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World Geographical Records

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World geographical records encompass the extremes of physical geography, including the largest lakes, islands, oceans, and trenches. These factual questions test knowledge of global superlatives and major geographical features. This topic is a staple in general studies sections of UPSC, state PSC, and SSC exams.

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World Geographical Records Questions

Multiple choice geography the properties of sea water properties of sea water oceanic salinity and oceanic temperature oceans : temperature, salinity and density circulation of ocean water

Who divided the oceanic part of the earth into five oceans?

  1. Cartographers

  2. Geographers

  3. Geologists

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The surface of the planet is approximately 71% water and contains (5) five oceans, including the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Southern. Their borders are indicated on the world image (above) in varied shades of blue. These were divided by the Geographers who were exploring the world.

Multiple choice geography the properties of sea water properties of sea water oceanic salinity and oceanic temperature oceans : temperature, salinity and density circulation of ocean water

The single super ocean was known as ______.

  1. Pangaea

  2. Panthalassa

  3. Gondwana

  4. Mariana
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Panthalassa was the superocean that surrounded the supercontinent Pangaea. A superocean is an ocean that surrounds a supercontinent. It is less commonly defined as any ocean larger than the current Pacific Ocean. The movement of Earth's tectonic plates formed Pangaea and ultimately broke it apart. Pangaea existed during the Permian and Triassic geological time periods, which were times of great change.

Multiple choice geography the properties of sea water properties of sea water oceanic salinity and oceanic temperature oceans : temperature, salinity and density circulation of ocean water

Ocean floor is mined for _____.

  1. gold

  2. silver

  3. oil

  4. diamond
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Crude oil and natural gas occur in 'pockets' under the ground. Sometimes the deposits are found under the sea bed. Like other deposits, they are extracted by drilling a hole down through the rocks into the oil or gas. For undersea deposits, the drills are mounted on a platform called a drilling rig.

Multiple choice geography natural regions climate and natural vegetation equatorial climatic region natural regions of the world

Which is the largest island in the world?

  1. New Guinea

  2. Brneo

  3. Madagascar

  4. Greenland
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Island refers to the land which is surrounded by the water. Greenland is the largest island on the earth. It possesses the world’s second largest ice sheet. The total area of Greenland is 2,166,086 square kilometers. Geographically, it is closer to North America but it associates more with Europe. Greenland is the least densely populated country in the world. It has a population of around 56,000 people.

Multiple choice geography natural regions climate and natural vegetation equatorial climatic region natural regions of the world

Which is the largest inland sea in the world?

  1. Caribbean Sea

  2. Caspian Sea

  3. Red Sea

  4. Beaufort Sea
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Caspian sea is the largest inland sea on the world with 40 to 44% of total lacustrine water of the world. It covers a area of 371,000km squre and located between Asia and Europe. Due to tectonic uplift it become landlocked about 5.5 million years ago.

Multiple choice

What is the Highest Mountain in the world?

  1. Mount Fuji

  2. Mount Everest

  3. Mount Kilimanjaro

  4. Mount Kinabalu
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mount Everest, located in the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and China, is the highest mountain in the world above sea level, reaching an elevation of 8,848 meters.

Multiple choice

What is the tallest building in the world?

  1. Burj Khalifa

  2. Twin Towers

  3. Petronas Towers

  4. Royal Clock Tower
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is currently the tallest building in the world, standing at a height of 828 meters.

Multiple choice

The longest river in the world?

  1. Missisippi

  2. Nile

  3. Amazon

  4. Congo
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Nile River is traditionally considered the longest river in the world, flowing through northeastern Africa. While some studies argue for the Amazon, the Nile remains the standard answer in most educational contexts.

Multiple choice geography an ice- capped continent continents of earth antarctica antarctica

Which ocean lies in the North of Asia?

  1. Pacific ocean

  2. Indian ocean

  3. Atlantic ocean

  4. Arctic ocean
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Arctic Ocean lies in the north of Asia bounded by America and Europe. It has a D-shaped form with an average depth of 3500m. and an area equal to 1/12 of the Pacific Ocean. The Arctic Ocean is almost frozen and 15 feet permanent thick ice is found due to which there are difficulties of exploring the bottom.

Multiple choice geography antarctica - the white continent continents of earth antarctica antarctica

Which one of the following is the continent with the highest mean elevation in the world?

  1. Antarctica

  2. North America

  3. Asia

  4. South America
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

  • Antarctica is the southernmost continent of the earth. It is the coldest, driest and windiest continent in the world.
  • It is the continent with the highest mean elevation in the world. It has an average elevation of 7,545 feet above sea level. The elevation of Antarctica at the South Pole is 9,300 feet. The tallest mountain peak in Antarctica is Mount Vinson, which lies at a height of 16,050 feet.

Multiple choice geography antarctica - the white continent continents of earth antarctica antarctica

Antarctica has the world's largest __________.

  1. Volcano

  2. Glaciers

  3. Mountains

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

  • Largest glacier in the world is Lambert glacier. It is located in the southern most region of the earth which is Antarctica.
  • The glacier has been measured to be 8,200 feet (2,500 meters) deep at its centre
  • Lambert glacier moves at a rate of 400 to 800 metres per year.

Multiple choice geography antarctica - the white continent continents of earth antarctica antarctica

Antarctica is the world's coldest continent, it is also the world's _________.

  1. Foggiest continent

  2. Furthest away continent

  3. Windiest continent

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

  • Antarctica is the southernmost continent of the earth. It is the coldest, driest and windiest continent in the world.
  • It has mostly katabatic winds which means a wind that carries high density air from a higher elevation down a slope under the force of gravity.
  • Such winds are sometimes also called fall winds.

Multiple choice geography introduction of the continents - africa and asia india and her neighbours india and other countries some neighbouring countries of india and its relationship with them

The Black Sea and Japan are on _________ of Asia.

  1. The east and west

  2. The north and south

  3. The south and west

  4. The west and east
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Black Sea and Japan are on West and East of Asia.
The Black Sea is a body of water and marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between the Balkans, Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Western Asia. It is supplied by a number of major rivers, such as the Danube, Dnieper, Southern Bug, Dniester, Don, and the Rioni.