World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Volta River flows through Burkina Faso, Ghana and Ivory Coast. Its source is Bobo-Dioulasso highlands of Burkina Faso. The upper part of Volta River-Black Volta, Red Volta, White Volta-flows through Burkina Faso. Then it flows to Ghana and later it empties into Gulf of Guinea, Atlantic Ocean. For hydroelectricity generation purposes, this river has been dammed at Akosombo, Ghana.

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K2, Karakoram  is the second highest mountain in the world. It is 8611 m in height. It is nicknamed as ‘Savage Mountain’.

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Deosai Plateau is the second highest plateau in the world, with an average elevation of 13,497 ft (4,114 m) above sea level. It is located in the Astore and Skardu districts of Gilgit-Baltistan, in northern Pakistan. The word Deosai means “the land of giants”.
The Deosai Plateau is part of the Deosai National Park, which is located in the western Himalayas. The park is a high-altitude alpine plateau that covers an area of 3,584 square kilometers.
The Deosai Plateau is home to the only stable population of the critically endangered Himalayan Brown Bear in the region. The park is also home to other wild animals, including red fox, golden marmot, Sind ibex, wolf, the Ladakh urial, and the snow leopard.

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The Dihang Pass is located in Arunachal Pradesh. It connects Arunachal Pradesh to Myanmar (Mandalaya). It is at an elevation of more than 4000 metres.

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The atmosphere is divided in five layers according to the diversity of temperature and density. These 5 layers include: Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere (Ionosphere)
Exosphere

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Polar easterlies are winds which blow from the Polar high pressure area to the Temperate low pressure area. On their journey towards the equator, they are deflected westward to become North easterlies in the Northern hemisphere and South easterlies in the Southern hemisphere. The Polar Easterlies are more regular in the southern hemisphere in comparison to the northern hemisphere.

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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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Low clouds lie at around 2000 metres above ground. Low clouds are also known as Stratus Clouds. They usually look like a huge grey blanket that hangs low in the sky that resembles fog. If these clouds are warm it means rain and if it is cold it snows.

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Frontal precipitation occurs when a front or boundary line is formed between two air masses of contrasting temperature. Along the fronts, the warm air rises above the denser cold air. The mid-latitude regions experiencing the convergence of warm tropical and cold polar air masses are important areas receiving frontal precipitation.

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The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world’s five major oceans. It is also known as the coldest of all the oceans.
It is sometimes classified as an estuary of the Atlantic Ocean.