world physical geography section 6 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

1. Running water – Gorge (A deep, narrow valley with steep rocky sides, often with a stream flowing through it. Gorges are smaller and narrower than canyons and are often a part of a canyon.)
2. Glacier – Cirque (A cirque is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion.)
3. Wind – Barchan, is a crescent-shaped dune.
4. Underground water – Doline

Answer: (c)

Taal is a complex Volcano located on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.

Answer: (a)

The Gobi Desert is the largest desert in Asia, covering 500,000 square miles.It covers parts of northern and northwestern China, and of southern Mongolia. is a rain shadow desert, formed by the Himalayan mountain range blocking rain-carrying clouds from the Indian Ocean reaching the Gobi territory.

Answer: (c)

Cape Cod often referred to locally as simply the Cape, is a cape in the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States. The nearest city is Boston which is the capital of Massachusetts.

The Cape Cod Canal, completed in 1916, connects Buzzards Bay to Cape Cod Bay; this shortened the trade route between New York and Boston by 100 km.

Answer: (b)

The Sunda Trench, earlier known as the Java Trench, is located in the northeastern Indian Ocean, with a length of 2,600 kilometres. It is the deepest point in the Indian Ocean.

Answer: (b)