world physical geography section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

The Danube is a river in Central Europe, the continent’s second-longest after the Volga. Classified as an international waterway, it originates in the town of Donaueschingen which is in the Black Forest of Germany at the confluence of the rivers Brigach and Breg.

The Danube then flows southeast for 2,872 km (1,785 mi), passing through four Central European capitals before emptying into the Black Sea via the Danube Delta in Romania and Ukraine.

Once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire, the river passes through or touches the borders of ten countries:

1. Romania (29.0% of basin area),
2. Hungary (11.6%),
3. Serbia (10.2%),
4. Austria (10.0%),
5. Germany (7.0%),
6. Slovakia (5.9%),
7. Bulgaria (5.9%),
8. Croatia (4.4%),
9. Ukraine (3.8%), and
10. Moldova (1.6%),

more than any other. Its drainage basin extends into nine more.

Answer: (a)

Mellanesia region consists of the four countries of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji and Guinea. It is a sub-region of Oceania extending from the western end of the Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji. Besides these independent countries, Melanesia also includes New Caledonia, Maluku Islands and West Papua.

Answer: (b)

Since United Kingdom, Norway, Netherland and Denmark are located on the coast, their temperature is higher than the places located on similar latitudes during the winter.

Answer: (d)

Lake Nasser was created by the construction of the Aswan High Dam in Southern Egypt across the waters of the Nile between 1958 and 1971. The largest man-made lake in the world, Lake Nasser has a major role in Egypt’s fishing industry.

Answer: (a)

Mellanesia region consists of the four countries of Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji and Guinea. It is a sub-region of Oceania extending from the western end of the Pacific Ocean to the Arafura Sea, and eastward to Fiji.

Besides these independent countries, Melanesia also includes New Caledonia, Maluku Islands and West Papua.

Answer: (b)

The Hawaiian Islands were (and continue to be) continuously formed from volcanic activity initiated at an undersea magma source called a hotspot.

As the tectonic plate beneath much of the Pacific Ocean moves to the northwest, the hot spot remains stationary, slowly creating new volcanoes.