World & Physical Geography MCQs

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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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Jordan is an Arab country which lies in the western Asian continent. It has a total area of about 89,342 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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Pulsars are spinning neutron stars that have jets of particles moving almost at the speed of light streaming out above their magnetic poles. These jets produce very powerful beams of light.

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Degrees of latitude are parallel so the distance between each degree remains almost constant but since degrees of longitude are farthest apart at the equator and converge at the poles, their distance varies greatly. Each degree of latitude is approximately 69 miles (111 kilometers) apart.

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Terrace farming is the practice of cutting flat areas out of a hilly or mountainous landscape in order to grow crops. It involves growing crops on sides of hills or mountains by planting on graduated terraces built into the slope. On each level, various crops are planted.

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Maldives is the smallest country not only in the Indian Ocean but also in Asia in terms of area and population. There are over 1,192 coral islands in the Maldives, which are spread over 90,000 sq.km, making it one of the world’s most dispersed countries. They lie south-southwest of India and are considered part of Southern Asia.

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The driest location on Earth lies in the Atacama Desert, Chile. The location is called Maria Elena South (MES). The site has a mean atmospheric relative humidity (RH) of 17.3 per cent and a soil RH of a constant 14 percent at a depth of one meter.

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The 2013–14 North American cold wave was caused by southward shifts of the North Polar Vortex. On December 1, 2013, the weakening of the polar vortex led to the beginning of an abnormally cold trend in the Eastern and Central United States. The continued deterioration of the polar vortex led to the jet stream pushing southward, bringing record cold temperatures across the Eastern U.S.

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Permafrost is ground that remains at or below 0°C for at least two consecutive years, covering 15% of Earth’s land area (over 23 million sq.km). It is primarily found in the Northern Hemisphere, particularly in Russia, Canada, and Greenland, and also occurs in mountainous regions of the Southern Hemisphere. Permafrost can form on land and beneath oceans, sometimes extending deep below the surface. It can create landforms such as ‘palsas’ (peat mounds with frozen cores) and ‘pingos’ (ice-cored hills).