World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Colombia does not share a land border with Guyana. Guyana is a country on the northern mainland of South America. It is considered part of the Caribbean region because of its strong cultural, historical, and political ties with other Caribbean countries and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Guyana is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Brazil to the south and southwest, Venezuela to the west, and Suriname to the east.

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Iceland is the basin country of the “Hvita River”. Hvita is a river in Iceland that begins at the Hvitarvatn glacier lake on the Langjokull glacier in the highlands of Iceland. The river flows for 40 kilometres before dropping down into a narrow gorge at the Gullfoss waterfall. Because of the danger of flooding, especially in the winter, it has the reputation of being the most dangerous river in Iceland.

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Iraq houses the autonomous region “Kurdistan Region”. The Kurdistan Region is an autonomous region in northern Iraq comprising the four Kurdish-majority governorates of Dohuk, Erbil, Halabja and Sulaymaniyah and bordering Iran, Syria and Turkey. The Kurdistan Region encompasses most of Iraqi Kurdistan but excludes the disputed territories of Northern Iraq, contested between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the central Iraqi government in Baghdad since Kurdish autonomy was realized in 1992 in the aftermath of the Gulf War.

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The longest river of Lebanese Republic is River Litani which is about 140 kilometers long. It originates in the fertile Beqaa valley. At end, it meets the Mediterranean Sea.

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The largest lake of Lebanese Republic is Lake Qaraoun which is a reservoir located in Beqaa valley. It has a total area of about 1190 hectares.

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The longest river of Kingdom of Lesotho is Orange river. It is about 2200 kilometer long and it has its origin in the Drakensberg mountains.

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The ‘Guarani Aquifer is the world’s second-largest aquifer beneath the surface of Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil. It is named after the Guarani people & is a vital source of freshwater that can supply drinking water to the world for the next 200 years.

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Lakshadweep is a group of coral islands in the Laccadive Sea. It is known as coral island because it has been made up of coral, which are skeletons of tiny marine animals called polyps.When the living polyps die, other polyps grow on top of their hard skeletons. They grow higher and higher and thus form coral islands.

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The ionosphere is a region of the upper atmosphere where there are large concentrations of free ions and electrons. While the ions give the ionosphere its name, but it is the free electrons that affect the radio waves and radio communications. In particular the ionosphere is widely known for affecting signals on the short wave radio bands where it reflects signals enabling these radio communications signals to be heard over vast distances.

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The kimono is a Japanese traditional garment that is most often worn by women, and on special occasions. It is in form of full-length robes that is always used in important festival on formal moments. It is the representative of polite and very formal clothing.