World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Lake Yojoa is the largest lake in Honduras, which is also a Ramsar Wetland. It lies in a depression formed by volcanoes. The Lake Yojoa volcanic field consists of Pleistocene to Holocene scoria cones, craters, and lava flows. The west side of the lake is bordered by steep mountains and Santa Barbara National Park while the east side is adjacent to Cerro Azul Meambar National Park.

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Java Island is the world’s most populous island. Java is an island of Indonesia, bordered by the Indian Ocean on the south and the Java Sea on the north. With a population of over 148 million, Java constitutes 56.1 per cent of the Indonesian population and is the world’s most populous island.

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Iran, Iraq and Turkey are the countries that share the location of the “Zagros Mountains”. The Zagros Mountains are a long mountain range in Iran, northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey. This mountain range has a total length of 1,600 km. The Zagros mountain range begins in northwestern Iran and roughly follows Iran’s western border while covering much of southeastern Turkey and northeastern Iraq. From this border region, the range roughly follows Iran’s coast on the Persian Gulf. It spans the whole length of the western and southwestern Iranian plateau, ending at the Strait of Hormuz. The highest point is Mount Dena, at 4,409 metres.

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Mount Hallasan is the highest peak of South Korea which is about 19,47 meters high from the mean sea level. It is a Shield Volcano on the Jeju Island of South Korea.

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The largest lake of the Laos People’s Democratic Republic is Nam Ngum. Its total catchment area is 370 sq. km.

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Shale, sandstone and limestone are classic examples of sedimentary rocks; Marble is a type of metamorphic rock. It is a non-foliated metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.

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Tamu Massif is an extinct submarine shield volcano located in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It is considered to be the largest volcano on Earth (in terms of its mass and footprint). It is located in the Shatsky Rise about 1,600 km east of Japan.

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Cumulonimbus clouds are a type of cumulus cloud associated with thunder storms and heavy rainfall. They are also a variation of nimbus or precipitation bearing clouds. They are formed beneath 20,000 ft. and are relatively close to the ground.

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A greenhouse gas is defined as any gaseous compound that is capable of absorbing infrared radiation thereby trapping and holding heat in the atmosphere. Many greenhouse gases occur naturally in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and nitrous oxide, while others are synthetic. Those that are man-made include the chlorofluoro-carbons (CFCs), hydrofluoro-carbons (HFCs) and Perfluoro-carbons (PFCs), as well as sulfur hexafluoride (SF6).

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The 2013–14 North American cold wave was caused by southward shifts of the North Polar Vortex. On December 1, 2013, the weakening of the polar vortex led to the beginning of an abnormally cold trend in the Eastern and Central United States. The continued deterioration of the polar vortex led to the jet stream pushing southward, bringing record cold temperatures across the Eastern U.S.