World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Greater Antilles Archipelago 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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The Caribbean Sea forms the coastline of the “Mosquito Coast”. The Mosquito Coast, also known as the Miskito Coast and the Miskito Kingdom, historically included the kingdom’s fluctuating area along the eastern coast of present-day Nicaragua and Honduras. It formed part of the Western Caribbean Zone. It was named after the local Miskito Amerindians and was long dominated by British interests. The Mosquito Coast was incorporated into Nicaragua in November 1894; however, in 1960, the northern part was granted to Honduras by the International Court of Justice.

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India is ranked 2 in coal production in the world. The top coal-producing countries are China, India, USA, and Indonesia.

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Iceland houses the geyser “Strokkur”. Strokkur is a fountain-type geyser located in a geothermal area beside the Hvita River in Iceland in the southwest part of the country, east of Reykjavik. Strokkur and its surrounding areas regularly attract tourists hoping to see the geyser erupt, as it is one of the very few natural geysers to erupt frequently and reliably.

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The total area under agriculture in Luxembourg is about 1310 sq. km. It counts about 51% of the total area of the country.

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The highest mountain peak of Republic of Madagascar is Maromokotro which is also known as Mount Tsaratanana. It is located in the northeastern Madagascar and is about 2876 meter high above the mean sea level.

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The longest river of the Kingdom of New Zealand is river Waikatu. It originates in the southern slopes of mountain Ruapehu. It is about 425 kilometer long.

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Fresh water is any naturally occurring water except seawater and brackish water. Fresh water includes water in ice sheets, ice caps, glaciers, icebergs, bogs, ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, and even underground water called groundwater. Fresh water is generally characterized by having low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids.

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Polar climates feature long and dark winter periods with extremely cold temperatures. Rainfall is low, and the deeper soil layers stay frozen all year round. These harsh conditions combined result in treeless, sparse vegetation, which includes shrubs, lichens and mosses, during summer months. This typical vegetation linked to polar climates is called tundra.

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Typhoon Haiyan, known locally as Yolanda, is the deadliest typhoon in Philippine history, striking in 2013 and resulting in over 6,000 deaths due to its catastrophic impact, emphasizing the country’s vulnerability to natural disasters.