World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Andorra is the name of the only country that is located between France and Spain. Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a sovereign landlocked micro-state on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees, bordered by France to the north and Spain to the south. It is known as a principality as it is a diarchy headed by two princes: the Bishop of Urgell in Catalonia, Spain, and the President of the French Republic.

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The Meuse River is a 925 kilometer long major European river rises/originates from the Grand Est region of France and then flows through Belgium and Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta. The Meuse and its crossings were a key objective of the last major German World War II counter-offensive on the Western Front, the Battle of the Bulge in the winter of 1944/45.

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The Maya Mountains are a mountain range located in Belize and eastern Guatemala, in Central America. The range’s highest peaks are Doyle’s Delight at 1,124 metres, and Victoria Peak at 1,120 metres. The Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary is a notable nature reserve within the range.

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The Afriski, the skiing and snowboarding resort, is located in the Maloti Mountain ranges of Lesotho. It is situated at a height of 3222 meters above the mean sea level.

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On 21st March and September 23rd, direct rays of the sun fall on the equator. At this position, neither of the poles is tilted towards the sun; so, the whole earth experiences equal days and equal nights. This is called an equinox.

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Jupiter’s radius is about 1/10 the radius of the Sun, and its mass is 0.001 times the mass of the Sun. Jupiter’s mass is 2.5 times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined—this is so massive that its barycenter with the Sun lies above the Sun’s surface at 1.068 solar radii from the Sun’s center.

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The earth has been divided into 360 degrees of imaginary longitudinal lines. Now, these 360 degrees divided by 24-hour day, results in 4 minutes per longitude. Or, 360 degree = 24 hours, so 1 hour = 15 degrees, 1 degree = 4 minutes. So, for a time difference of two hours, the longitudinal distance will be equal to 30o.

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The bora is a cold and typically very dry, commonly blowing down from the mountains on the eastern side of the Adriatic Sea where it flows mainly from the northeast through gaps in the Dinaric Alps. Bora winds can occur anytime during the year. However, the peak frequency occurs in the cold season (November – March).

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The process of seeping of water into the ground is known as infiltration. Infiltration happens when water soaks into the soil from the ground level. It moves underground and moves between the soil and rocks. Some of the water is soaked up by roots to help plants grow. Some of the water moves down into the soil to a level that is filled with water, called ground water.

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The Puerto Princesa Subterranean River, located in the Philippines, is renowned as the world’s longest navigable underground river. Stretching over 8.2 kilometers within a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it is celebrated for its breathtaking limestone karst landscapes, extensive cave systems, and diverse ecosystem.