world physical geography section 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Two rivers leave Lake Victoria, the White Nile (known as the 'Victoria Nile' as it leaves the lake), flows out at Jinja, Uganda on the lake's north shore, and the Katonga River flows out at Lukaya on the western shore connecting the lake to Lake George. Both are part of the upper Nile river system.

Answer: (a)

The Dead Sea is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. With 33.7% salinity, it is also one of the world's saltiest bodies of water. It is 8.6 times saltier than the ocean. This salinity makes for a harsh environment in which animals cannot flourish, hence its name.

Answer: (b)

• Mt. Everest is in Nepal which is the highest Peak in the world,
• K2 is in India. It is the 2^nd highest Peak in the world,
• Mt. McKinley is in North America (USA),
• Mt. Aconcagua is in South America.

Answer: (b)

Greenland is the world’s largest island covering 2,130,800 square kilometres. It is located between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada and northwest of Iceland.

An island, Greenland has no land boundaries and 44,087 km of coastline; it possesses the world’s second-largest ice sheet.

Answer: (a)

Jordan does not open out to the Mediterranean Sea.

Answer: (b)

With the height of 4,411 meters above sea level, the Daocheng Yading Airport has become the highest civil airport in the world. It is located in Daocheng County of the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Garze, Southwest China’s Sichuan Province.