World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Earth is the third planet of the solar system as counted from the sun. The Earth also came into existence almost the same time as the other members of the solar system, i.e. around 4.5 billion years ago.

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Study of rocks- Petrology Study of soils- Pedology Study of mountains- Orology

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Mars is known as the red planet because it looks red from Earth. The reddish color comes from high concentration of iron oxide compounds that is rust—in the rocks of the Martian surface.
Phobos and Deimos are the natural satellites of Mars.

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River Jordan drains into the Dead Sea. The Jordan River flows through the Middle East and forms part of the border between Israel and Jordan. It ultimately empties into the Dead Sea, which is a landlocked saltwater lake known for its high salinity and unique geological features.

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Anatolia, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the largest part of the territory of Turkey. Anatolia is bounded by the Black Sea to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean Sea to the west, and the borders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east.

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Titan is the largest moon of Saturn. It is discovered by by a prominent Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens.

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Mount Qomolangma is the Tibetan and Chinese name for Mount Everest.

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The salinity of Red Sea is greater than the world average, approximately 4 percent. It has been also cited as most saline open sea due to high rate of evaporation and very little precipitation, Lack of significant rivers or streams draining into the sea and limited connection with the Indian Ocean, which has lower water salinity.

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Warm wet winters are hallmark of Mediterranean climate. During summer, regions of Mediterranean climate are dominated by subtropical high pressure cells, with dry sinking air capping a surface marine layer of varying humidity and making rainfall impossible or unlikely except for the occasional thunderstorm, while during winter the polar jet stream and associated periodic storms reach into the lower latitudes of the Mediterranean zones, bringing rain, with snow at higher elevations. As a result, areas with this climate receive almost all of their precipitation during their winter season, and may go anywhere from 4 to 6 months during the summer without having any significant precipitation. (Wikipedia)

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Bathymetry is the measurement of the depth of water bodies such as oceans, seas etc.