World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Lake Ghoubbet, also known as Ghoubbet al-Kharab, is a cove located in Djibouti. A violent current separated this lake from the Gulf of Tadjourah to form a small bay or coastal inlet. This lake houses Devil’s Islands and Abou Maya Islands. It is also known as the Gulf of the Demons. Ardoukoba Volcano mountains separate Lake Ghoubbet from Lake Assal. This lake houses several fish and sharks coming from the gulf.

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Cork industry is another important industry based on forest gathering. The cork industry is practically confined to the Mediterranean region. Portugal is the largest producer of cork and accounts for about half of the total production in the world. Cork is obtained from the bark of oak.

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Teak is an important tropical hardwood. Teakwood has a large oil content making it more durable. The oil acts as a natural preservative in humid environments. Teakwood finds application in construction activity.

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Mediterranean Agriculture – This type of agriculture is characterised with mild rainy winter and mountain topography.
–  all-year or winter crops are grown with rain
– all-year or summer crops are grown with irrigation
– particular attention is given to fruit crops and grains.

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Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve is located in Ecuador adjacent to Cotacachi Volcano. This nature reserve houses Andean and sub-tropical rainforests. The reserve is particularly important because it safeguards one of the few remaining examples of Ecuador’s coastal rainforest, a much-threatened ecosystem which forms part of the Choco; an internationally recognised bio-region which extends from Southern Panama to northern Peru and has been rated as a global biodiversity hotspot. This nature reserve houses Cuicocha Lake, a volcanic crater lake.

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Seoul is the largest city of the Republic of Korea, it is the capital city of the country and is honored as the special city of the country.

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Asia is generally divided into South Asia, South East Asia, East Asia and West Asia. China and Japan are part of East Asia. The People’s Republic of China, which was established in 1949 is the largest country in East Asia. It is also the fourth largest country in the world. It has the largest population in the world. It shares its border with 14 nations in Asia.

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Proxima Centauri is the nearest star to the Earth. It is a red dwarf, a small low-mass star, about 4.25 light-years from the Sun in the constellation of Centaurus. Because of Proxima Centauri’s proximity to Earth, its angular diameter can be measured directly; it is about one-seventh the diameter of the Sun.

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A rift valley is a linear-shaped lowland between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift or fault. It is formed by the subsidence of a segment of the Earth’s crust between dip-slip, or normal, faults.

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Veld is the name given to various types of open country in southern part of Africa that is used for pasturage and farmland. Particularly, it is a flat area covered in grass or low scrub, especially in the countries of South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Namibia.