World & Physical Geography MCQs

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The currents have a significant effect on the climate of the coastal areas. The cold Labrador Current flows along the eastern coast of North America keeping it cool.

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The texture of the soil is determined by the proportion of the sand, silt and clay particles:
Clay: Particle Size – diameters less than 0.002 millimetre
Silt: Particle Size – diameters between 0.002 millimetres to 0.05 millimetres.
Sand: Particle Size – diameters between 0.05 and 2 millimetres.
Clay being the finest of all plays the most important role in soil chemistry.

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The Seven Brothers Islands is located in and under the administration of Djibouti. It is an archipelago located in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait connecting both the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. It is a notable diving site. It is a group of six volcanic islands and one volcanic hill located at the northern tip of Ras Siyyan Peninsula.

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Goda Mountains are located in the Tadjoura region of Djibouti. It lies to the northwest of Gulf of Tadjoura. These mountains are Djibouti’s largest heavily vegetated area and also the second-highest point in Djibouti. These mountains are located within the Day Forest National Park of Djibouti. The Goda Mountains and the nearby Mabla Mountains are the last remaining refuge for the Djibouti spurfowl.

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The Layou River is located in the island country of Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, in the Windwards Islands of the Lesser Antilles Archipelago. Layou River is the longest and deepest river in Dominica which rises from the interior of the country and flow westwards to reach the Caribbean Sea. Layou River is always prone to flooding because of the collapse of Matthieu Dam multiple times.

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The Baoruco Mountain Range, also known as Sierra de Bahoruco, is a mountain range located in the south-west of the island country of the Dominican Republic in the Hispaniola Islands of the Greater Antilles Archipelago of the West Indies-Caribbean region. This mountain range is a continuation of Massif de la Selle of Haiti. This mountain range is noted for the presence of blue-coloured concretions called larimar, a mineral assemblage of acidic silicate hydrates of Calcium and Sodium. This mountain range is located in the Sierra de Bahoruco National Park and Biosphere Reserve.

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The North-east Pacific – This region extends from Alaska to California. It owes importance to the large quantities of salmon and tuna. Crabs, shrimps and oysters are also caught for the North American market.

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Commercial livestock and Grain Farming – It is also known as mixed farming.
– Varying emphasis is laid on crops and cattle or livestock depending upon the local climatic and human conditions.
– This type of farming is largely market-oriented and the nature of the produce obtained is influenced by market demand factor.

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Plantation agriculture is a form of commercial agriculture. The plantations have a large area and they are usually found in areas of low density of population.
They employ large number of people, most of them unskilled low paid labourers.
Plantation farming is capital intensive.
It has been an agricultural practice primarily in tropical and subtropical regions.

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Mediterranean-Asiatic-Australian Route – This route connecting northwestern Europe with southern and eastern Asia, Australia and New Zealand is next in importance among the major shipping routes. The Suez Canal forms a vital link in this route and it is of particular importance to the countries of southwestern Europe.