FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 10

FUNDAMENTAL OF WORLD GEOGRAPHY MCQS SET 10

1. Name the mountain that separates France and Spain.
(a) Alps
(b) Pyrenees
(c) Jura
(d) Vosges
Ans: (b)

2. Kalgoorlie in Australia is famous for its rich deposits of
(a) Coal
(b) Gold
(c) Mercury
(d) Iron
Ans: (b)

3. Milan, Turin and Genoa industrial triangle is in
(a) USA
(b) France
(c) Former USSR
(d) Italy
Ans: (d)

4. The South African River draining into Atlantic Ocean is
(a) Orange
(b) Zambezi
(c) Limpopo
(d) Nile
Ans: (a)

5. Plantation agriculture is a specialised form of agricultural practice carried out in
(a) temperate region
(b) tropics and subtropics
(c) urbanised region
(d) coastal region
Ans: (b)

6. The Continents of Africa and Europe, at their close at point are separated from each other by the strait of
(a) Messina
(b) Bonifacio
(c) Gibraltar
(d) Otranto
Ans: (c)

7. Fjords abound the coast of
(a) Sweden
(b) France
(c) Norway
(d) Germany
Ans: (c)

8. Coastline formed by a drowned river mouth is a
(a) Fjord
(b) Dalmatian
(c) Ria
(d) Haff
Ans: (c)

9. Extensive mechanized wheat cultivation is carried out in
(a) Tropical Savannas
(b) Temperate grasslands
(c) Equatorial regions
(d) Mediterranean lands
Ans: (b)
10. 'The Scented Isle' in the Mediterranean Sea is
(a) Sardinia
(b) Corsica
(c) Sicily
(d) Crete
Ans: (b)