World & Physical Geography MCQs

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The Caribbean Sea forms the coastline of the “Mosquito Coast”. The Mosquito Coast, also known as the Miskito Coast and the Miskito Kingdom, historically included the kingdom’s fluctuating area along the eastern coast of present-day Nicaragua and Honduras. It formed part of the Western Caribbean Zone. It was named after the local Miskito Amerindians and was long dominated by British interests. The Mosquito Coast was incorporated into Nicaragua in November 1894; however, in 1960, the northern part was granted to Honduras by the International Court of Justice.

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Hungary and Slovakia are the two countries that share the location of the “North Hungarian Mountains”. The North Hungarian Mountains is the northern, mountainous part of Hungary. It forms a geographical unity with the Matra-Slanec Area, the adjacent parts of Slovakia. It is a separate geomorphological area within the Western Carpathians. The mountains run along the northeastern border of Hungary as well as eastern parts of the Hungarian–Slovak border in broadband from the Danube Bend to the town of Presov.

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Iceland houses the glacier-capped stratovolcano “Snaefellsjokull”. It is a 700,000-year-old glacier-capped stratovolcano in western Iceland. The mountain is one of the most famous sites of Iceland, primarily due to the novel Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) by Jules Verne, in which the protagonists find the entrance to a passage leading to the centre of the earth on Snaefellsjokull.

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Iraq forms the mouth of the “Euphrates River”. The Euphrates is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia. Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia. Originating in the Armenian Highlands of eastern Turkey, the Euphrates flows through Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris in the Shatt al-Arab, which empties into the Persian Gulf.

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The Jabal um ad Dami is the highest mountain peak of Jordan. It is about 1854 meters high above the mean sea level. It is situated near the border of Saudi Arabia.

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Belau, Palaos or Pelew are the early names of Palau. Officially , the Republic of Palau is an island nation and an archipelago of 340 islands in the pacific ocean. The capital of Palau is Ngerulmud and it’s largest city is Koror.

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The rate of deforestation is high in Temperate Zone.

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One of today’s prevalent water issues is the rise in sea level. It is mainly caused by two phenomena: global warming and ozone depletion. Polar ice caps in Antarctica and other places are melting fast. This has led to increase in sea level over the years.

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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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The eastward continuation of the Brazil Current is called the South Atlantic Drift. It is also known as the West Wind Drift because it forms at 400 South latitude due to the impact of the Westerlies. The eastward movement is due to the Earth’s rotation.