World & Physical Geography MCQs

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The Atacama Desert is a desert of South America located in Chile. It lies on the east coast of the South Pacific Ocean and west of the Andes Mountains. It receives less precipitation than polar deserts. The aridity of this desert is due to temperature inversion caused by the cold Humboldt Ocean Current.

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China is geographically related to the Kunlun Mountains. It lies to the north of Tibetan Plateau. Liushi Shan is the highest peak. It is one of the longest mountain chains in Asia.

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Paracel Islands are a disputed archipelago located in the South China Sea. It is also known as Xisha Islands or Hoang Sa archipelago. This islands houses “Dragon Hole”, the deepest underwater sinkhole in the world. In Battle of Paracel Islands of 1974, China took control of the administration of the Paracel Islands from Vietnam.

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Scarborough Shoal is located in the South China Sea of the Pacific Ocean. It is also known as Democracy Reef or Panatag Shoal. It is located between the Macclesfield Bank and Luzon Island of the Philippines. It is a disputed territory in which its ownership rights are claimed by both China and the Philippines.

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The Appalachian mountain range is located in North America. It is a fold mountain rich in mineral resources. Mt. Mitchell, North Carolina, US is the highest peak of the Appalachian mountains.

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The Lhotse mountain is located in the Mahalangur Himalayas. It is 8516 metres in height. Mount Everest is the parent mountain of the Lhotse.

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The Shipki La Pass connects the Indian State Himachal Pradesh with Tibet. It has an elevation of 6000 metres. It remains close in winter.

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Erta Ale is a active basaltic shield volcano in the Afar region of northeastern Ethiopia. It is the most active volcano in Ethiopia.

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Isotherm is an imaginary line joining places having equal temperatures. The horizontal or latitudinal distribution of temperature is shown with the help of a map with isotherms. All the temperatures are reduced to sea levels while showing isotherms.

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The force exerted on the surface by the column of air above it is called atmospheric pressure or air pressure. It is measured by means of an instrument called barometer. Isobars are lines connecting places having equal pressure. It is measured at any station after being reduced to sea level.