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World Geography covers continents, oceans, major rivers, lakes, mountains, deserts, islands, straits and canals, along with countries, capitals, borders and time zones. It also includes climate regions, natural resources, population distribution and important physical features, distinguishing physical geography from political geography.
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- A. China
- B. India
- C. Afghanistan
- D. Srilinka
Explanation: Afghanistan is historically described as a buffer state because it lies between major spheres of influence, particularly British India and…
Correct answer: Afghanistan- A. USA
- B. Germany
- C. U. K
- D. France
Explanation: Notre-Dame Cathedral generally refers to Notre-Dame de Paris, the famous Gothic cathedral on the Île de la Cité in France.
Correct answer: France- A. Senegal
- B. Sierra leone
- C. Guinea
- D. Liberia
Explanation: Freetown is the capital and principal port of Sierra Leone on the Atlantic coast of West Africa.
Correct answer: Sierra leone- A. Iraq
- B. Iran
- C. Turkey
- D. Israel
Explanation: Syria borders Iraq, Turkey and Israel, but it does not share a boundary with Iran. Iran lies east of Iraq, which separates it from Syria.
Correct answer: Iran- A. Blue-Eyed Grass
- B. Red Poppy
- C. Black Orchid
- D. Patuju
Explanation: Belize’s national flower is the black orchid, also known scientifically as Prosthechea cochleata.
Correct answer: Black Orchid- A. Red Poppy
- B. Cantuta
- C. Blue Poppy
- D. Flax
Explanation: Flax is widely recognized as Belarus’s national flower and is also important to the country’s agricultural and cultural heritage.
Correct answer: Flax- A. 3
- B. 2
- C. 4
- D. None of the above.Quiz Mode Feature
Explanation: Pakistan’s two principal crop seasons are Rabi, sown in winter and harvested in spring, and Kharif, sown in summer and harvested in…
Correct answer: 2- A. Bolivia
- B. Argentina
- C. Uruguay
- D. Venezuela
Explanation: Montevideo is Uruguay’s capital and lies on the northern shore of the Río de la Plata.
Correct answer: Uruguay- A. California
- B. Texas
- C. Florida
- D. Alaska
Explanation: Alaska has the greatest number of active volcanoes among US states because it forms part of the volcanically active Aleutian arc.
Correct answer: Alaska- A. Peru
- B. Chile
- C. Ecuador
- D. Colombia
Explanation: Machu Picchu is the famous Inca citadel in the Andes of Peru, near Cusco.
Correct answer: Peru- A. Kangchenjunga
- B. Mount Everest
- C. K2
- D. Lhotse
Explanation: K2 is called the Savage Mountain because of its extreme climbing difficulty, severe weather and high fatality risk.
Correct answer: K2- A. Finland
- B. None of these
- C. China
- D. Canada
Explanation: Canada has more lakes than any other country, including a vast number of small and large freshwater lakes formed by glaciation.
Correct answer: Canada1533. What razor-thin country accounts for more than half of the western coastline of South America?
- A. Chile
- B. Peru
- C. Ecuador
- D. Colombia
Explanation: Chile is the long, narrow country along much of South America’s Pacific coast, extending from the Atacama Desert to Patagonia.
Correct answer: Chile- A. 10
- B. 11
- C. 8
- D. 9
Explanation: Canada consists of 10 provinces and 3 territories. The provinces have constitutional status distinct from the territories, whose powers…
Correct answer: 10- A. Maui island
- B. Green island
- C. Cuba
- D. Bermuda
Explanation: Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean Sea and the Greater Antilles.
Correct answer: Cuba- A. Mediterranean Sea
- B. Caspian Sea
- C. Arabian Sea
- D. Red Sea
Explanation: Sicily lies in the Mediterranean Sea, just off the southern tip of the Italian mainland. The other listed seas are far from Sicily.
Correct answer: Mediterranean Sea- A. France
- B. Germany
- C. Britain
- D. Spain
Explanation: The Black Forest, or Schwarzwald, is a heavily wooded mountain region in southwestern Germany.
Correct answer: Germany- A. Cuba
- B. Chile
- C. Spain
- D. Germany
Explanation: Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with Barcelona as its capital.
Correct answer: Spain- A. Cuba
- B. Russia
- C. Spain
- D. Vatican city
Explanation: St. Peter's Basilica stands in Vatican City, where it is one of the most important sites of the Roman Catholic Church.
Correct answer: Vatican city- A. Red sea
- B. Mediterranean
- C. Caspian Sea
- D. Arabian Sea
Explanation: The Red Sea lies between the Arabian Peninsula, including Saudi Arabia, and northeastern Africa.
Correct answer: Red sea