world physical geography section 6 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

Africa is the only continent through which all the main latitude lines; Equator, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, pass. The Prime Meridian (a line of longitude) also passes through Africa.

Answer: (d)

The Sunda Strait is the strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. It connects the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean.

The name comes from the Indonesian term Pasundan, meaning 'West Java. It also comes from the name of the Sundanese people the native people of West Java with the Javanese people being found mostly in Central and East Java.

Answer: (c)

Answer: (c)

‘ITCZ’ mean Inter Tropical Convergence zone.

Answer: (a)

Norway is called the Land of the Midnight Sun because the sun never dips entirely below the horizon between late May and late July.

During the summer months, areas located north of the Arctic Circle experience nearly perpetual daylight; these areas may see up to 20 hours of sunlight during the time of the midnight sun, but experience long periods of darkness during the winter.

Answer: (b)

The Strait of Gibraltar is a narrow strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and separates Gibraltar and Spain in Europe from Morocco in Africa.

On the northern side of the Strait are Spain and Gibraltar (a British overseas territory in the Iberian Peninsula), while on the southern side are Morocco and Ceuta (a Spanish exclave in North Africa).