World & Physical Geography MCQs

Notes:
Sericulture refers to the rearing of silk worms and obtaining silk from them. Sericulture originated in China and the Chinese kept the processes of obtaining silk a secret for about three thousand years.

Notes:
Mount Tullu Dimtu is a part of the Bale Mountain Range in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. It is located between the drainage basins of Weyib and Shebelle Rivers, which are included in the coverage of Bale Mountain National Park. Mount Tullu Dimtu is the fourth highest peak of Ethiopia.

Notes:
Erta Ale is a 613 meters high continuously active basaltic shield volcano located in the Erta Ale mountain range in the Afar region of Ethiopia. It is the most active volcano in Ethiopia. This volcanic mountain is famous for housing the longest-existing lava lake. This mountain is also known as the “Smoking Mountain ” and “gateway to hell”. It is part of the East African Rift System.

Notes:
Fiji is an island country located in the Melanesia subregion of the Oceania geographic region in the South Pacific Ocean, northwest of New Zealand.

Notes:
Guadeloupe is an archipelago forming an overseas region of France located where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean. This archipelago forms part of the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles archipelago. Guadeloupe is located between two countries in which Antigua and Barbuda lies to the north and Dominica lies to the south. The British Overseas Territory of Montserrat is located to the north of Guadeloupe.

Notes:
“Mont Panie”, standing at a height of 1628 meters is the highest point of New Caledonia, an overseas French collectivity in the southwest Pacific Ocean. It is situated on Grande Terre Island and forms part of the Chaine Centrale mountain range. The exotic flora and fauna of this mountainous region add to its ecological significance, further enhancing the natural beauty of New Caledonia, which is known for its unique biodiversity and cultural heritage.

Notes:
The Rio Minho is the longest river of Jamaica. It originates from the center of the island and flows in the southwest direction to meet Caribbean sea. Its length is about 92.8 kilometers.

Notes:
The longest river of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is Yalu river. It is about 790 km long and is also known as Amnok river.

Notes:
The Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden. To the north lie the Sinai Peninsula, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Gulf of Suez (leading to the Suez Canal).

Notes:
The Soviet space probe Luna 3 of 1959 (of the E-3 series) was the third space probe to be sent to the neighborhood of the Moon, and this mission was an early feat in the spaceborne exploration of outer space. Though it returned rather poor pictures by later standards, the historic, never-before-seen views of the far side of the Moon caused excitement and interest when they were published around the world, and a tentative Atlas of the Far Side of the Moon was created after image processing improved the pictures. These views showed mountainous terrain, very different from the near side, and only two dark, low-lying regions which were named Mare Moscoviense (Sea of Moscow) and Mare Desiderii (Sea of Desire). Mare Desiderii was later found to be composed of a smaller mare, Mare Ingenii (Sea of Ingenuity), and several other dark craters.