World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Nakwakto Rapids is one of the fastest tidal rapids in the world. And, it is located in the Seymour Inlet of Canada. Seymour Inlet has two parts-(a). Slingsby Channel and (b). Schooner Channel. Nakwakto Rapids flows though the Slingsby Channel. These rapids flow at speeds up to 18.4 miles per hour.

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The Lofoten Islands is regarded as the world’s most beautiful Archipelagos. It is located where the Northern Norway meets the Arctic Circle.

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Mount Vinson Massif is the highest mountain in Antarctic continent. Its summit is 4897 metres above sea level. It is located in Antarctica.

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The Colorado Plateau, an intermontane plateau is the largest plateau in America. It lies to the western part of USA. It is divided by the Colorado river and the Grand Canyon. It is famous for Artesian wells.

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The Great Plains is located in United States and Canada, North America. It lies west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. and Canada. The Great Plains is famous for extensive cattle ranching and dry farming. The Canadian portion of the Plains is known as the Canadian Prairies.

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The Mesosphere is the layer of the earth’s atmosphere which is an intermediate layer beyond the ozone layer. It lies upto an altitude of 80 km from the earth’s surface. The temperature gradually falls to -100°C at 80 km altitude in this layer. The meteorites burn up in this layer on entering from the space.

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Albertine Rift or Albertine Rift Mountains are located on the eastern side of the African continent. It forms the western branch of the East African Rift. It covers countries such as Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. It houses geographical features such as Lake Albert, the Rwenzori Mountains, Lake Edward, Virunga Mountains, Lake Kivu and Lake Tanganyika. These mountains formed when the Somali plate split from the rest of the African continent due to tectonic movements.

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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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Kykkos Monastery is located in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. The Holy Monastery of the Virgin of Kykkos, one of the wealthiest and best-known monasteries in Cyprus, was founded around the late 11th century, by the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos.

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Warm Ocean Currents in Pacific Ocean:

• North Equatorial Current
• South Equatorial Current
• Counter Equatorial Current
• Kuroshio System
• East Australia Current
• North Pacific Drift
• Cold Ocean Currents in pacific ocean:
• Oyashio Current
• California Current
• Peruvian or Humboldt Current