World & Physical Geography MCQs

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Saint Pierre and Miquelon, also known as the overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France, situated in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean near the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Therefore, Canada is the only country that shares a maritime boundary with Saint Pierre and Miquelon. It is the only part of New France that remains under French control. Saint Pierre and Miquelon Islands are situated in the Gulf of St.Lawrence near the entrance of Fortune Bay, in the northern Atlantic Ocean. The Canada-France Maritime Boundary Case was a dispute between Canada and France that was decided in 1992 by an arbitral tribunal created by the parties to resolve the dispute. The decision established the extent of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the French territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

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Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, is an island collectivity of France in the south Pacific Ocean between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji to the southwest, Tonga to the southeast, Samoa to the east, and Tokelau to the northeast. Mata’Utu is the capital of Wallis and Futuna.

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The Mediterranean Sea forms the coastline of French Riviera, in the southeast corner of France. This region is extended to the France-Italy border in the east. The principality of Monaco is a semi-enclave within the region. This coastline was one of the first modern resort areas. It is also a major yachting and cruising area with several marinas along its coast.

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The Pindus is a mountain range located in northern Greece and southern Albania. It is roughly 160 km long, with a maximum elevation of 2,637m (Mount Smolikas). Because it runs along the border of Thessaly and Epirus, the Pindus range is known colloquially as the “spine of Greece”. The mountain range stretches from near the Greek-Albanian border in Northern Epirus, entering the Epirus and Macedonia regions in northern Greece down to the north of the Peloponnese. Geologically it is an extension of the Dinaric Alps, which dominate the western region of the Balkan Peninsula.

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Guatemala’s highlands lie along the Motagua Fault, part of the boundary between the Caribbean and North American tectonic plates. This fault has been responsible for several major earthquakes in historic times. In addition, the Middle America Trench, a major subduction zone lies off the Pacific coast. Here, the Cocos Plate is sinking beneath the Caribbean Plate, producing volcanic activity inland of the coast. Guatemala has 37 volcanoes, three of them active: Pacaya, Santiaguito, Fuego.

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Guyana and Venezuela are the two countries that are covered by the ecoregion “Orinoco Delta swamp forests”. The Orinoco Delta swamp forests is an ecoregion of eastern Venezuela and northern Guyana covering the large and shifting Orinoco Delta. The vegetation is mostly permanently flooded rainforest. The ecoregion is relatively intact apart from a large area that was damaged by a failed flood control program in the 1960s. It is inaccessible, so logging is difficult, and the soil is unsuitable for farming. The main threat comes from oil exploration, which would bring an influx of settlers into the delta.

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Japan is an island country in the north west Pacific ocean and Russia lies in the north of Japan.

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Lateral or sideways erosion widens the river valley; while, Vertical or downward erosion deepens the river valley. Due to continued lateral erosion, the river valley increasingly becomes broader and shallower. The valley slopes are also eroded by weathering and mass wasting and by the development of tributary valleys.

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‘Terra Rossa’ in Latin or Italian language is another name for “Red Soil” or “Red Terrain“. It is a type of red clay soil produced by the weathering of limestone. Terra Rossa is typically found in regions with a Mediterranean climate.

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The Wakhan Corridor is a land strip in Afghanistan bordering China, Tajikistan, and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, also called Bam-e-Dunya, meaning ‘roof of the world.’