World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Impact crater lakes are lakes formed by the depression caused by the impact of the crater. They are also known as annular lake. The water in the annular lake is shaped like a ring. 
Lake Manicouagan in Canada is the largest impact crater lake.

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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.

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Paracel Islands are a disputed archipelago located in the South China Sea. It is also known as Xisha Islands or Hoang Sa archipelago. This islands houses “Dragon Hole”, the deepest underwater sinkhole in the world. In Battle of Paracel Islands of 1974, China took control of the administration of the Paracel Islands from Vietnam.

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The Andes Mountains in South America, are the longest mountain chain in the world. Mt. Aconcagua is the highest peak in the Andes.

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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 Gobi Desert is a large desert is East Asia. It covers parts of Northern and Northeastern China and of Southern Mongolia. It has an area of 1,295,000 square kilometres. It is a cold Desert.

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The Sub Tropical High Pressure Belt extend near the tropics to about 35 degree North and South Latitudes. The high pressure along this belt is due to subsidence of air coming from the equatorial region which descends after becoming heavy. In early days, the sailing vessels with cargo of horses found it difficult to sail under calm conditions of this high pressure belt.They used to throw horses into the sea when fodder ran out. Hence the name horse latitudes.

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The Old City of Dubrovnik is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Croatia. It is known as the “Pearl of Adriatic” located on the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia facing the Adriatic Sea. It was an important Mediterranean sea power from the 13th century onwards. It is featured by Gothic Renaissance and Baroque churches, monasteries, palaces and fountains.

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Cyclone is any low-pressure area with winds spiralling inwards. Cyclones rotate anti-clockwise in Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in Southern Hemisphere. 
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 Atlantic Ocean is the second largest ocean in the world. It covers approximately 20 percent of Earth’s surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area. It separates the “Old World” from the “New World”. The Atlantic Ocean is a busiest ocean in terms of trade and commerce.