Physical Aspects (Mountains, Plateaus, Plains, Deserts) MCQ — 310 Practice Questions with Answers

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Statement 1 is correct because horse latitudes lie around 30 degrees north and south and are subtropical high-pressure belts with calm, dry conditions. Statement 2 is correct because the Sahara and Thar are associated with descending air in these latitudes. Statement 3 is correct because the Ferrel Cell operates between 30 degrees and 60 degrees latitude in both hemispheres. Statement 4 is incorrect because surface winds in the Ferrel Cell zone are predominantly westerlies, not trade winds.

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The Andes (~7,000-8,900 km) in South America is the world's longest continental mountain range, running through Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.

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Fold mountains form when two tectonic plates converge and compress rock layers into folds. Examples: Himalayas (Indian + Eurasian plates), Andes (Nazca + South American), Alps (African + Eurasian). They are geologically young mountains.

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Statement 1 is correct because the Caspian Sea borders five countries: Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Azerbaijan. Statement 2 is correct because the Dead Sea is a hypersaline lake between Israel/Palestine and Jordan and is 431 m below sea level, the lowest point on land. Statement 3 is incorrect because the Bermuda Triangle is in the western North Atlantic between Miami, Bermuda and San Juan. Statement 4 is incorrect because the Sahara is in northern Africa, not South America, and covers about 9.2 million sq km.

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The Turkish Straits system consists of the Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara and the Dardanelles. It connects the Black Sea with the Aegean and Mediterranean seas, and the Montreux Convention of 1936 governs the passage of vessels through the straits.