called the Mid oceanic ridge. They are formed by plate tectonics due to the process of sea floor spreading. They are formed at divergent plate boundaries. They are the longest mountain ranges of the world.

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Guyot is an isolated flat-topped underwater volcano mountain. They are also known as tablemount. They were first recognised by Harry Hess in 1945.

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English Harbour is a natural harbour located in the extreme south of Antigua Islands. During the 18th century, the Royal Navy had its operation in this base, thereby received its name as “English Harbour”. It lies adjacent to the Falmouth Harbour. It is best known for Nelson’s Dockyard.

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Cambodia is geographically related to the Gulf of Thailand. The Gulf of Thailand lies to the southwest of Cambodia. It is a coastline of 443 kilometres. Gulf of Tongking lies between Vietnam and China. Gulf of Lingayen lies on the Philippines territory. Gulf of Tomini lies on the territorial waters of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

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Canada-United States Border, also known as the International Boundary, is the longest international border in the world between two countries. The total length covers are 8891 kilometres. The Canada Border Service Agency and US Customs and Border Protection regulate and monitor the legal passage through the International Boundary.

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Cocos Island, located in the Pacific Ocean, is administered by Costa Rica. It lies south-west of Costa Rican mainland. It is aa UNESCO World Heritage Site and as Ramsar Wetland. Costa Rica designated the entire island as National Park in 1978. It has no permanent inhabitants except Costa Rican park rangers. It is the southernmost point of the North American continent if outer islands are included.

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The andesite line is the most significant regional geologic distinction in the Pacific Ocean basin. It separates the mafic basaltic volcanic rocks of the Central Pacific Basin from the partially submerged continental areas of more felsic andesitic volcanic rock on its margins.

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Bohemian Massif is a large plateau-massif located in Central Europe spreads over the central Czech Republic, eastern Germany, southern Poland and northern Austria. It is surrounded by the Ore Mountains, Sudetes Mountain Range, Bohemian-Moravian Highlands and the Bohemian Forests. The landscape is a rounded, forested, rather monotonous highland of crystalline rocks.

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The Czech Republic and Poland share the location of Jizera Mountain Range. The Lusatian Mountains are separated from the Jizera Mountains by the Neisse/Nisa River. These mountains are a major source of granite for building. Wyoska Kopa is the highest peak of this mountain range which is 1127 metres above sea level. It is a part of the western Sudetes Mountain Range.