World & Physical Geography MCQs

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The largest lake of the Republic of Mozambique is the lake Malawi. It is the largest lake of Africa and is spread in three countries namely Mozambique, Malawi and Tanzania.

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The deepest mine in the world, is in South Africa. It is about 4 km. deep. In search for oil, engineers have dug a hole about 6 km. deep.

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An eclipse occurs when a star (such as Sun) aligns with two celestial bodies, such as a planet and a moon. The closer body casts a shadow that intersects the more distant body. This means that “things get dark.” The region of shadow is divided into an umbra, where the light from the star is completely blocked, and a penumbra, where only a portion of the light is blocked. Beyond the end of the umbra is a region called the antumbra. For an observer inside the antumbra of a solar eclipse, for example, the moon appears smaller than the sun, resulting in an annular eclipse.

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Emerald, together with ruby and sapphire, form the “big three” of colored stones or gems which are all metamorphic in nature. Basalt is an igneous rock.

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Solar ultraviolet radiation undergoes absorption and scattering as it passes through the stratospheric layer of the earth’s atmosphere. The ozone layer, a region of Earth’s stratosphere, absorbs 97-99% of the Sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation. As a result, no UV radiation at wavelengths shorter than 290 nm reaches the surface of the earth. Which otherwise would potentially damage exposed life forms on the Earth.

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Land breeze is a local wind system characterized by a flow from land to water late at night. Land breezes alternate with sea breezes along coastlines adjacent to large bodies of water. Both are induced by differences that occur between the heating or cooling of the water surface and the adjacent land surface.

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The Arctic Ocean is the smallest of the world’s five ocean basins. With an area of about 5.4 million square miles, the Arctic Ocean is about 1.5 times as big as the United States. It is bordered by Greenland, Canada, Norway, Alaska, and Russia. It is almost completely covered with ice for the majority of the year.

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El Azizia had the distinction of having recorded a high temperature of 57.8 °C in 1922 which was long considered the highest temperature ever measured on Earth. However, the World Meteorological Organization, in September 2012, announced that the world record for hottest temperature is now 56.7 °C recorded on 10 July, 1913 at Greenland Ranch in Death Valley, California, USA.

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The Wakhan Corridor is a land strip in Afghanistan bordering China, Tajikistan, and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, also called Bam-e-Dunya, meaning ‘roof of the world.’

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Poland boasts diverse natural landscapes, among which the Tatra Mountains stand out. Located in the southern part of the country, they are part of the Carpathian mountain range and are known for their picturesque scenery, making them a popular destination for both tourists and outdoor enthusiasts.