World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Geomorphology is the scientific study of landforms, their processes, form and sediments at the surface of the Earth. Geomorphology helps to reconstruct history of the surface of the earth through a study of its forms, the materials of which it is made up of and the processes that shape it.

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The orbital speed of the Earth around the Sun averages about 30 km/s (108,000 km/h), which is fast enough to cover the planet’s diameter (about 12,700 km) in seven minutes, and the distance to the Moon of 384,000 km in four hours

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The Labrador Current is a cold current. It is in the North Atlantic Ocean which flows from the Arctic Ocean south along the coast of Labrador and passes around Newfoundland, continuing south along the east coast of Canada near Nova Scotia.

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The Bogor Palace, also known as the Istana Bogor, is located in the city of Bogor, in West Java, Indonesia. It is the official residence of the President of Indonesia.

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Aral Sea, located in Central Asia, was once one of the world’s largest inland seas. However, due to extensive irrigation projects diverting water from its two main sources, the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers, for agricultural purposes, the Aral Sea has significantly shrunk over the decades. This diversion of water has resulted in severe environmental and ecological problems, including the shrinking of the sea’s surface area and the creation of a large desert-like region known as the Aral Sea’s “desertification.”

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A rift valley is a valley with steep fault scarps and block mountains on both sides. Rift valleys are formed when tension causes the central portion to be let down between two adjacent fault blocks. The East African Rift Valley system is an example of a rift valley.
Block mountains are formed when large areas of the earth break and subside vertically. The uplifted blocks are called horsts and the lowered blocks are called graben. The Sierra Nevada mountain range in California is an example of fault block mountains.
Block mountains are formed when two tectonic plates move away from each other, causing cracks on the surface of the Earth. This forces a slab of land to break off and is forced upwards.

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The difference between highest and lowest temperature in a day at given point is known as diurnal or daily range of temperature. The highest diurnal range of temperature is recorded in the hot deserts of the world. The daily range of temperature near poles is almost zero. The daily range of temperature over oceans is also very low.

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Berber, self-name Amazigh, are descendants of the pre-Arab inhabitants of North Africa. The Berbers live in scattered communities across Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Mali, Niger, and Mauritania.

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Parent rock undergoes limited alternation and low climate activity in case of desert soil. Desert soils are light in colour and humus content is very low.

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Baltoro Glacier is located in the Karakoram mountain range. It is 63 km long. It lies in Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. Shigar River, which is a tributary of the Indus River, originates from this glacier.