World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Grenada is a sovereign country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, and several small islands which lie to the north of the main island and are a part of the Grenadines. It is located northwest of Trinidad and Tobago, northeast of Venezuela and southwest of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

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Guinea houses the “Fouta Djallon” highland region. Fouta Djallon is a highland region in the centre of Guinea, roughly corresponding with Middle Guinea, in West Africa. Fouta-Djallon consists mainly of rolling grasslands, at an average elevation of about 900 m. The highest point, Mount Loura, rises to 1,515 m. The plateau consists of thick sandstone formations that overlie granitic basement rock. Erosion by rain and rivers has carved deep jungle canyons and valleys into the sandstone.

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Hispaniola Island 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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Iceland’s largest power plant is the “Karahnjukar Hydropower Plant”. Karahnjukar Hydropower Plant, officially called Fljotsdalur Power Station, is a hydroelectric power plant in eastern Iceland, designed to produce 4,600 gigawatt-hours annually. With an installed capacity of 690 megawatts, the plant is the largest power plant in Iceland. The project, named after the nearby Karahnjukar mountains, involves damming the rivers Jokulsa a Dal and Jokulsa i Fljotsdal with five dams, creating three reservoirs.

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The highest peak of the Republic of Mauritius is Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire. It is located in the Rivière Noire District of Mauritius. It is about 828 meters high above mean sea level.

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The Island nation of Palau is located in Oceania, in the western pacific ocean. It is situated over an area of 466 square kilometers. It is the 4th smallest country population-wise and 16th smallest country by area in the world.

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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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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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‘Terra Rossa’ in Latin or Italian language is another name for “Red Soil” or “Red Terrain“. It is a type of red clay soil produced by the weathering of limestone. Terra Rossa is typically found in regions with a Mediterranean climate.

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China has the maximum number of neighbours and thus, international borders, touching its border. The 14 countries touching its border are: India, Pakistan, Afgha-nistan, Tajikistan, Kyr-gyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mon-golia, Russia, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Bhutan and Nepal.The Russian Federation has 13 neighbours.