World & Physical Geography MCQs

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The Gulf of Finland, a significant arm of the Baltic Sea, is sandwiched between Finland to the north, and Estonia to the south. It additionally borders Russia and forms the coastline for these three countries, known as its basin countries. Helsinki, the most populous city in Finland, forms part of this coastline. Finland’s western and southwestern coastal line is marked by the Gulf of Bothnia, another Baltic Sea partition, wedged between Finland and Sweden. The Euro is the official currency of Finland, and “Eduskunta Riksdagen” refers to its unicameral legislative assembly.

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Volcan Tajumulco is a large stratovolcano in western Guatemala. It is the highest mountain in Central America at 4,202 metres. It is part of the mountain range of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas. If forms part of the Central America Volcanic Arc belt.

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Chaine de la Selle is a mountain range in Haiti, on the island of Hispaniola. The range’s Pic la Selle is the highest point of Haiti, at a height of 2,680 meters above sea level.

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Iceland’s popular tourist route is “Diamond Circle”. The Diamond Circle is a popular tourist route in North Iceland. The four primary stops on the route are The town of Husavík, Asbyrgi Canyon, Lake Myvatn and Dettifoss Waterfall, the most powerful waterfall in Europe. Other stops include Vatnajokull National Park, Godafoss Waterfall, Dark Castles, Eider Falls, The Whispering Cliffs and Laugar. The Diamond Circle covers an area rich in volcanic and geothermal features.

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The longest river of the Republic of Lithuania is the river Nemunas. It originates in the central Belarus and flows through Lithuania and ends its journey in Baltic sea. Its total length is around 937 kms out of which 475km is in Lithuania.

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A moraine is material left behind by a moving glacier. This material is usually soil and rock. Just as rivers carry along all sorts of debris and silt that eventually builds up to form deltas, glaciers transport all sorts of dirt and boulders that build up to form moraines.

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A rift valley is a linear-shaped lowland caused due to the fissure in the earth along which one side moves down with reference to the other. It is commonly seen between several highlands or mountain ranges created by the action of a geologic rift or fault. A rift valley is formed on a divergent plate boundary, a crustal extension, a spreading apart of the surface.

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Magnetosphere is the region above the Earth’s surface in which charged particles are affected by the Earth’s magnetic field. The exosphere is now considered as part of the magnetosphere. The outer boundary of the magnetosphere or the final boundary between the Earth and outer space is known its magnetopause.

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The Suez Canal is an artificial waterway in Egypt extending from Port Said to Suez and connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea. It is one of the world’s most important waterways. The canal separates the African continent from Asia, and it provides the shortest maritime route between Europe and the lands lying around the Indian and western Pacific oceans. It is one of the world’s most heavily used shipping lanes. The canal extends 101 miles (163 kilometres) between Port Said in the north and Suez in the south, with dredged approach channels north of Port Said into the Mediterranean, and south of Suez.

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In the Netherlands, 50 percent of the country is below sea level with the lowest point being 22 feet (6.7 meters) below sea level. Through a complex system of dikes, pumps and sand dunes along the coast, the Netherlands stays above water. In fact, it has one of the most sophisticated anti-flood systems in place anywhere in the world.