world physical geography section 3 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

Stromboli is called the light house of the Mediterranean. Stromboli is a small island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the north coast of Sicily, containing one of the three active volcanoes in Italy.

Answer: (b)

A mountain range, or ‘mountain belt’, is a geographic area containing numerous geologically related mountains. Above sea level the Andes is usually considered the world’s longest mountain system; it is 7,000 kilometres in length. The Himalaya Range contains the highest mountains on the Earth’s surface, the highest of which is Mount Everest. The world’s longest mountain system is known as Ocean Ridge, which is a chain of mountains that runs on the seafloor of five oceans around the world; it has a length of 65,000 kilometres, and the total length of the system is 80,000 kilometres. The Andes is the world’s longest mountain system on the surface of a continent; it is 7,000 kilometres in length. To clarify, the Andes is the world’s largest chain of mountains above sea level.

Answer: (b)

• Taiga: Verkhoyansk (Siberia);
• Monsoon: India;
• Alpine: La Paz (Bolivia);
• Desert: Jacobabad (Sindh, Pakistan).

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: (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: (d)

The solar radiation is intense and to a great extent diffuse due to haze. Therefore, demands generous shading devices.

The haze may cause sky glare which can also be reduced by large shading devices.