World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Equatorial Guinea, located in Central Africa, hosts Elobey Chico Island among others. It is neighbored by Cameroon and Gabon and its western part faces the Bight of Biafra in the South Atlantic Ocean. This country has a unique island and mainland structure with insular regions housing Bioko Island and Annobon Island, and mainland, known as “Rio Muni”, containing three offshore islands including Elobey Grande and Elobey Chico. Interestingly, Equatorial Guinea, whose official languages include Spanish, French, and Portuguese, is the only sovereign African country with Spanish as an official language.

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The Geropotamos is a watercourse in southern Crete in Greece. It rises on the north slope of the Asterousia Mountains, near the village Sternes. It flows west through the Messara Plain and discharges into the Libyan Sea near Tympaki. This river was a source of water supply for the ancient Minoan settlement of Phaistos. The Ieropotamos was heavily drawn upon by the Minoans because of the intensity of farming, even in the Bronze Age at Phaistos. Scientists have determined that the groundwater basin may have been overdraft some time in the Bronze Age, being a contributing factor to the mysterious depopulation of Phaistos.

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Iceland houses the glacial lake “Jokulsarlon”. Jokulsarlon, also known as “glacial river lagoon”, is a large glacial lake in the southern part of Vatnajokull National Park, Iceland. Situated at the head of the Breidamerkurjokull glacier, it developed into a lake after the glacier started receding from the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. The lake has grown since then at varying rates because of the melting of the glaciers.

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The Principality of Liechtenstein is located in the European continent. The Principality of Liechtenstein is a small country in size which is nestled between Switzerland and Austria.

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The total area of the Republic of Malta is about 316 sq. km. The area which comes under agriculture in Malta is about 103 sq. km and counts about to 33% of total land of the country.

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The longest river of the Kingdom of Morocco is river Draa. It originates by the confluence of the Dades river and Imini river. Its total length is about 1100 kilometer long.

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The most probable reason for a potential slowdown of the Gulf Stream is the melting of Arctic glaciers. As glaciers melt, they release freshwater into the North Atlantic, disrupting the salinity and density-driven currents that power the Gulf Stream. This phenomenon is linked to climate change, with studies indicating that the Gulf Stream has weakened by about 15% since the mid-20th century. A slowdown could lead to harsher winters and altered weather patterns in Western Europe.

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A bowl-shaped depression that is at the mouth of a volcano or geyser is called a volcanic crater. These craters are caused by the volcano’s activity. It is a vent.

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The population density is low in polar regions because the climate is too cold and harsh for people to survive there. The polar regions such as the Arctic and Antarctica are the coldest places on the earth with little or no vegetation to support the resident population. Most of the polar regions are cold deserts.

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The Vedda are a minority indigenous group of people in Sri Lanka who, among other self-identified native communities such as Coast Veddas, Anuradhapura Veddas and Bintenne Veddas, are accorded indigenous status. The Vedda minority in Sri Lanka is in threat of becoming extinct.