World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Clipperton Island is an uninhabited coral atoll in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Central America. It is an overseas state private property of France, under the direct authority of the Minister of Overseas France. The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because of the large breeding colony of masked boobies.

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The Aegean Sea forms the coastline to the east 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 south western part of Kazakhstan is connected with Caspian sea, which is the largest inland water body of the world.

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The World heritage of Kenya lake system is situated in rift valley of Kenya. The site features three lake which are Lake Bogoria, Lake Nakuru and lake Elementaita. It was designated as world heritage site in 2011.

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The largest lake of Mongolia country is Uvs lake. It is a highly saline lake in the Uvs nuur basin in Mongolia. Its total area is about 3350 sq. km.

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There are 8 planets of the solar system that revolve around the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Pluto was stripped of its planetary status and categorized as a ‘dwarf planet’ by the International Astronomical Union in 2005.

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A Mountain pass is a route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world’s mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have been important since before recorded history, and have played a key role in trade, war, and migration.

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Most tsunamis are caused by earthquakes generated in a subduction zone, an area where an oceanic plate is being forced down into the mantle by plate tectonic forces.

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The Chisumle-Demchok road at Umling La Pass, which has been constructed at a height of over 19,000 feet in Ladakh holds the Guinness World Record of world’s highest motorable road. This strategically located 52-kilometre road connects many important towns in the Chumar sector of Eastern Ladakh and was constructed under Project Himank. Altitude of this road is higher than the base camps of Mount Everest. The South Base Camp in Nepal is situated at an altitude of 17,598 ft, while the North Base Camp in Tibet is at 16,900 feet. The road also is above altitude of Siachen Glacier which is at 17,700 feet.

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Pygmies are nomadic hunter-gatherers who live in the equatorial rainforests of central Africa as well as parts of southeast Asia. They are nomadic, and obtain their food through a mix of foraging, hunting, fishing, and trading with inhabitants of neighboring villages. Their cultural identity is very closely tied to the rainforest, as are their spiritual and religious views.