World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Aloba Arch is a natural arch located in Chad. This Arch is a geological feature of Chad’s Ennedi Plateau, located within the Shahra Desert. It is one of the top ten longest arches in the world. It is 8th longest known natural arch. This place has geology similar to the Colorado Plateau of the USA.

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Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works were the saltpetre refineries located in Chile. They are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is located in the Atacama Desert. These refineries produced fertilizer sodium nitrate which transformed agricultural lands of North and South Americas’s and helped Chile to gain a lot of wealth.

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Flaming Mountains, also known as Gaochang Mountains, are located in China. These are barren, eroded and red sandstone mountain which lies to the north of the Taklamakan Desert and to the east of the Turpan. Continuous erosion of these red sandstone mountains leads to the formation of gullies and trenches which gave rise to a flaming pattern in these mountains. It also forms location for several palaeontological formations such as Lianmuqin Formation and Subashi Formation. This mountain also houses the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves.

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The Thal Ghat also called as Thul Ghat or Kasara Ghat connects Mumbai to Nashik. It is one of the four major routes, rail and road routes, leading into Mumbai.

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The Sonoran desert is located in North America. It covers the countries, United States and Mexico. It is the hottest desert in Mexico. It has an area of 260,000 square kilometres.

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Cano Cristales is a river located in Colombia. Its source is Serrania de la Macarena and its mouth is Guayabero River. Due to the striking colours, caused by the presence of Macarenia Clavigera plants on the river bed, this river is also known as the “River of Five Colours” or the “Liquid Rainbow”.

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Coral lives a symbiotic life. Inside the sac of each coral polyp lives one-celled algae called zooxanthellae.
Algae gives off oxygen and other nutrients that the coral polyp needs to live and in return the polyp gives the algae carbon dioxide and other substances the algae needs.

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Mount Chionistra, also known as Mount Olympus, is the highest point in Cyprus. It is 1952 metres above sea level. It forms the part of the Troodos MountainRange. It houses a British long-range radar for surveillance and several ski resorts and clubs.

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Ocean currents are the large masses of surface water that circulate in regular patterns around the oceans.
Factors responsible for Ocean Currents:
The Planetary winds,
Temperatures,
Salinity,
The earth s rotation,
Obstruction from land

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The Czech Republic and Germany form the basin countries of the Elbe River. Elbe River is a major river in Central Europe rises from Krkonose Mountains of the Czech Republic which then flows through the western Czech Republic and Germany and finally drains into the western North Sea coast of Germany. Vltava, Saale, Havel, Mulde, Schwarze Elster and Ohre are the major tributaries of the Elbe River.