World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Russia and Georgia are the two countries that share the location of the “Janga Mountain”. Janga or Jangi-Tau is a summit in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range. It lies on the border of Svaneti (Georgia) and Kabardino-Balkaria (Russia). The elevation of the mountain is 5,051 m above sea level. The slopes of the mountain are heavily glaciated. They are most famous for the dormant volcanoes that are hidden under the ice caps.

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Mount Seemeru is an active volcano located in East Java, Indonesia. The volcano is located in the subduction zone where the Indo-Australia plate subducts under the Eurasia plate. The Mount Semeru is a stratovolcano.

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Saronic Gulf is connected with the Gulf of Corinth by the Corinth Canal. The Corinth Canal connects the Gulf of Corinth in the Ionian Sea with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnese from the Greek mainland, arguably making the peninsula an island.

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The “Bissagos Islands” is under the administration of Guinea-Bissau. The Bissagos Islands are a group of about 88 islands and islets located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the African nation of Guinea-Bissau. The archipelago was formed from the ancient delta of the Rio Geba and the Rio Grande. There is a high diversity of ecosystems: mangroves with intertidal zones, palm forests, dry and semi-dry forests, secondary and degraded forests, coastal savanna, sandbanks and aquatic zones. The archipelago was declared in 1996 a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve—Bolama Bissagos Biosphere Reserve, known for animals including marine turtles, hippopotamus and the southern islands are today a nature reserve.

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The Caribbean Sea forms the coastline of the country “Haiti”. Haiti is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, to the east of Cuba and Jamaica and south of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island which it shares with the Dominican Republic.

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The longest river of Republic of Nicaragua is river Rio Coco. It is located in the Somoto Canyon, Madriz department, Nicaragua. Its total length is about 750 km.

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Hydra is the largest of the 88 modern constellations, measuring 1303 square degrees, and also the longest at over 100 degrees. It is a long, slender, winding region of stars named after the many-headed sea serpent Hercules encountered in Greek mythology. Its southern end abuts Libra and Centaurus and its northern end borders Cancer. It is located in the southern hemisphere.

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As the Earth moves around its orbit, it reaches two points during the year where the tilt of its axis causes it to be straight relative to the Sun. These days are known as equinoxes. During these equinoxes the rays of the Sun shine directly on the equator. This happens on approximately 21st March and 23rd September. At two points throughout the year, the tilt of the Earth’s axis reaches its maximum angle compared to the Sun. This usually happens around June 21st and December 21st. These days are known as solstices when the rays of the Sun shine directly on one of the two Tropics. In other words, on the day of summer solstice, the sun shines directly above the Tropic of Cancer and on winter solstice, it is directly above the Tropic of Capricorn.

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The word equinox is derived from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox (night). It refers to the day when daytime and night are of approximately equal duration. An equinox occurs twice a year, around 20 March and 22 September.

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The Steppe is a dry, cold, grassland that is found in all of the continents except Australia and Antarctica. It is mostly found in the USA, Mongolia, Siberia, Tibet and China. is usually found between the desert and the forest.