world physical geography section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

The Ural Mountain range forms the natural boundary between Europe and Asia. The Ural Mountains extend about 2,500 km from the Kara Sea to the Kazakh Steppe along the northern border of Kazakhstan. This range marks the northern part of the border between the continents of Europe and Asia.

Answer: (d)

The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Gibraltar and Peninsular Spain in Europe from Morocco and Ceuta (Spain) in Africa. Europe and Africa are separated by 14.3 km of ocean at the strait’s narrowest point.

Answer: (b)

Mud and clay are the most commonly used building material in deserts.

Answer: (c)

The Gibson Desert, an interim Australian bioregion, covers a large dry area in the state of Western Australia and is still largely in an almost ‘pristine’ state.

It is about 155,000 square kilometres (60,000 sq mi) in size, making it the 5th largest desert in Australia, after the Great Victoria, Great Sandy, Tanami and Simpson desert.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (a)

Canada is the largest producer of Uranium, accounting for about 22% of world output. Production of uranium in Canada is mainly from the Mc Arthur River mines in northern Saskatchewan province, which is the largest mine in the world.