Physical Features

Q. Why is Lakshadweep known as a coral island?

Q.

A landmass bounded by sea on the three sides is referred to as:

1. Coast

2. Peninsula

3. Island

4. Finland

Q. Choose the definition of peninsula.

1. A landmass with water on three sides and land on the fourth side.
2. A landmass with land on three sides and water on the fourth side.
3. A waterbody with land on three sides and water on the fourth side.
4. A waterbody between two land masses.

Q. Which is not a physical feature of India?

1. Plateaus
2. Mountains
3. Indian Ocean
4. Plains

Q. Which ocean lies to the east of Australia?

1. Indian
2. Pacific
3. Southern
4. Atlantic
   

Q.

What are sponges?

Q. In which ocean do the Great Barrier Reef lie?

1. Southern Ocean
2. Atlantic Ocean
3. Pacific Ocean
4. Indian Ocean

Q. Which is the largest mountain range in Australia?

1. Andes
2. Great Dividing Range
3. Himalayas
   
4. Ural Mountains
   

Q. Physical features of a country include different _____.

1. landforms
2. traditions
3. religions
4. ethnicities

Q. Australia covers about ___ per cent of the land on Earth's surface.

1. 1
2. 55
3. 20
4. 7
   

Q. America is separated from Asia by the ______ Strait.

1. Bosphorus
2. Bering
3. Malacca
4. Gibraltor

Q. Which among the following passes through Australia?

1. Tropic of Cancer
2. Tropic of Capricorn
3. Equator
4. Antarctic Circle

Q. An island is a landmass with water on ______ sides.

1. three
2. all
3. two
4. one

Q. _______ is the desert found in Australia.

1. The Great Thar desert
2. Sahara desert
3. The Great Sandy desert
4. The Great Victorian desert

Q. The coastal city of Sydney lies along the coast of Australia. Can you name the ocean which this coast touches?

1. Pacific
2. Southern
3. Atlantic
   
4. Indian

Q. The plains are generally ________.

1. level and flat
2. elevated and flat
3. level and uneven
4. elevated and uneven

Q. Which of the following are water bodies in Australia?

1. Trent River
2. Eyre Lake
3. Murray
4. Ross Sea

Q. Which among these is the neighbouring country of Australia?

1. Sudan
2. New Zealand
3. Maldives
4. Sri Lanka

Q. _______ is the only living structure on Earth visible from space.

1. The Great Wall of China
2. Great Dividing Range
3. Great Barrier Reef
4. Mount Everest

Q. The Great Dividing Range, or the _______ Highlands, is Australia's most substantial mountain range and the fifth-longest land-based range in the world.​​​​​​​

1. Western
2. Southern
3. Eastern
4. Northern