world physical geography section 4 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Answer: (d)

Precipitation patterns across Australia are seasonal in nature. In northern Australia, most of the year’s rain falls in the summer months, while the winter months are dry.

In the southern part of Australia, rain tends to fall more in the winter than in the summer.

Precipitation gradually decreases from north to south and becomes more seasonal due to the reduced influence of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and greater exposure to monsoon rainfall variability.

Answer: (c)

Andes mountains are located in the western part of South America, streth for about 7200 kilometers from Venezuela in the north to Tierra del Fuego in the south.

Answer: (b)

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

Answer: (d)

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

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.