Geography | MCQs

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Cartography is the art and science of graphically representing a geographical area​, usually on a flat surface such as a map or chart.

Cartography means نقشہ نگاری 

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Phander Lake is situated in the Phander Village,  Gilgit–Baltistan region 

This lake is an important source of fresh water. 

Length: 900 m

Width: 460 m

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The point where the Karakoram, Hindu Kush, and Himalayan mountain ranges meet the Pamir Mountains

It is near the junction of the borders of China, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. 

The Tibetan Plateau (Pamir Plateau) is known as the Roof of the World.

It's also the thickest crust in the world, between 70 and 90 kilometers.

The plateau is the world's largest and highest.

Its average elevation is more than 4,500 meters (14,764 feet).

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Pakistan lies to the east of Afghanistan, with a shared border known as the Durand Line.

It was established in 1893.

This border stretches approximately 2,670 kilometers (1,660 miles).

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Emigration refers to people leaving one country or region to settle in another.

It contrasts with immigration, which means entering a new country to live permanently.

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"Fertile" means capable of producing abundant crops or vegetation.

"Barren" means unable to produce vegetation or crops.

Fertile means زرخیز

Barren means بنجر

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• "Antarctica is the coldest, windiest and highest continent in the world.
• It lies at the bottom of the world, surrounding the South Pole."

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The Mekong river is Known as the mother of Rivers located in Laos and Thailand.

It is 12th longest river in the world.

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The Mojave Desert is a xeric desert in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the Southwestern United States.

Area: 124,000 km²

Elevation: 1,500 m

Rivers: Colorado River, Mojave River

The Mojave Desert spans four states: California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona. 

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Strait of Tartar is the narrowest Strait in the world.

It is 7.3 km wide at the narrowest point.

It is a strait in the Pacific Ocean dividing the Russian island of Sakhalin from mainland Asia (South-East Russia), connecting the Sea of Okhotsk on the north with the Sea of Japan on the south.