World & Physical Geography MCQs

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The Northwest Pacific Region – It is the leading fish producer area. This region accounts for about a quarter of the total world catch. The most common species produced in the northern part of this region include the salmon, king crab, herring, halibut, Alaskan pollock and the cod. Japan, China, Russia, the USA and Canada are the leading fishing nations of this region.

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Production of timber is the most important forestry activity in terms of economic value. Often called lumbering, this activity is as widespread as gathering and extracting industries in forests. Lumbering takes on various forms in different areas depending upon the character of the forests, relief of land and other environmental factors.

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Sugar industry is an agro-based industry. While sugarcane is the source for sugar in the tropical lands, sugar beet is its primary source in temperature regions. About 72 per cent of the total sugar is obtained from sugar cane.
Sugar industry is a highly weight losing industry. Moreover, both cane and beet are readily perishable products.

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Expressways, the roads meant for high-speed traffic, are confined largely to the developed countries. In fact, the length of such roads in some of the developed countries is more than the total length of roads in some of the less developed countries. US (more than 74,000 km) has the largest network of expressways.

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Glorioso Islands are a group of French islands that form part of the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean under the French Southern and Antarctic lands, an overseas territory of France. They are geographically part of the Comoro Islands between the French overseas region of Mayotte and Madagascar. The France-Seychelles Maritime Boundary Agreement is a 2001 treaty between France and Seychelles which delimits the maritime boundary between Seychelles and the uninhabited Glorioso Islands which are claimed by France.

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The Gambia, officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland Africa and is surrounded by Senegal, which is the only country that shares a land border with the Gambia, except for its western coast on the Atlantic Ocean. Banjul is the Gambian capital and the country’s largest metropolitan area. English is the official language of the Gambia. Other languages are Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, Serer, Krio, Jola and other indigenous vernacular. The dalasi is the currency of the Gambia that was adopted in 1971.

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The State of Israel is located in the western Asia. Mediterranean sea is located on the western side State of Israel.

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The famous waterfall named Kuang Si Falls is situated in the Luang Prabang city of Laos. It is famous for its blue water that falls into various pools beneath.

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The Republic of the Niger is a landlocked country situated in west Africa. It shares the largest border with Nigeria which is about 1497 km long.

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The Earth has three layers : Outer layer : Continents [SiAl – Silica + Aluminum]; the main mineral constituents of the continental mass are sial. Mantle and oceanic crust : SiMa; oceanic crust mainly consist of sima. Typically, when the sima comes to the surface it is basalt, so sometimes this layer is called the ‘basalt layer’ of the crust. The sima layer is also called the ‘basal crust’ or ‘basal layer’ because it is the lowest layer of the crust. Because the ocean floors are mainly sima, it is also sometimes called the ‘oceanic crust’ Inner layer : Core [NiFe – nickel + ferrous]. Outer core is liquid and inner core is solid.