World & Physical Geography MCQs

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The word cement means the Portland cement that has brought about a revolution in building and other construction works. The raw materials of the cement industry are limestone, clay, gypsum and coal. tonne of cement requires around two tonnes of raw materials and fuel. Hence the industry is highly weight losing in its character.

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Pico Basile is a shield volcano mountain peak located in the Bioko Island of Equatorial Guinea. This mountain, which is 3011 metres high above sea level, is the tallest mountain of Equatorial Guinea. The summit of the mountain is the largest and highest of three overlapping basaltic shield volcanos which form the island. This mountain forms a part of the Pico Basile National Park and the Cameroon Line.

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Mount Entoto is the highest peak on the Entoto Mountains which is located in Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia. This mountain which is 3200 meters above sea level, is widely considered as the “Lungs of Addis Ababa”. This mountain is densely covered by eucalyptus trees. This mountain is also a historical place in which Emporer Menelik II had his residential palace.

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Reunion Islands is an overseas department and region of France, which is located in the Indian Ocean. Reunion Islands is one of the 18 regions of France and is an integral part of the French Republic with the same status as Metropolitan France. Reunion Island shares maritime boundaries with Madagascar and Mauritius. Reunion Islands is located to the east of Madagascar and south-west of Mauritius. Reunion Islands form part of the Mascarene Islands or Mascarenhas Archipelago, which is a group of islands located in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar consisting of the islands of Mauritius and the French overseas region Reunion Island.

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The Iori Plateau, also known as Gare-Kakheti Plateau, is a plateau between the Kura and Alazani rivers in southeastern Georgia, transected by the Iori River. The elevation of the plateau is between 200 metres and 900 metres. The soils are predominantly chernozem. A significant portion of the plateau is occupied by steppes, such as Shiraki Plain in its eastern part.

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Indonesia administers the “Sumatra Island”. Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world.

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Karst topography, a landscape formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum, characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves.A sinkhole is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer. They are common where the rock below the land surface is limestone or other carbonate rock, that can be dissolved naturally by circulating ground water.

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At the equator, 1o of latitude or longitude represents approximately 111 km (approximately 70 miles). A degree of longitude is widest at the equator at 69.172 miles (111.321 km) and gradually shrinks to zero at the poles. At 40° north or south the distance between a degree of longitude is 53 miles (85 km).

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In sea, vegetations are found upto the depth of 200 m.

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• The strongest tropical storm of 2022, dubbed Super Typhoon ‘Hinnamnor’, hits the islands of Japan and South Korea.
• Typhoon Nanmadol, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Josie, was a powerful tropical cyclone that impacted Japan.
• Typhoon Noru, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Karding, was an intense tropical cyclone that affected Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines — where it caused widespread agricultural damages.