Geography

Mountains, Hills, and Trekking Geography

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Mountains, hills, and trekking geography focus on global mountain ranges, high altitude plateaus, and famous hill stations. This includes identifying prominent peaks like Makalu and understanding natural barriers. Such geographical facts are commonly tested in SSC and state exams.

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Mountains, Hills, and Trekking Geography Questions

Multiple choice geography india : physiographic units islands islands of india to our own islands

Saddle peak is the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar islands located in _________.

  1. Great Nicobar

  2. Middle Andaman

  3. Little Andaman

  4. North Andaman
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Explanation

Saddle Peak or Saddle Hill is located on North Andaman Island in India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands. At 731 m, it is the highest point of the archipelago in the Bay of Bengal. It is surrounded by Saddle Peak National Park. It is located near Diglipur, a town in North Andaman Island.

Multiple choice geography india : physiographic units islands islands of india to our own islands

Arrange the following ranges in order as they occur from north to south:
1. Pir Panjal
2. Karakoram
3. Zanskar
4. Ladakh

  1. II, IV, III, I

  2. II, III, IV, I

  3. I, II, IV, III

  4. III, II, IV, I
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Explanation

The following ranges in order as they occur from north to south are Karakoram, Ladakh, Zanskar and Pir Panjal.

Multiple choice geography india : physiographic units islands islands of india to our own islands

'Saddle peak' is the highest peak of Andaman and Nicobar islands located in ____________.

  1. Great Nicobar

  2. Middle Andaman

  3. Little Andaman

  4. North Andaman
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Explanation

Andaman and Nicobar islands are the elongated chains of islands located in the Bay of Bengal. The entire group of islands is divided into two categories- The Andaman in the north and the Nicobar in the South. Port Blair is the capital city of The Andaman and Nicobar island.
The highest point of Andaman and Nicobar is Saddle Peak at 732 m.

Multiple choice social studies importance of transport system importance of transportation system introduction to transport and communication transportation services language, writing and great books

Which of the following modes of transport would you find in higher areas of mountainous regions like the Himalayas?

  1. Railways

  2. Roadways

  3. Inland waterways

  4. Airways
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B Correct answer
Explanation

B. Roadways

Trails and footpaths long were the only means of communication in the Himalayas. Although those continue to be important, especially in the more remote locations, road transport now has made the Himalayas accessible from both north and south. In Nepal an east-west highway stretches through the Tarai lowlands, connecting roads that penetrate into many of the country’s mountain valleys.

Multiple choice social studies importance of transport system importance of transportation system introduction to transport and communication transportation services language, writing and great books

The pilgrims of Kailash Mansarovar have to pass through which pass to enter into Tibet?

  1. Lipu lekh

  2. Nathu la

  3. Khardungala

  4. Rohtang
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Explanation

The Lipulekh Pass in Uttarakhand is the traditional route used by pilgrims traveling to Mount Kailash and Mansarovar in Tibet.

Multiple choice geography natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest forests and their conservation biotic resources: natural vegetation and wildlife natural vegetation and animals in india

The Himalayan range is considered as the worlds highest mountain range, with its tallest peak ________ on the Nepal China border.

  1. Hindu Kush

  2. Mt. Everest

  3. Tirich Mir

  4. Kunlun
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Mt.Everesst
Reaching 29,029 feet (8,848 meters) above sea level, Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth. Located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas, the mountain's summit straddles the border separating China and Nepal.

Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

Highest peak of European continent is  ____________.

  1. Mount Elbrus

  2. Mount Blanc

  3. Mount Etna

  4. Mount Kazbek
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Explanation

Mount Elbrus is the highest peak in European continent. It has two summits elevation of one is 5,642 meters and another one is 5,621 meters. It is located in the southern part of Russia. Both the summits are dormant volcanoes.

Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

Alpine system is the _______ and ________ system in Europe.

  1. highest, extensive

  2. smallest, extensive

  3. smallest, intensive

  4. None of these
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Alpine system is the highest and extensive system in europe.

Alps, a small segment of a discontinuous mountain chain that stretches from the Atlas Mountains of North Africa across southern Europe and Asia to beyond the Himalayas. ... The Alps form part of France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, and Albania.

Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

Which is the mountain between the Black sea and Caspian sea?

  1. Ural

  2. Caucasus

  3. Alps

  4. Balkan
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B Correct answer
Explanation
Caucasus Mountains
The mountain range that lies between the Black and Caspian Seas is called the Caucasus Mountain Range, or just the Caucasus Mountains.
Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

The highest peak in Europe is ________________.

  1. Mont Blanc

  2. Andes

  3. Monte Rosa

  4. Elbrus
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D Correct answer
Explanation
Mount Elbrus is the highest peak in Europe. Its height is 5,642 meters. It is part of the Caucasus Range that straddles Asia and Europe. It is located near the Georgian border in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay–Cherkessia, Russia.
Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

The highest peak of the Alps Mountains is the ______.

  1. Mont Blanc

  2. Dufourspitze

  3. Zugspitze

  4. Mount Elbrus
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The highest peak of the Alps Mountains is Mont Blanc.
Mont Blanc spans the French–Italian border, and at 4,810 m (15,781 ft) is the highest mountain in the Alps.

Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

The Central Massif of France is a ____________.

  1. mountain peak

  2. delta

  3. forest area

  4. plateau
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Explanation

Plateau,

Massif Central, upland area in south-central France. Bordered by the lowlands of Aquitaine on the west, the Paris Basin and the Loire River valley on the north, the Rhône-Saône river valley on the east, and the Mediterranean coastlands of Languedoc on the south, it is conventionally demarcated by the 1,000 feet- (300 m-) above-sea-level contour. Occupying about one-sixth of France (33,000 square miles [86,000 square km]), the massif, for the most part, consists of plateaus lying between 2,000 and 3,000 feet (600 and 900 m). The highest peaks are Sancy Hill (Puy de Sancy; 6,184 feet [1,885 m]) and the Plomb du Cantal (6,096 feet [1,858 m]).

Multiple choice geography europe - location, political divisions and physical features mediterranean climatic region location, political and physical divisions of europe environmental regions

What is the highest peak of the Alps?

  1. Matterhorn

  2. Piz Bernina

  3. Finsteraarhorn

  4. Mont Blanc
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Mont Blanc,
Mont Blanc spans the French–Italian border, and at 4,810 m (15,781 ft) is the highest mountain in the Alps. The Alpine region area contains about a hundred peaks higher than 4,000 metres (13,000 ft).

Multiple choice

The highest peak in South India is ?

  1. Anaimudi

  2. Nilgiri hills

  3. Mount Everest

  4. Doddabetta
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Explanation

Anaimudi, located in the Western Ghats, is the highest peak in South India.