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Physical Aspects (Mountains, Plateaus, Plains, Deserts) MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1The Equatorial climate is characterized by:
Equatorial climate (found within 5-10 degrees of equator) has uniformly high temperatures (25-30C), heavy convectional rainfall (200cm+), and no distinct dry season. Found in Amazon, Congo, and SE Asia.
Q2The Ring of Fire refers to:
The Ring of Fire (Circum-Pacific Belt) is a 40,000 km horseshoe-shaped zone around the Pacific Ocean where about 75% of the world's active volcanoes and 90% of earthquakes occur. It runs from New Zealand through Indonesia, Philippines, Japan, Kamchatka, Alaska, and down the west coast of the Americas to Chile. It is caused by oceanic plates subducting under continental plates. Major volcanoes: Mt. Fuji, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Pinatubo.
Q3The Great Rift Valley extends from:
The Great Rift Valley extends from Mozambique through East Africa to the Jordan Valley in West Asia (about 6400 km). It has created many lakes: Malawi, Tanganyika, Victoria (nearby), and the Dead Sea.
Q4The Strait of Gibraltar connects:
The Strait of Gibraltar (14 km at narrowest) separates Europe (Spain) from Africa (Morocco), connecting the Mediterranean to the Atlantic. It is a vital shipping route and migration corridor.
Q5The International Date Line roughly follows:
The International Date Line roughly follows the 180° meridian in the Pacific Ocean, zigzagging to avoid splitting countries. When crossing westward, you add a day; eastward, you subtract a day. It is imaginary and not legally defined.
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6The largest ocean in the world is:
7The International Date Line approximately follows:
8Tropical cyclones are called 'Hurricanes' in the:
9The Pacific Ocean is bounded by which continents?
10The Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current found in which ocean?
11Consider the following statements about mountains and plate boundaries: 1. Fold mountains form when two tectonic plates converge and compress rock layers into folds. 2. The East African Rift Valley is a continental divergent boundary where the African Plate is splitting into Nubian and Somali plates. 3. Alfred Wegener proposed Continental Drift Theory in 1912, arguing that continents were once joined as Pangaea. 4. The Andes are formed by the Indian and Eurasian plates and run through South Asia. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12The Gulf Stream is a warm ocean current flowing in:
13The Mississippi-Missouri river system flows into:
14Consider the following statements about major landforms and plate tectonics: 1. Gondwanaland was the southern supercontinent formed after the break-up of Pangaea. 2. The East African Rift Valley is a continental convergent boundary. 3. The Andes were formed by the subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate. 4. Mount Aconcagua in the Andes of Argentina is the highest peak outside Asia. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15Consider the following statements about global physical geography: 1. The Polar Cell operates between 60° and 90° latitude, with cold dense air sinking near the poles. 2. The Westerlies blow between 30° and 60° latitude and are associated with the Ferrel Cell. 3. The San Andreas Fault is a convergent boundary where one plate subducts under another. 4. A rift valley forms when a block of land subsides between two parallel faults at a divergent boundary. Which of the statements given above are correct?