World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Tundra is the coldest of all the biomes. Tundra comes from the Finnish word tunturi, meaning treeless plain. It is present in the frost-molded landscapes, extremely low temperatures, little precipitation, poor nutrients, and short growing seasons. It is a treeless biome.

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Aphelion is the point in the orbit of an object where it is farthest from its star. For Earth, aphelion occurs annually around July 4th in its orbit around the Sun. Perihelion, on the other hand, is when Earth is closest to the Sun (occurring around January 3rd). The solstices are those points at which the tilt of Earth’s axis is most inclined either toward or away from the Sun.

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A solar eclipse occurs when the shadow of moon falls on earth. It fully or partially blocks sunlight. This occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned. Such alignment coincides with a new moon indicating the Moon is closest to the ecliptic plane.

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Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the accumulation or deposition of small particles and subsequent cementation of mineral or organic particles. The fossils can be found in these.

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Swaziland is also known as Ngwane. Eswatini is officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and is also known as Swaziland. It has 2 capitals Mbabane, Lobamba.

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Pluto has been given a new name to reflect its new status as a dwarf planet. The 9th planet was assigned the asteroid number 134340 by the Minor Planet Center (MPC), the official organization responsible for collecting data about asteroids and comets in our solar system.

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Seabed is a vast repository of minerals, including the precious cobalt, zinc, manganese and rare earth materials that are needed for smart phones, laptops and hybrid cars. They are present in the three forms:

• Polymetallic manganese nodules that remain strewn across the ocean floor
• Cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts that cover the seamounts
• Massive polymetallic sulphide deposits around hydrothermal vents.

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Delhi is slightly away from equator, so sun is slightly tilted from being over head. Mumbai and Chennai are south of the tropic of cancer, while Delhi is north of it.
Due to the tilt of axis of rotation of the earth, parts of the earth north of the tropic of cancer will never have the noon sun exactly overhead. Parts to its south will have the noonday sun exactly overhead twice a year, between the time of vernal equinox in March and autumnal equinox in September.

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Engilchek Glacier is the largest and the fastest moving glacier in Kyrgyzstan. It is located in the Central Tian Shan Mountains of Issyk-Kul region of northeastern Kyrgyzstan. Also, it is the sixth longest non polar glacier in the world.

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The Zambezi River is the largest river from Africa that flows into the Indian Ocean. It is also the fourth longest river in Africa and the longest east flowing river there. Victoria Falls is a waterfall on the Zambezi River.