World & Physical Geography MCQs

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The Stratosphere is the layer of the Earth’s atmosphere which lies beyond the troposphere. It extends up to an altitude of 50 kilometres from the earth’s surface. This layer is almost free from clouds and associated weather phenomenon. It therefore makes conditions most ideal for flying aeroplanes.

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Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina share the location of Dinara Mountain Range. It is a part of the Dinaric Alps. The mountain range is composed of limestone and dolomite. This mountain range houses Ujilica Mountain, Troglav Mountain (the highest peak of the range) and Kamesnica Mountain. This mountain range is endemic to the endangered species of the Balkan snow vole.

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The tropical cyclones have a thermal origin. They develop over tropical seas during late summers .i.e. during August to mid-November.

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Seamounts are mountains with pointed summits, rising from the seafloor that does not reach the surface of the ocean. They are volcanic in origin. These can be 3,000-4,500 m tall.

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The Czech Republic and Germany share the location of the Ore Mountain Range. It is located in Central Europe which forms the natural border between the Czech Republic and Germany. The Klinovec is the highest peak of this mountain range which is 1244 metres above sea level. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This mountain range played an important role in Bronze Age through a developed craft mining and metallurgy culture which further contributed to the industrial revolution in future.

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The texture of the soil is determined by the proportion of the sand, silt and clay particles. Loamy soil is the one in which none of the three (sand/silt/clay) dominates the other two. In particular, loamy soil has about 40% sand, 40%silt, and 20% clay.

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Australopithecus afarensis are said to have inhabited the African mainland. And they were shorter than the Australopithecus ramidus and had a small skull with flat noses and no chin. ‘Lucy’ the famous fossil belonged to this species.

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The Little Belt is a strait located between the Jutland Peninsula and Funen Island of Denmark. Little Belt, Great Belt and Oresund together constitutes the three Danish Straits which connects the Baltic Sea to the Atlantic Ocean via Kattegat, Skagerrak ad the North Sea. It is a Ramsar Wetland. The Littel Belt has the highest known density of harbour porpoises in the world.

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The Seven Brothers Islands is located in and under the administration of Djibouti. It is an archipelago located in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait connecting both the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. It is a notable diving site. It is a group of six volcanic islands and one volcanic hill located at the northern tip of Ras Siyyan Peninsula.

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Morne Diablotins Mountain is the highest mountain and the largest volcano in Dominica, officially Commonwealth of Dominica, which is 1447 metres above sea level. It is a stratovolcano which forms a part of the Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc. This second highest mountain of Lesser Antilles archipelago is located within Morne Diablotin National Park.