world physical geography section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

1. A Chinook wind is a weather phenomenon that creates warm, dry air that blows down the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies. The name Chinook means “snow eater,” as the wind occurs most frequently in winter and can disrupt snowstorms and melt fallen snow.
2. Foehn blows in the Northern slopes of the Alps.
3. Sirocco blows in the North African desert while Mistral blows in the Southern slopes of the Alps.

Answer: (c)

Thailand, Laos and Bangladesh are countries bordering Myanmar.

Answer: (b)

Maldives is the smallest country not only in the Indian Ocean but also in Asia in terms of area and population. There are over 1,192 coral islands in the Maldives, which are spread over 90,000 sq.km, making it one of the world’s most dispersed countries. They lie south-southwest of India and are considered part of Southern Asia.

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: (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: (b)

Venice is known as queen of the Adriatic.