world physical geography section 6 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

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: (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).

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: (c)

‘ITCZ’ mean Inter Tropical Convergence zone.

Answer: (c)