World & Physical Geography MCQs

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India shares the border from the west, north and east with Bangladesh. Myanmar lies to the south-east of Bangladesh. Both Nepal and Bhutan are separated from Bangladesh by India’s Siliguri Corridor. China is separated from Bangladesh by the Indian state of Sikkim.

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Chuquicamata, the world’s largest open-pit copper mine by excavated volume, is located in the Antofagasta region of Chile. This mine is now owned and operated by Codelco, a Chilean state enterprise. This mine was opened in 1882. It contains porphyry copper deposits.

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The Iberian Plateau also called the Spanish Plateau is located in Spain. It is formed by volcanic eruption and lava. It is famous for its best quality iron.

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Comoros is located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel, in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa. Comoros is the fourth-smallest African nation by area. Comoros is the only country in the Arab League which is located entirely in Southern Hemisphere. Moroni is the capital of Comoros.

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Costa Rica and Nicaragua are the two nations involved in the San Juan River Border Dispute. This dispute arises in the interpretation of delimitation and navigation rights on the San Juan River, as per the Canas-Jerez Treaty of 1858. The 2010 Dispute regarding the dredging of San Juan River was called by the media as Google Maps War. San Juan River flows from Lake Nicaragua into the San Juan Lagoon on the Caribbean Sea. A large section of the border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica runs on the south bank of the San Juan River. The San Juan River is home to freshwater bull sharks.

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Costa Rica and Nicaragua were the two nations involved in the Isla Calero Dispute of 2010. Isla Calero or Calero Island is the largest island in Costa Rica which lies along the San Juan River which flows along the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. In 2015, the International Court of Justice decided that the territory in dispute belonged to Costa Rica.

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Condensation of water vapor in air in form of water droplets or ice is called Precipitation. 
Precipitation occurs in the form of:
Snowfall
Sleet
Hail
Rainfall

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Continental Tropical Air Masses are air masses which are dry, hot and stable throughout the year. The source regions of the air masses include tropical and sub-tropical deserts of Sahara in Africa, and of West Asia and Australia.

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Continents do not end abruptly at the shoreline, they slope seaward from coast to a point where the slope becomes very steep. This shallow submerged extension of the continent is called as the Continental Shelf.

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Oceanic Deeps or Trenches are the deepest parts of the oceans. They are comparatively steep-sided and have narrow basins. They are associated with active volcanoes and strong earthquakes.