World & Physical Geography MCQs

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The island nation of Kiribati, officially known as Republic of Kiribati is located in central Pacific Ocean. The largest lake of Kiribati is Washington Lake.

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The longest river of South Korea is Han river. It is about 494 km long and have a basin of 35,770 sq. km.

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The world heritage site of Le Morne Brabant is a peninsula situated in the extreme southwestern part of the island country of Republic of Mauritius. It was designated as world heritage site in the year of 2008.

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The longest river of the Kingdom of Norway is Glomma . The Glomma, or Glåma, is Norway’s most voluminous river. The total length of the river Glomma is 621 Kilometer.

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A hill is a land surface that rises higher than the surrounding area. Generally, a steep hill with an elevation of more than 600 metres is termed as a mountain. A mountain is any natural elevation of the earth’s surface. The mountains may have a small summit and a broad base. Mountains may be arranged in a line known as a range. Many mountain systems consist of a series of parallel ranges extending over hundreds of kilometers.

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Tropical rainforests cover only about 7% of the Earth’s surface. They are located in a band around the equator, mostly in the area between the Tropic of Cancer (23.5° N latitude) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° S latitude). They are home to approximately 50% of all living things on earth.

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Precipitation patterns across Australia are seasonal in nature. In northern Australia, most of the year’s rain falls in the summer months, while the winter months are dry. In the southern part of Australia, rain tends to fall more in the winter than in the summer. Precipitation gradually decreases from north to south and becomes more seasonal due to the reduced influence of the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and greater exposure to monsoon rainfall variability.

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The Southern Alps is a mountain range extending along much of the length of New Zealand’s South Island. The range includes the South Island’s Main Divide, which separates the water catchments of the more heavily populated eastern side of the island from those on the west coast.

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Both the IAEA and OECD appear to conclude that India may possess the largest share of world’s thorium deposits. Of the currently known world thorium reserves, India has a mammoth share – ranging from 25-30% of the total of 1,160 thousand tonnes. In India, thorium is mainly found in the beach sands on the Kerala coast.

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Verkhoyansk, Siberia, recorded a temperature of 38°C, the highest in the Arctic. Belgium’s highest temperature, 41.8°C, was recorded in Begijnendijk on July 25, 2019. Australia experienced its hottest summer in 2013, linked to bushfires and severe flooding. The Antarctic recorded a new high of 18.3°C at Esperanza station, Argentina.