World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Volcanic landforms are features associated volcanic processes.
Graben – Graben is a depressed block of planetary crust bordered by parallel faults. Graben is a German word for ditch or trench. They occur side-by-side with Horsts. It is a tectonic landform.

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The Bahamas is a nation located in the Lucayan Archipelago in the West Indies region of the Caribbean. Lucayan Archipelago is also known as Bahamas Archipelago. The Bahamas occupies 97% of Lucayan Archipelago.

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Debundscha is located in Cameroon. It is located at the foothills of Mount Cameroon facing the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the five rainiest places in the world in which others are Lloro(Colombia), Mawsynram(India), the Big Bog(Hawaiian Islands) and Cherrapunji(India). It is located in equator giving it a year-round hot and humid climate.

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Mount Logan is the highest mountain in Canada. It is also the second-highest peak in North America after Denali. It is 5959 metres above sea level. It is located inside Kluane National Park Reserve. It is the source of the Hubbard and Logan glaciers.

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Mt.Elbert is the highest peak in the Rockies. The Rocky Mountains are located in North America. They are the longest fold mountains in the world. They extend from Canada to Western US.

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The Altai mountain range in Central Asia, is a young folded mountain range which extends from Kazakhstan  to northern China. The Belukha Mountain is the highest peak in Altai.

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TheBhuikhel plain is a large plain located in the western part of Kathmandu at the foot of Swayambhu hill. It is famous for the Buddhist Samyak festival held here. It has a sacred significance because it is the site of the Samyak ceremony of Kathmandu.

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The Ozone lies at an altitude between 30 km and 60 km from the earth’s surface. It spans the stratosphere and lower mesosphere. This layer reflects the harmful ultraviolet radiation. The Ozone layer or the ozonosphere is also called chemosphere because a lot of chemical activity takes place here. The temperature rises at a rate of 5°C per kilometer through this layer.

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Grand Inga Dam is a series of seven proposed hydroelectric power station at the site of the Inga Falls in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a proposed 40000 megawatts hydroelectric power project and if realised it would be the largest power station in the world. This project would be located across the Congo River.

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Convectional rainfall occurs when the air on getting heated becomes light and rises up in convection currents. As the air rises, it expands and drops the temperature and subsequently, condensation takes place and cumulus clouds are formed. Heavy rainfall with lightning and thunder occurs which does not last long. This type of rainfall generally takes place in the equatorial regions and internal parts of the continents, predominantly in the northern hemisphere. This rainfall is usually associated with hail and graupel