World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Ganale Doria River is a historically important river of Ethiopia which rises in one of the provinces of Ethiopia, flows to meet Dawa River to form the Jubba River, which finally flows through Somalia to drain at the Somali Sea. This perennial river is geopolitically important as it’s confluence with the River Dawa forms the starting points for the boundary between Ethiopia-Kenya and Ethiopia-Somalia. It was also an important battle site of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War of 1936.

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Monte Cinto is 2706 meters high mountain located in the Corsica Island, one of 18 regions of France. It is the highest mountain in Corsica Island and one of the most prominent peaks of Europe.

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Strait of Bonifacio is a navigable waterway located in the Mediterranean Sea which separates Corsica Island of France and Sardinia Island of Italy. Thereby, France and Italy form the basin countries of the Strait of Bonifacio. This strait divides the Tyrrhenian Sea from the western Mediterranean Sea. This strait is notorious among sailors for its weather, currents, shoals, and other obstacles. Strait of Bonifacio houses the Lavezzi Archipelago, administrated by France, which is a collection of small granite islands and reefs. France-Italy Maritime Boundary Agreement was signed in 1986 between France and Italy to delimit the maritime boundary between the two countries in the Strait of Bonifacio.

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The “Courantyne River” forms the international border between Suriname and Guyana. The Courantyne River is a river in northern South America in Suriname. It is the longest river in the country and creates the border between Suriname and the East Berbice-Corentyne region of Guyana. Its tributaries include Kutari River, Coeroeni River, New River, and Zombie Creek. In Suriname, it includes the Kabalebo River, Lucie River, Sipaliwini River, Kutari River.

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The Matra is a mountain range in northern Hungary. The country’s highest peak, Kekesteto belongs to this mountain range. The Matra is part of the North Hungarian Mountains and belongs by origin to the largest young volcanic zone of Europe. It is situated between the valleys of River Tarna and River Zagyva.

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The Solar System has eight planets which orbit the sun. In order of distance from the sun they are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. As per distance the increasing order from the earth is Venus, Mars, Mercury and Jupiter.

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Pele’s tears is a geological term for small pieces of solidified lava drops formed when airborne particles of molten material fuse into tear-like drops of volcanic glass. Pele’s tears are jet black in color and are often found on one end of a strand of Pele’s hair. They occur at the time of volcanic eruptions and tell geologists information about that lava’s history.

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Stratigraphy is the scientific discipline (branch of Geology) concerned with the description of rock successions and their interpretation in terms of a general time scale. It provides a basis for historical geology, and its principles and methods have found application in such fields as petroleum geology and archaeology.

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Batholiths are large granitic rock bodies formed due to solidification of hot magma inside the earth. They appear on the surface only after the denudation processes remove the overlying materials. Batholiths form the core of huge mountains and may be exposed on the surface after erosion.

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The mid-latitude grasslands are called the world’s bread baskets regions of grain and l ivestock production. They are found in the middle latitudes of South America, North America, Africa and Asia.