World & Physical Geography MCQs

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The highest peak of Republic of Mali is Mount Hombori Tondo. It is located in the Mopti region of Mali. Its total height is 1155 meter above the mean sea level.

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The Boucle Du Baoule national park is located in the western part of Kayes region of Mali. It was designated in the year 1982. It has an area of 25330 sq. km.

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The highest point of the Netherlands is Vaalserberg. It is situated in the province of limburg at the south eastern most point of the country. It is about 322 meter high above mean sea level.

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A meander, in general, is a bend in a sinuous watercourse or river. A meander forms when moving water in a river erodes the outer banks and widens its valley. Meandering rivers erode sediment from the outer curve of each meander bend and deposit it on an inner curve further downstream. When a meander gets cut off from the main stream, an oxbow lake forms.

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The Earth can be divided into four main layers: the solid crust on the outside, the mantle, the outer core and the inner core. Out of them, the mantle is the thickest layer (extends from where the crust ends to about 2,890 km), while the crust is the thinnest layer. The crust ranges from 5–70 km in depth and is the outermost layer.

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El Nino initially referred to a weak, warm current appearing annually around Christmas time along the coast of Ecuador and Peru and lasting only a few weeks to a month or more. Every three to seven years, a warm ocean current event may last for many months, having significant economic and atmospheric consequences worldwide. This is known as El Nino.

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Afforestation is the establishment of a forest or stand of trees in an area where there was no forest. As plant roots hold the soil, Afforestation prevents soil erosion and enables better retention of water.

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Yosemite Falls is the highest measured waterfall in North America. Located in Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada of California in the United States, it is a major attraction in the park, especially in late spring when the water flow is at its peak.

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Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia that is sandwiched between Russia to the north and China to the south, where it neighbours the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.It is the world’s second-largest landlocked country behind Kazakhstan and the largest landlocked country that does not border a closed sea.

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Poland’s coastline extends for more than 770 kilometers along the Baltic Sea, showcasing a diverse landscape of beaches, cliffs, and dunes, offering various economic and recreational opportunities.