World & Physical Geography MCQs

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The Taygetus is a mountain range on the Peloponnese peninsula in Southern Greece. The highest mountain of the range is Mount Taygetus, also known as “Profitis Ilias”, or “Prophet Elias”. The name is one of the oldest recorded in Europe, appearing in the Odyssey. In classical mythology, it was associated with the nymph Taygete. During Byzantine times and up until the 19th century, the mountain was also known as Pentadaktylos.

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“Thjorsa River” is Iceland’s longest river at 230 kilometres. It is in the south of the island. It is a glacier river and has its source on the glacier Hofsjokull. It flows out through narrow gorges in the highlands of Iceland.

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21-23 December, also known as winter solstice, is the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere. India, being in the northern hemisphere, experiences its shortest day and longest night on this very day. The winter solstice occurs at the moment when the North Pole is tilted furthest away from the sun.

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Earthquake is a sudden and violent movement, or fracture, within the earth followed by the series of shocks resulting from this fracture. Earthquake is more likely to be of Tectonic origin and probably because of existence of a Fault.

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The Ural Mountains is the primary mountain range that divides Europe and Asia. It runs approximately from north to south through western Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the Ural River and northwestern Kazakhstan. The Caucasus Mountains also separate Europe and Asia.

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The narrow strip of land that connects two extensive landmasses is called isthmus. An isthmus either connects two continents or joins a peninsula with the mainland. Panama and Suez isthmus are the typical examples of an isthmus.

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Equinox literally means “equal night”, giving the impression that the night and day on the equinox are exactly the same length; 12 hours each. There are two equinoxes every year, in March and September. When the Sun shines directly on the equator, and the length of night and day are nearly equal.

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These jet streams are located approximately over 27°-30° north latitude, therefore, they are known as subtropical westerly jet streams. Over India, these jet streams blow south of the Himalayas, all through the year except in summer. The western cyclonic disturbances experienced in the north and northwestern parts of the country are brought in by westerly jet streams.

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The ozone layer refers to a region of Earth’s stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation. It absorbs 97–99% of the Sun’s mediumfrequency ultraviolet light (from about 200 nm to 315 nm wavelength), which otherwise would potentially damage exposed life forms near the surface.

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The grasslands are found in the middle latitudes of South America, North America, Africa and Asia. In the North America, they are known as prairies. In South America, they are called pampas. Central Eurasian grasslands are referred to as steppes, while in Africa they’re named savannas. The climate of the Pampas is generally temperate, gradually giving away to a more subtropical climate in the north and to a semiarid climate on the western fringes.