hydrosphere & oceanography section 5 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

Answer: (d)

Answer: (b)

The Sunderban forest lies in the vast delta on the Bay of Bengal formed by the super confluence of the Padma, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers across southern Bangladesh. The seasonally flooded Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests lie inland from the mangrove forests on the coastal fringe.

The forest covers 10,000 km². of which about 6,000 are in Bangladesh. It became inscribed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1997.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (a)

The equator subdivides it into the North Pacific Ocean and South Pacific Ocean, with two exceptions: the Galápagos and Gilbert Islands, while straddling the equator, are deemed wholly within the South Pacific.

The Mariana Trench in the western North Pacific is the deepest point in the world, reaching a depth of 10,911 metres (35,797 ft).

Answer: (d)

Gaza strip lies along the coast of Mediterranean sea. The Gaza Strip is a selfgoverning entity on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea that borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the east and north.