world physical geography section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

Los Llanos is a vast tropical grassland plain situated to the east of the Andes in Colombia and Venezuela, in northwestern South America.

It also refers to the flatland area encompassing the Chilean Central Valley between Valdivia and Osorno.

Answer: (d)

Yangtze River, longest river in both China and Asia and third longest river in the world.

Answer: (b)

1. Cirque and coal - Glacial Topography
2. Barkhans and Yardans - Desert topography
3. Eddies and Potholes - Fluvial topography

Answer: (c)

Dekke Toba is an Indonesian fish found in Lake Toba which is a volcanic lake in the middle of the northern part of the Sumatra island.

It is the largest lake in Indonesia and the largest volcanic lake in the world.

Answer: (a)

Answer: (a)

1. The Gobi Desert is a vast, arid region in northern China and southern Mongolia. It’s known for its dunes, mountains and rare animals such as snow leopards and Bactrian camels.
2. The Kalahari Desert is a large semi-arid sandy savanna in Southern Africa extending 900,000 square kilometres, covering much of Botswana, parts of Namibia, and regions of South Africa.
3. The Atacama Desert is a plateau in South America, covering a 1,000-kilometre strip of land on the Pacific coast, west of the Andes Mountains. It is the driest non-polar desert in the world.
4. The Nubian Desert is in the eastern region of the Sahara Desert, spanning approximately 400,000 km² of northeastern Sudan between the Nile and the Red Sea.