World & Physical Geography MCQs

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The Temperate Cyclones are also called as Extra Tropical Cyclones or Mid-Latitude Cyclones or Frontal Cyclones or Wave Cyclones. They can form both on land as well as seas. They are systems developing in the mid and high latitude (35° latitude and 65° latitude in both hemispheres), beyond the tropics. They cover a large area compared to the tropical cyclones. They are Inverted V shape.

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Koeppen’s Classification of climate is the most commonly used classification of climate. He recognized a close relationship between the distribution of vegetation and climate. The Koeppen climate classification system recognizes five major climatic types and each type is designated by a capital letter- A, B, C, D, E, and H. 
A, C, D, E are considered as Humid whereas B is considered as Dry.

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Salinity is directly positively related to seawater density.
There are 3 layers in seawater from sea surface to the ocean bottoms. They are
Surface Layer of Lowest density
Pynocline Layer of sharp density gradient
Deep or bottom layer of highest but uniform density.

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The general distribution of winds in the lower atmosphere is called as Planetary winds.
The planetary winds are permanent winds that blow from one pressure belt to the other. Accordingly, they have been divided into – Tradewinds, Westerlies and Polar Easterlies

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Ocean currents are the large masses of surface water that circulate in regular patterns around the oceans.
The Antarctic Circumpolar Current circles the Earth across the Pacific, the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans almost without any interruption.

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Zealand Island is located in Denmark. It is the largest and most populous island of Denmark proper. It is located on the Danish Straits. The connectivity of this island with the adjacent island of Denmark is made possible through Great Belt Fixed Link, Storstrom Bridge and Faro Bridges.

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The Silkeborg Forests are located in the Jutland Peninsula of Denmark. It is a Baltic mixed type forest comprises of several private and public woodlands. It is the largest forest of Denmark. It is protected under the Natura 2000 network of nature protection areas. This forest houses European brook lamprey, Northern crested newt, Pond bat and the European Otter.

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Lake Assal of Djibouti is the lowest point on land in the African continent. It is also known as Honey Lake. Lake Assal is a crater lake located at the western side of the Gulf of Tadjoura. Lake Assal is a salt lake which lies 155 metres below sea level in the Afar Triangle. It is the third-lowest point on the Earth after the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea. It is also the third-most saline body of water in the world after Don Juan Pond and Gaet’ale Pond. It also possesses the world’s largest salt reserves.

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Damajaqua Cascades is a complex of “27 Waterfalls” located along the Damajaqua River in the Puerto Plata city in the island country of the Dominican Republic in the Hispaniola Islands of the Great Antilles Archipelago in the West Indies-Caribbean region. This waterfall has been setup as a national monument for tourists to canyon through. The La Tinajita is one of the exciting waterfalls of the Damajaqua Cascades.

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East Timor(Timor-Leste), officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is an island country located in the Southeast Asian region in the Asian continent. This country is located in the eastern half of the Timor Island which is a part of the Maritime Southeast Asia, which also forms part of the Lesser Sunda Islands of the Malay Archipelago. Timor Island, in Southeast Asia located north of Timor Sea, is divided into two parts, the eastern part is the sovereign country of the Timor-Leste and western part is an Indonesian province under the sovereignty of Indonesia, therefore, Indonesia is the only country which shares a land border with Timor-Leste. The Timor Sea, which is located in the eastern Indian Ocean, separates the Timor Island and East Timor(Timor-Leste) from Australia to the south. Atauro Island and Jaco Island form part of the territory of Timor-Leste located in the Banda Sea and the Timor Sea. Oecusse is the exclave province of the Tim0r-Leste located on the north-western side of the Timor Island surrounded by the West Timor side of Indonesia facing the Suva Sea and the Banda Sea. The capital of East Timor(Timor-Leste) is Dili, which is the chief port and commercial centre of East Timor. Portuguese and Tetum are the two official languages of East Timor. Tetum belongs to Austronesian family of languages spoken through Southeast Asia and the Pacific.