World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Mount Hallasan is the highest peak of South Korea which is about 19,47 meters high from the mean sea level. It is a Shield Volcano on the Jeju Island of South Korea.

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The longest river of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is Mosel river. It originates in the Vosges mountains. It is about 544 km long. It is a tributary of Rhine river.

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The Lewonde National park is situated on the Shire river of Malawi. It was designated as a national park in the year 1973.

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Pakistan shares a 1046km coastline with the Arabian sea and the Gulf of Oman to its south. Pakistan shares its land border with four nations including India, China, Iran, and Afghanistan.

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An eclipse occurs when a star (such as Sun) aligns with two celestial bodies, such as a planet and a moon. The closer body casts a shadow that intersects the more distant body. This means that “things get dark.” The region of shadow is divided into an umbra, where the light from the star is completely blocked, and a penumbra, where only a portion of the light is blocked. Beyond the end of the umbra is a region called the antumbra. For an observer inside the antumbra of a solar eclipse, for example, the moon appears smaller than the sun, resulting in an annular eclipse.

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Despite rapid advances in earth sciences and technology, it is hard to predict the exact timing of an earthquake. The suddenness associated with earthquakes is the main reason behind severe damage to life and property. Due to the general unpredictability of earthquakes, it is best to stress the importance of planning ahead.

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Granite is a light-colored igneous rock that forms from the slow crystallization of magma below Earth’s surface. Strictly speaking, granite is an igneous rock with between 20% and 60% quartz by volume, and at least 35% of the total feldspar consisting of alkali feldspar.

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Sea water is saltier than rain water because rivers wash away salts from earth and pour them into the sea.

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In sea, vegetations are found upto the depth of 200 m.

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The land breeze is a coastal breeze at night blowing from the land to the ocean. It is caused by the difference in the rates of cooling of the land and of the ocean. It reduces temperature on land in night time. The sea breeze has the same moderating influence during the daytime. So,in the course of a day, there are both land and sea breezes.