World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Mayotte Islands are the overseas department and region of France located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of south-east Africa, between northwestern Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique. Mayotte Islands forms part of the Comoros Archipelago. It is the poorest region in France, but more prosperous than other countries of the Mozambique channel.

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Society Island is an archipelago located in the south Pacific Ocean. Politically, they are under the administration and part of French Polynesia, an overseas country of France. Geographically, they form the part of Polynesia.

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The Isthmus of Corinth is the narrow land bridge which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with the rest of the mainland of Greece, near the city of Corinth. The Isthmus was known in the ancient world as the landmark separating the Peloponnese from mainland Greece.

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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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Senegal does share a land border with Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa. It borders Senegal to the north and Guinea to the south-east.

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Greater Antilles Archipelago houses the country “Haiti”. Haiti is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, to the east of Cuba and Jamaica and south of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island which it shares with the Dominican Republic.

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Mercury, Venus, and Mars have chemical and physical properties similar to Earth and are all referred to as terrestrial planets. The word ‘terrestrial’ comes from the Latin word terra, meaning ‘land.’ On the other end of the spectrum are the gas giants known as the Jovian planets.  These are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.  They are labeled Jovian after Jupiter, the largest of the group. The word ‘Jovian’ comes from Jove, another name for the Roman god Jupiter.

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The Alps are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe. It stretches approximately 1,200 kilometres across eight Alpine countries: France, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, and Slovenia.

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During the Rainy Season in India (Mid-June to the end of September), the intense heat that prevails in the Indian subcontinent causes a low pressure region over the Northern Plains in the Northwestern parts of the country. It is intense enough to attract the moisture- bearing winds from the Indian Ocean. Thus, the south-east trade winds from the Southern Hemisphere are attracted towards India. On crossing the equator, they are deflected to their right and blow over the Indian subcontinent as the south-west monsoon winds.

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Mount Mayon, famous for its symmetric conical shape, is a prominent landmark in the Philippines. Located in Albay province, it is one of the country’s most active volcanoes, drawing visitors and researchers alike with its stunning beauty and geological activity.