World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Since all industries need raw materials, the distance from which they have to be obtained is an important consideration.  Generally a strong correlation is found between the location of heavy industrial plants and the availability of coal. Coal being a bulky and cheap industrial input, an effort is made to establish industrial plants in close proximity of sources of coal supply.

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Fang people are the indigenous community of Central Africa spanning Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Cameroon. Majority of Fang people lives in the Rio Muni continental region of Equatorial Guinea, which forms its largest ethnic group. These people follow a patrilineal kinship social structure which revolves around exogamy and polygamy.

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The Ligurian Sea, which is located in western Europe, is a part of the Mediterranean Sea. This sea is located between Ligurian Rivera, a narrow coastal strip located in Italy, and Corsica Island, one of the 18 regions of France. Gulf of Genoa forms the northern part and the Tyrrhenian sea forms the eastern part of the Ligurian Sea. This sea houses Pelagos Sanctuary for Mediterranean Marine Mammals. This sea is also listed in the Specially Protected Areas of Mediterranean Importance.

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Tumuk Humak Mountains are a mountain range in South America, which is located in the border area between Brazil in the south and Suriname and French Guiana, an overseas region of France in the north. The Tumuk Humak Mountains are part of the Tumucumaque Uplands of Guiana Shield. They are geographically important because they form the divide between the biogeographical system of the Amazon Basin and that of the Atlantic coastal area of the Guianas. The Tumuk Humak plateau is covered primarily with lowland and plateau forests.

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Likhi Range is a mountain range in Georgia, a part of the Caucasus mountains. It connects the Greater Caucasus and Lesser Caucasus ranges. The highest point is 1,926 metres above sea level. The lowest and most important mountain pass is the Surami Pass at an elevation of 949 metres which links eastern and western Georgia. A railroad (in the tunnel) runs through the pass, as well as the Zestaponi-Khashuri highway. A southern portion of the Likhi range was historically known as Ghado.

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The Haliacmon is the longest river in Greece, with a total length of 297 km. In Greece, there are three rivers longer than Haliakmon, Maritsa, Struma, both coming from Bulgaria, and the Vardar, but the length of each one of them in Greek territory is less than that of Haliakmon, which flows entirely in Greece.

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The State of Libya is home to the Sahara Desert, the largest desert of the world. About 90% of the Libya’s area is desert or semi desert. The part of Sahara desert in Libya is known as Libyan Desert.

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The total area of land under agriculture in Principality of Liechtenstein is 65 sq. km. It makes up to 41% of the total land area.

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Malaysia is an island country which is located in the south east Asia. Malaysia shares its largest maritime border with Indonesia. It is about 1,782 km long.

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The core of earth is composed mainly of iron (Fe) and nickel (Ni) and hence it is also called as NIFE. It is responsible for earth’s magnetism. This layer has the maximum specific gravity. It lies between 2900 km and 6400 km below the earth’s surface. It accounts for 16 per cent of the earth’s volume.