World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Azerbaijan does share a land border with Iran. Iran is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered to the northwest by Armenia and Azerbaijan, to the north by the Caspian Sea, to the northeast by Turkmenistan, to the east by Afghanistan, to the southeast by Pakistan, to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and to the west by Turkey and Iraq. It is the second-largest country in the Middle East, and its capital and largest city is Tehran.

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Iran houses the mountain range “Alborz”. The Alborz is a mountain range in northern Iran that stretches from the border of Azerbaijan along the western and entire southern coast of the Caspian Sea and finally runs northeast and merges into the Aladagh Mountains in the northern parts of Khorasan. This mountain range is divided into the Western, Central, and Eastern Alborz Mountains. Mount Damavand, the highest mountain in Iran measuring 5,610.0 m, is located in the Central Alborz Mountains.

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The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg shares its largest border with the Belgium country. It is about 148 kilometer long in length. It shares a border of 138 km with Germany and 73 with France.

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The longest river of Republic of Malawi is Shire river. It flows into Zambezi river in Mosambique. Its total length in Malawi is about 402 km.

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The highest mountain peak of Federated States of Micronesia is Mount Nanhalaud. It is located in Pohnpei island of Micronesia. Its total height above the mean sea level is about 782 meter.

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The rocks having broad upper part and narrow base resembling an umbrella or mushroom are called mushroom rocks or pedestal rocks. These undercut, mushroom-shaped rocks are formed due to abrasive works of wind.

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Water makes up about 71% of the Earth’s surface, while the other 29% consists of continents and islands.It is because of this that the earth is also known as Blue Planet. 96.5% of all the Earth’s water is contained within the oceans as salt water, while the remaining 3.5% is freshwater lakes and frozen water locked up in glaciers and the polar ice caps.

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Tropical cyclones are known by various names in different parts of the world. In the North Atlantic Ocean and the eastern North Pacific, they are called hurricanes, and in the western North Pacific around the Philippines, Japan, and China,they are referred to as typhoons.

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Laterisation is a form of chemical weathering that involves oxidation, carbonation and leaching. This natural process results in the formation of Laterite soils.

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The Vedda are a minority indigenous group of people in Sri Lanka who, among other self-identified native communities such as Coast Veddas, Anuradhapura Veddas and Bintenne Veddas, are accorded indigenous status. The Vedda minority in Sri Lanka is in threat of becoming extinct.