Olympiad Test Level 2: World Geography- 2 - Class 6 MCQ

A plain is a broad area of relatively flat land. Plains are one of the major landforms, or types of land, on Earth.

The Mississippi River is the chief river of the largest drainage system in North America.

• a) It lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn: This is correct. The Amazon River is located near the equator, which is between the Tropic of Cancer (north) and the Tropic of Capricorn (south).

• b) It is not the longest river in the world: This is also correct. The Amazon is often considered the second-longest river after the Nile, although some recent studies suggest it could be the longest.

• c) It is not situated in the temperate zone: Correct. The Amazon River flows through the tropical rainforest and is located entirely within the tropical zone, not the temperate zone.

• d) It flows from east to west direction: Incorrect. The Amazon River actually flows from west to east, starting in the Andes Mountains in Peru and flowing eastward across South America to the Atlantic Ocean.

The countries A and B are Syria and Israel.

Tasmania is an island state of Australia. It is located 240 km to the south of the Australian mainland, separated from it by the Bass Strait.

Long depression which is surrounded by high grounds is classified as a valley.

Factors that contributes into formation of hills includes solidifying magma, mountain erosions and deposition from glacier.

• Kalahari desert is located in South Africa.
• The name “ Kalahari” is derived from the Tswana word Kgala which means "the great thirst", or Kgalagadi, meaning "a waterless place".

The third biggest river of the world is Mississippi.

The Sahara is dominated by two climatic regimes: a dry subtropical climate in the north and a dry tropical climate in the south. The dry subtropical climate is characterized by unusually high annual and diurnal temperature ranges, cold to cool winters and hot summers, and two precipitation maximums.