World & Physical Geography MCQs

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The Nullarbor Plain is located in southern Australia on the coastline of the Great Australian Bight. It is an area of flat and dry land. It is the world’s largest single piece of limestone, and occupies an area of about 200,000 square kilometres.

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Mount Damavand is a stratovolcano and the highest peak in Iran. It is the highest volcano in Asia with an elevation of 5609 metres. It is part of the Volcanic Seven Summits mountaineering challenge.

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The Republic of Congo is located along the coastline of the South Atlantic Ocean. The Republic of Congo is bordered by the South Atlantic Ocean to the south-west. The Republic of Congo has short coast on the Atlantic Ocean.

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La Sabana Metropolitan National Park is located in San Jose, Costa Rica. It is Costa Rica’s largest and most significant urban park. It is considered as the “Lungs of San Jose”. This park offers green space and recreation to the residents of San Jose. It includes a large artificial lake, gymnasium, sports tradition etc.

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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

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The Coriolis force is zero at the equator hence there are no cyclones at equator. About 65 per cent of cyclonic activity occurs between 10° and 20° latitude.

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The “eye” is a roughly circular area of comparatively light winds and fair weather found at the center of a severe tropical cyclone. There is little or no precipitation.

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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.
E is the group of very low temperatures.
Capital letters T and F are used to designate the two subdivisions of polar climate:
tundra – T
icecap – F

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The Southern Ocean, also known as the Antarctic Ocean or the Austral Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean. The deepest point in the Southern Ocean is the “Factorian Deep”with a depth of 7,434 meters.

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Sierra Maestra Mountain Range is located in Cuba. It represents the highest area of Cuba. These ranges are rich in minerals such as copper, manganese, chromium and iron. The highest point of this range is Pico Tuquino, which is 1974 metres above sea level. It houses Turquino National Park and the now extinct species of “ivory-billed woodpecker” was last seen in these ranges.