Miscellaneous World Geography — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

The years 1700, 1800 and 1900 were not leap years. A normal year is defined as 365 days. Putting all of these rules together, you can see that a year is a leap year not only if it is divisible by 4, it also has to be divisible by 400 if it is a centurial year. So 1700, 1800 and 1900 were not leap years.

Hail is a form of precipitation. Hail is a form of precipitation that occurs when updrafts in thunderstorms carry raindrops upward into extremely cold areas of the atmosphere where they freeze into ice.

The tropical rain forests in the Amazon basin is known as Selvas. The Amazon rainforest, covering much of northwestern Brazil and extending into Colombia, Peru and other South American countries, is the world’s largest tropical rainforest, famed for its biodiversity. It’s crisscrossed by thousands of rivers, including the powerful Amazon.

A plateau which is enclosed or surrounded by mountain ranges is known as an intermontane plateau. The Plateau of Tibet and the Plateau of Mongolia are the two intermontane plateaus in Asia. The Plateau of Tibet is surrounded by the Kunlun Mountains in the north and the Himalayas in the south.

The greatest diversity of animal and plant species occurs in Tropical moist forests. The tropical rainforests contain the greatest diversity of species of all biomes on earth. They are found around the equator, between 23.5° N latitude and 23.5° S latitude.

Pygmies are not pastoral nomads. Pygmies are nomadic peoples living in the equatorial rainforests of central Africa, with smaller numbers in south-east Asia. They are characterized by their short height (below 1.5 meters, or 4.5 feet, on average). They prefer their specific ethnic names, such as Baka or Mbuti, rather than the generic "pygmy."

Tin Bigha Corridor is a strip of land in West Bengal on Indian border which was leased to Bangladesh in 2011 so as to provide it access to its Dahagram-Angarpota enclaves.

Pretoria is the administrative capital of South Africa. Pretoria, city in Gauteng province and administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa. Pretoria stretches along both sides of the Apies River and extends into the western foothills of the Magaliesberg on the east.

A country lying within the Arctic Circle having geysers is Iceland. The mainland of Iceland is just a few degrees south of the Arctic Circle (66°30'N). The Arctic Circle does however pass through Grímsey island, which lies 40 kilometres (25 mi) off the north coast of Iceland.

Verkhoyansk in Russia is known as "the cold pole" of the world. Verkhoyansk is the iciest city on the globe having once measured minus 67.8° Celsius. It's now trying to use the frigid record to attract tourists.

In Pacific Ocean, the Earth's active volcanoes concentrated at present. Volcanic eruptions occur only in certain places and do not occur randomly. This is because the Earth's crust is broken into a series of slabs known as tectonic plates. Most volcanoes are found along a belt, called the "Ring of Fire" that encircles the Pacific Ocean.

Of the total water on the Earth, 3% fresh water reserve a constitute approximately. Over 68% of the fresh water on Earth is found in icecaps and glaciers, and just over 30% is found in ground water. Only about 0.3% of our fresh water is found in the surface water of lakes, rivers, and swamps.

About 97% of the Earth's water can be found in our oceans. Of the tiny percentage that's not in the ocean, about two percent is frozen up in glaciers and ice caps. Less than one percent of all the water on Earth is fresh. A tiny fraction of water exists as water vapor in our atmosphere.

The reef is located off the coast of Queensland, Australia, in the Coral Sea. Stretching for 1,429 miles over an area of approximately 133,000 square miles , the Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef system in the world.

With the population of around 500, European country Vatican City has smallest population in the world. Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, measuring just 0.2 square miles, almost 120 times smaller than the island of Manhattan. Situated on the western bank of the Tiber River, Vatican City's 2-mile border is landlocked by Italy.

Black soil is sticky when wet and develops cracks when dry. The black soils are generally clayey, deep and impermeable. They swell and become sticky when wet and shrink when dried. So, during the dry season, these soil develop wide cracks.

Hail forms of precipitation is different from the rest. Hail is a form of solid precipitation. The formation of hail usually requires cumulonimbus or other convective clouds with strong updrafts, it often accompanies thunderstorms.

Coastline formed by a drowned river mouth is a Ria. A ria is a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley. It is a drowned river valley that remains open to the sea.

Commercial energy is energy which is available to the users at some price. Commercial sources of energy purely consist of power, coal, oil, gas, hydro-electricity and uranium.

An estuary is a place where Fresh and salt water mix near the mouth of a river. Estuaries are areas of transition where fresh water and salt water meet. An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal embayment (or bay) where fresh water and salt water from the ocean mix. They occur where rivers and Great Lakes water mix in shallow wetlands located near the mouth of a river.

Kalgoorlie in Australia is famous for its rich deposits of Gold. Kalgoorlie-Boulder, 600km east of Perth, is famous for the Golden Mile. It is also the ultimate destination of the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme and the Golden Pipeline Heritage Trail.

Snow is formed by the process of Sublimation. We do not see the sublimation process because the snow goes directly into water vapor without first melting into liquid water. However, we do notice that the snow amount is decreasing, so snow sometimes seems to disappear on cold winter days. The rate of sublimation is a function of the weather conditions.

Europe and Africa are separated by the Strait of Gibraltar. This strait connect the Mediterranean sea with Atlantic ocean.

All the given statements are correct. Germany and America are the two largest producers of wind-power. America has nuclear energy generation capacity of around 100,000 MW. America has more nuclear reactors than any other country in the world.

The gap between birth rate and death rate per 1000 mid-year population of a given region is known as Natural growth rate of population.

Cyprus has got its map on its flag. The country's flag features a map of the island and two olive branches on a white flag. The island's map on the flag is copper-orange which represents the vast copper ore deposits on the island.

The Great Circle routes join London to Los Angeles and Amsterdam to Tokyo.

Africa continent is located in Northern-Southern and Eastern-Western hemisphere of the earth. The Northern Hemisphere contains North America, the northern part of South America, Europe, the northern two-thirds of Africa, and most of Asia.

Maoris are the inhabitants of New Zealand. Maori, the first inhabitants of New Zealand were a people of unknown origin, whose racial or tribal name, if any has not been preserved.

The Bedouins are inhabitants of The Arabian Desert. Bedouin, Arabic-speaking nomadic peoples of the Middle Eastern deserts, especially of North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, Israel, Iraq, Syria, and Jordan.

"Haneda" is the name of the international airport in Tokyo. Haneda International Airport is located closer to central Tokyo than Narita International Airport. Almost all domestic flights land at this airport. There are fewer transportation options from the airport to central Tokyo, some of which require transfers, but the journey is much quicker and cheaper.

Bering Strait is nearest to the International Date line, because the international Date line runs equidistant between the American continents, on its East and Asia, Australia, and Europe on its west.

The Labrador current is a cold water current. The current is cold and has a low salinity; it maintains temperatures of less than 32° F (0° C) and salinities in the range of 30 to 34 parts per 1,000.

Singapore is not a member of SAARC. SAARC stands for South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation. The members of SAARC are Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & Maldives.

Swaziland countries is not in South America. Swaziland, a small, landlocked monarchy in southern Africa, is known for its wilderness reserves and festivals showcasing traditional Swazi culture.

The fog that commonly occurs along the sea-coasts is of the Advection type.In winter when warm, moist air flows over colder land. This is commonly seen over the southern or central United States and the coastal areas of Korea and Europe. Because the ground often cools by radiation cooling, fog in these areas is called advection-radiation fog, a combination of radiation and advection fogs.

The temperature at which the air is saturated is known as Dew point. Dew point temperature is defined as the temperature to which the air would have to cool (at constant pressure and constant water vapor content) in order to reach saturation. A state of saturation exists when the air is holding the maximum amount of water vapor possible at the existing temperature and pressure.

The busy port of Rotterdam is situated in The Netherlands. The Port of Rotterdam is Europe's largest seaport, and it is the second biggest city in The Netherlands.

Jute is known as 'golden fiber'. Jute fiber is 100% bio-degradable and recyclable and thus environmentally friendly. It is a natural fiber with golden and silky shine and hence called The Golden Fiber.

The line dividing North Korea and South Korea is 38th parallel. Korea was split at the 38th parallel after World War II. North and South Korea have been divided for more than 70 years, ever since the Korean Peninsula became an unexpected casualty of the escalating Cold War between two rival superpowers: the Soviet Union and the United States.