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- A. A boundary that moves with erosion
- B. A boundary drawn using straight lines, latitude or longitude rather than natural features
- C. A boundary following rivers
- D. A boundary along mountain crests
Explanation: Geometric boundaries, common in Africa and North America, follow straight lines or parallels.
Correct answer: A boundary drawn using straight lines, latitude or longitude rather than natural features- A. Russia and China
- B. India and China
- C. Canada and the United States
- D. Argentina and Chile
Explanation: The Canada–US border is the longest international boundary in the world.
Correct answer: Canada and the United States- A. 12,000 kilometres
- B. 3,200 kilometres
- C. 8,891 kilometres
- D. 5,500 kilometres
Explanation: Including Alaska, the Canada–US boundary runs about 8,891 km.
Correct answer: 8,891 kilometres- A. Niger
- B. Kazakhstan
- C. Chad
- D. Mongolia
Explanation: Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world.
Correct answer: Kazakhstan- A. Kazakhstan's coast is frozen year-round
- B. The Caspian is too shallow for ships
- C. The Caspian Sea has no natural outlet to the world's oceans
- D. The coast belongs to Russia
Explanation: The Caspian is enclosed, so Kazakhstan has no open-sea access.
Correct answer: The Caspian Sea has no natural outlet to the world's oceans- A. Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan
- B. Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Azerbaijan and Russia
- C. China, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
- D. Russia, Mongolia, China, Iran and Afghanistan
Explanation: Kazakhstan borders Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
Correct answer: Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan- A. India and Bhutan
- B. India and China
- C. China and Pakistan
- D. India and Myanmar
Explanation: Landlocked Nepal sits between India and China.
Correct answer: India and China- A. China and Myanmar
- B. Nepal and Bangladesh
- C. India and China
- D. India and Nepal
Explanation: Bhutan is landlocked between India and China.
Correct answer: India and China- A. Laos
- B. Thailand
- C. Cambodia
- D. Myanmar
Explanation: Laos is the only South-East Asian country without a coastline.
Correct answer: Laos- A. China, India, Bangladesh, Thailand and Vietnam
- B. China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar
- C. Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam and China
- D. Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and the Philippines
Explanation: Laos borders China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar.
Correct answer: China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar- A. Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Pakistan
- B. China, Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Iran
- C. Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China
- D. Pakistan, India, China, Iran, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Explanation: Afghanistan's six neighbours are Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China.
Correct answer: Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China- A. The Panjshir Valley
- B. The Khyber Pass
- C. The Bolan Pass
- D. The Wakhan Corridor
Explanation: The thin Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan separates Pakistan from Tajikistan.
Correct answer: The Wakhan Corridor- A. China
- B. Tajikistan
- C. Pakistan
- D. Kyrgyzstan
Explanation: The Wakhan Corridor's eastern tip touches China's Xinjiang region.
Correct answer: China- A. Yes, at the Khunjerab Pass
- B. No — Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor separates them
- C. Only a river border
- D. Yes
Explanation: The Wakhan Corridor keeps Pakistan and Tajikistan from sharing a border.
Correct answer: No — Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor separates them2755. Which four countries border Pakistan, counting the frontier through Pakistan-administered Kashmir?
- A. India, Bangladesh, China and Afghanistan
- B. India, Nepal, China and Iran
- C. Afghanistan, Iran, Oman and China
- D. India, Afghanistan, Iran and China
Explanation: Pakistan borders India, Afghanistan, Iran and China (via Gilgit-Baltistan).
Correct answer: India, Afghanistan, Iran and China- A. The Radcliffe Line
- B. The McMahon Line
- C. The Line of Control
- D. The Durand Line
Explanation: The Durand Line (1893) is the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, whose status Afghanistan has disputed.
Correct answer: The Durand Line- A. The Radcliffe Award
- B. The McMahon Award
- C. The Simla Award
- D. The Durand Award
Explanation: Cyril Radcliffe's boundary award partitioned Punjab and Bengal in 1947.
Correct answer: The Radcliffe Award- A. India and Bangladesh
- B. Indian-administered and Pakistan-administered areas of the disputed Kashmir region
- C. India and China in Ladakh
- D. Pakistan and Afghanistan
Explanation: The LoC divides Kashmir between Indian and Pakistani administration.
Correct answer: Indian-administered and Pakistan-administered areas of the disputed Kashmir region- A. Legal Armistice Corridor
- B. Land Acquisition Commission
- C. Line of Actual Control
- D. Long Asian Corridor
Explanation: The LAC is the de facto India–China border line.
Correct answer: Line of Actual Control- A. No — India and China dispute the boundary and differ over parts of the LAC's alignment
- B. It no longer exists
- C. Yes, settled in 1962
- D. Yes, ratified by the UN
Explanation: The LAC remains disputed, with differing Indian and Chinese claims.
Correct answer: No — India and China dispute the boundary and differ over parts of the LAC's alignment