World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Landforms of ridges deposited by a glacier or ice sheet transverse to ice flow are called rogen moraine. They mainly occur in scotland and ireland.

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Asymmetric valley – A valley that has steeper slopes on one side is called an asymmetrical valley. They are Azonal landforms. They are associated with tectonic activity.
Mid oceanic Ridge – The underwater mountain system formed by plate tectonic spreading is called the Mid oceanic ridge. They are formed by plate tectonics due to the process of sea floor spreading. They are formed at divergent plate boundaries. They are the longest mountain ranges of the world.
Rift Valley – Rift valley is a type of a tectonic landform. It is a linear lowland formed by a tectonic rift or fault. It is formed on a divergent plate boundary.

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Highway-1 of Australia is the longest national highway in the world. This highway spans over 14500 kilometres or 9000 miles. It stretches almost the entire coastline of Australia.

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Chumbi Valley lies in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. It lies on the southern side of Himalayas. It forms the Chinese border with India and Bhutan. The Chumbi valley is connected to Sikkim, India via Nathu La and Jelep La passes.

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Canada has the longest coastline in the world. It stretches from the Atlantic Ocean in the east; the Arctic Ocean to the north and to the Pacific Ocean in the west. This coastline has a total length 0f 243042 kilometres. It occupies much of the continent of North America. Indonesia, Russia and the Philippines ranked 2nd,3rd and 4th respectively in terms of the countries wilt lost coastline in the world.

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Strait of Magellan is the strait or the sea route in the Southern Chile that separates South American mainland to the north and Tierra del Fuego archipelago to the south. It is one of the only three natural navigable waterway passages between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean in the Southern Hemisphere, the other two are the Drake Passage and Beagle Channel.

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China is geographically related to the Yellow River. The Yellow River is the second-longest river in China. It is the sixth-longest river system in the world. This river is also known as Huang He. The river originates from Bayan Har Mountains and drains its water into the Bohai Sea. The Yellow River basin was the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization.

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The Volga Delta is the largest river delta in Europe. Part of the Volga river system, it drains into the caspian sea. It is designated as the Ramsar Wetland site.

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Matterhorn is one of the highest peaks in the Alps. It is situated on the border between Italy and Switzerland. It is 4478 metres high. It is one of the deadliest peaks of the Alps.

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Mount Everest also known as Sagarmatha or Chomulungma is the highest peak in the world with a height of 8848 metres. It is located in the Mahalangur Himalayan range.