Test: World Geography-1 - SSC CGL MCQ

The Sahara Desert in Africa covers around 9.2 million sq. km, making it the world’s largest hot desert.

Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak (5,895 m), lies in northern Tanzania near the Kenya border.

Suez Canal in Egypt is a man-made waterway linking the Mediterranean and Red Seas, providing the shortest maritime route between Europe and Asia.

The Nile (6,650 km) is the longest river, while the Amazon has the greatest discharge.

Located off the northeastern coast of Australia in the Pacific, the Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef, visible from space.

Lake Victoria is shared by Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. The largest freshwater lake by area is Lake Superior (North America), not Victoria.

The Rockies run north-south through North America, Mount Elbert (4,401 m) is the highest peak, and the range extends from Alaska down toward Mexico.

All three statements are correct. Monsoons are a climatic phenomenon due to land-sea temperature differences, strongest in Asia.

Andes (S. America), Alps (Europe), Himalayas (Asia), Rockies (N. America).

Danube (flows through 10 European countries), Mekong (flows through Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia), Nile (Egypt), Yangtze (China).