World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Karst landforms are a type of topography formed due to dissolution of soluble rocks like limestone, dolomite and gypsum.
Poljes also called as karst fields or karst polje are large flat plains found in karst regions. The word Polje means ‘field’. They are flat floored depression within karst limestone.

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Side valley is a valley with a tributary to a larger river. They are higher order valleys near mountains.

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Low profile volcano usually formed almost entirely of fluid lava flows is called as Shield volcano. They have a gentle slope. The largest and the most prominent shield volcano chain in the world is the Hawaiin Islands.

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Turkey does not share a border with Azerbaijan. Russia lies to the north, Georgia lies to the north-west and Iran lies to the south of Azerbaijan.

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Hungary does not share a border with Belarus. Belarus is bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. The capital of Belarus is Minsk.

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Alert in the Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada is the northernmost permanently inhabited place in the world. It is located to the west of Cape Sheridon, the northernmost tip of Ellesmere Island on the shore of the Lincoln Sea. The settlement is surrounded by rugged hills and valleys.

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Dangerous Ground lies to the south-east part of the South China Sea and the Spratly Islands. It involves several low islands, cats, sunken reefs and atolls. Due to its poor documentation, it is one of the exceptionally dangerous navigable waterways.

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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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Humidity is the amount of water vapour present in air. 
Absolute Humidity is the weight of actual amount of water vapour present in unit volume of air.
Relative Humidity is the Ratio of water vapour in air at a particular temp. to total amount of water vapour required to saturate the same air at same temperature. It is expressed in %
Specific Humidity is the Weight of water vapour present in per unit weight of air. It is not affected by change in pressure or temperature.

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Relative Humidity is the Ratio of water vapour in air at a particular temperature to total amount of water vapour required to saturate the same air at same temperature. It is expressed in %