World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Gabon is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, Gabon is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo on the east and south, and the Gulf of Guinea to the west. Gabon is lying along the Atlantic Ocean, just south of the Bight of Biafra, one of the two parts of Gulf of Guinea. Its capital and largest city is Libreville. The official language of Gabon is French. The official currency of Gabon is Central African CFA Franc.

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Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea to the north-east and the North Sea to the north, and the Alps to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west. It is the second-most populous country in Europe after Russia, as well as the most populous member state of the European Union. The capital of Germany is Berlin, which is also its largest city. Germany is a federal, parliamentary, representative democratic republic. Federal legislative power is vested in the parliament consisting of the Bundestag (Federal Diet) and Bundesrat (Federal Council), which together form the legislative body.

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The “Courantyne River” forms the international border between Suriname and Guyana. The Courantyne River is a river in northern South America in Suriname. It is the longest river in the country and creates the border between Suriname and the East Berbice-Corentyne region of Guyana. Its tributaries include Kutari River, Coeroeni River, New River, and Zombie Creek. In Suriname, it includes the Kabalebo River, Lucie River, Sipaliwini River, Kutari River.

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The El Cajon Dam, officially known as Central Hidroelectrica Francisco Morazan, is a hydroelectric power plant located in Western Honduras. The dam impounds the Comayagua River, which derives its large volume from two large tributaries, the Humuya River and the Sulaco River. El Cajon is a double arch dam, which uses parabolic geometry in horizontal and vertical axes to spread the weight of the impounded water to canyon walls which act as buttresses. Overall, the dam is the fifth-highest dam in the Americas and the 16th highest in the world, as well as the highest arch dam in the western hemisphere, and the sixth-highest worldwide.

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Iraq forms the mouth of the “Tigris River”. The Tigris is eastern of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates. The river flows south from the mountains of the Armenian Highlands through the Syrian and Arabian Deserts and empties into the Persian Gulf.

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The highest mountain peak of Kazakhstan is Mramornaya Stena. It is about 6126 meters high above the mean sea level.

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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.

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An oxbow lake is a U-shaped body of water that forms when a wide meander from the main stem of a river is cut off, creating a free-standing body of water.The river continues on its straighter path and the meander is abandoned. Oxbow lakes are distinctive features of lower course of rivers when it has very low gradient and is mainly engaged in depositional works.

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Mountains cover about 25 percent of the world’s land surface. They occur in 75 percent of the world’s countries and directly support 12 percent of the world’s population living within them. Mountains play a significant role in providing water and food supply to the millions of people in the world.

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These jet streams are located approximately over 27°-30° north latitude, therefore, they are known as subtropical westerly jet streams. Over India, these jet streams blow south of the Himalayas, all through the year except in summer. The western cyclonic disturbances experienced in the north and northwestern parts of the country are brought in by westerly jet streams.