world physical geography section 2 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Sovanna subtropical grassland are prevailing in both hemisphere from 5° to 20° latitudes. The main countries of this area are South Africa, Sudan, Venezuela and Brazil. Hanoi is the Capital of Vietnam.

Answer: (c)

Finland is often referred to as “the land of the thousand lakes”. This is because the lakes and rivers account for around 10 per cent of the country's land.

There are nearly 200,000 lakes in Finland. It has more lakes in relation to a country's size than any other. Finland has one lake for every 26 people.

Answer: (b)

Answer: (d)

Dense equatorial forest, in the Amazon basin, characterized by tall broad-leaved evergreen trees, epiphytes, lianas, etc.

Answer: (b)

1. Kuroshio current - The Kuroshio “Black Tide”, “Japan Current”) is a north-flowing ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean. It is similar to the Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic and is part of the North Pacific Ocean gyre. As the Gulf Stream, it is a strong western boundary current.
2. Peru Current - Peru Current features a typically wide and slow equatorward transport of cold water along the coast of South America.
3. Labrador Current – It is a cold current in the Atlantic Ocean.
4. Florida Current – Warm current in the Atlantic Ocean.

Answer: (c)

In the Netherlands, 50 per cent of the country is below sea level with the lowest point being 22 feet (6.7 meters) below sea level.

Through a complex system of dikes, pumps and sand dunes along the coast, the Netherlands stays above water. In fact, it has one of the most sophisticated anti-flood systems in place anywhere in the world.