World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Cretan sea lies to the south of Greece. Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country located in Southeast Europe. Athens is it’s largest and capital city. Situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, Greece is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. It shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, the Cretan Sea and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin and the 11th longest coastline in the world at 13,676 km (8,498 mi) in length.

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The Acarai Mountains are a wet, forested highland region of low mountains located in the southern part of Guyana. This range lies along the common border between Guyana and Brazil. The Acarai Mountains is one of four mountain ranges in Guyana, the others being the Imataka, Kanuku and Pakaraima mountains.

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The highest peak of Japan is Mount Fuji which is about 3776.24 meters in height. It is located on the island of Honshu.

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The highest mountain peak of Liechtenstein is Mount Grayspitz. It is located in the Ratikon Range of Alps located on the border between Liechtenstein and Switzerland. Its height is 2599 meters above the mean sea level.

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The largest lake of the Republic of Lithuania is the lake Druksiai. It is situated in the northeastern part of the country. It is made by the river Nemunas and covers an area about 4.4 square kilometers.

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Lithuania is a country located in the Baltic region of European continent. It shares its smallest border with the state of Poland which is about 71 km long.

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Earthquake is a sudden and violent movement, or fracture, within the earth followed by the series of shocks resulting from this fracture. Earthquake is more likely to be of Tectonic origin and probably because of existence of a Fault.

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Sandstone can be turned into a metamorphic rock by being either heated up to a point where it undergoes a significant change or subjected to high pressures, or subjected to chemically active fluids, or some combination thereof. A common result of the metamorphosis of sandstone is the creation of quartzite.

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A rift valley is a linear-shaped lowland caused due to the fissure in the earth along which one side moves down with reference to the other. It is commonly seen between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift or fault. A rift valley is formed on a divergent plate boundary, a crustal extension, a spreading apart of the surface.

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The rubber plant grows wild in the equatorial regions of the world which are marked by rainfall of around 250 cm evenly distributed without any marked dry season and with at least 100 rainy days per year; temperature range of about 20°C to 34°C with a monthly mean of 25°C to 28°C; and high atmospheric humidity of around 80%.The three largest producing countries, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia, together account for around 72% of all natural rubber production.