World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Cuba is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. It is located in the northern Caribbean. It is known as pearl of the Caribbean sea.

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The prevailing westerlies are one of the five primary wind zones, known as wind belts, that comprise our atmosphere’s circulatory system. They reach from where the horse latitudes leave off to approximately 60 degrees north and south latitude. The prevailing westerlies tend to be very unpredictable, but they are known to originate in the west more often than not. Wind speeds can be great in areas with few landmasses to interfere with the westerlies, especially around 40 to 50 degrees south latitude, which is nicknamed “the roaring 40s. Westerlies, anti-trades,or Prevailing Westerlies, are prevailing winds in the middle latitudes between 30 and 60 degrees latitude, blowing from the high pressure area in the horse latitudes towards the poles.

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Halley’s Comet is arguably the most famous comet. It is a “periodic” comet and returns to Earth’s vicinity about every 75 years, making it possible for a human to see it twice in his or her lifetime. The last time it was here was in 1986, and it is projected to return in 2061.

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Covering an expanse of over 6.6 million square miles, Russia is the world’s largest country by landmass, beating out runner-up Canada by around 2.8 million square miles.

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Gwadar Bay is located in the Gulf of Oman. It lies on the maritime border of Pakistan and Iran. Also, it is an inlet of the Arabian Sea at the Markan coast at the Iran-Pakistan border.

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The Salt River Canyon is located in the United States. It is a 32,101 acres wilderness area, located in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona, along the Salt River in the US.

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The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia. It is third longest river in the world. It flows entirely within China. It is also the longest river in the world to flow within one country.

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Due to frequent dust storms, Mars is also called as “the Pigpen Planet” because it is the dustiest place in the solar system.

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Rocks that have formed from an originally hot molten material and  through the process of cooling and crystallization are called as Igneous rocks.

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Seismic waves are recorded on the Seismograph. Seismic waves are mainly 3 types: Primary waves ; Secondary waves and Surface or long waves.