World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Doab, also known as Interfluve is a South Asian word for land lying between two converging or confluent rivers.

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Mount Ararat is the national symbol of Armenia. It is depicted in their national emblem “Coat of Arms of Armenia”. Armenians regard it as their symbol of the land. Unfortunately, due to Turkish occupation, Mount Ararat is now located in Turkey. Historically, it was part of Armenia.

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Ganga Delta is a river delta in the Bengal region. It consists of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West bengal. It is one of the most fertile regions of the world. it is therefore called as the Green Delta.

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The Caucasus mountains in Europe are located between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. Mt.Elbrus is the highest peak in the Caucasus mountains.

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The Tibetan Plateau (Tibet) is also known as the “Roof of the World”. It is formed due to the collision of the Indo-Australian and the Eurasian tectonic plates.

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Lake Albert of Africa is located on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is one of Africa’s Great Lakes. It is formerly known as Lake Mobutu Sese Seko. It is located in Albertine Rift, which is the western branch of East African Rift. The primary inflows of this lake are Victoria Nile and Semliki River.

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Air mass is a large body of air whose physical properties especially temperature and moisture content are relatively uniform horizontally. The temperature, pressure and humidity are uniform and the whole area of air or the mass of air behaves like a single unit.

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The average salinity varies 33% – 37% in different oceans and seas.
SALTS PERCENTAGE (%) :
Sodium Chloride –  77.8
Magnesium Chloride – 10.9
Calcium Sulphate – 3.6
Calcium Carbonate – 0.3

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The Czech Republic and Poland share the location of Jizera Mountain Range. The Lusatian Mountains are separated from the Jizera Mountains by the Neisse/Nisa River. These mountains are a major source of granite for building. Wyoska Kopa is the highest peak of this mountain range which is 1127 metres above sea level. It is a part of the western Sudetes Mountain Range.

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In the Desert Biome, the predominant vegetation is xerophytic or drought-resistant. This includes the cacti, thorny bushes, long-rooted wiry grasses and scattered dwarf acacias. Plants have few or no leaves, and the foliage is either waxy, leathery, hairy or needle-shaped to reduce the loss of water through transpiration.