World & Physical Geography MCQs

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The 2007 Georgia plane downing incident, also known as the 2007 Abkhazia plane downing incident, which refers to the possible downing, by Georgia’s anti-aircraft system, of a military plane that violated Georgia’s air space on August 21, 2007. It is still not confirmed by Georgia whether the plane was downed. Abkhazia’s break-away government stated that a plane crashed, and rejected the claim that it was shot down.

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Russia and Georgia are the two countries that share the location of the “Janga Mountain”. Janga or Jangi-Tau is a summit in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range. It lies on the border of Svaneti (Georgia) and Kabardino-Balkaria (Russia). The elevation of the mountain is 5,051 m above sea level. The slopes of the mountain are heavily glaciated. They are most famous for the dormant volcanoes that are hidden under the ice caps.

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Cape Sounion is the promontory at the southernmost tip of the Attic peninsula. It is part of Lavreotiki municipality, East Attica, Greece. It is part of the Athens metropolitan area. Cape Sounion is noted for its Temple of Poseidon, one of the major monuments of the Golden Age of Athens. Its remains are perched on the headland, surrounded on three sides by the sea.

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Java Island houses the capital city of Indonesia “Jakarta”. Java is an island of Indonesia, bordered by the Indian Ocean on the south and the Java Sea on the north. Java constitutes 56.1 per cent of the Indonesian population and is the world’s most populous island. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is on its northwestern coast.

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Iran’s highest peak is “Mount Damavand”. Mount Damavand is a potentially active stratovolcano, the highest peak in Iran and the highest volcano in Asia, at an elevation of 5,671 metres. Damavand has a special place in Persian mythology and folklore. It is in the middle of the Alborz range. It is near the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, northeast of the city of Tehran. Mount Damavand is the 12th most prominent peak in the world and the second most prominent in Asia after Mount Everest. It is part of the Volcanic Seven Summits mountaineering challenge.

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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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Neptune is the eighth and farthest known planet from the Sun in the Solar System. Its distance from Sun is 4495 million km.In the Solar System, it is the fourth-largest planet by diameter, the third-most-massive planet, and the densest giant planet.

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The average temperature on Earth is about 61o F (16o C). But temperatures vary greatly around the world depending on the time of year, ocean and wind currents and weather conditions. Summers tend to be warmer and winters colder. Also, temperatures tend to be higher near the equator and lower near the poles.

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Silicon is the second most common element present in the crust after Oxygen. It exists as a compound in the mantle and the crust. In the crust, it exists combined with oxygen to form silicate minerals. It is found in the sand which is an abundant and easily accessible resource on Earth. Silicon is also recovered from quartzite, mica, and talc.

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The Gulf Stream is a warm current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and moves north toward Europe. Since it is full of warm water, the sea surface temperatures are warm, which keeps places like Europe warmer than other areas at similar latitudes.