world physical geography section 2 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (b)

Answer: (a)

India lies to the north of the equator between 6° 44' and 35° 30' north latitude and 68° 7' and 97° 25' east longitude.

Answer: (c)

A desert is a barren area of land where little precipitation occurs and consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life.

The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to the processes of denudation. About one-third of the land surface of the world is arid or semi-arid.

This includes much of the Polar Regions where little precipitation occurs and which are sometimes called polar deserts or “cold deserts”. The Sahara desert is the largest single stretch desert in the world and after that Great Australian Desert.

Answer: (b)

The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, It connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.

Answer: (b)

The Hawaiian Islands were (and continue to be) continuously formed from volcanic activity initiated at an undersea magma source called a hotspot.

As the tectonic plate beneath much of the Pacific Ocean moves to the northwest, the hot spot remains stationary, slowly creating new volcanoes.