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World Geography Landforms

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Question

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? Geographical Feature : Region

Options

a

Abyssinian Plateau : Arabia

b

Atlas Mountains : North-Western Africa

Answer
c

Guiana Highlands : South-Western Africa

d

Okavango Basin : Patagonia

Explanation

The Atlas Mountains are located in North-Western Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia), making option (b) correct. Option (a) is incorrect—the Abyssinian Plateau is in East Africa (Ethiopia), not Arabia. Option (c) is incorrect—the Guiana Highlands are in South America (Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname), not South-Western Africa; South-Western Africa features the Kalahari Desert and plateaus. Option (d) is incorrect—the Okavango Basin is in Southern Africa (Botswana), while Patagonia is in South America. > Atlas = Africa's most famous mountain range; located in NW Africa. Answer: (b).

Question details

Year

2013

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q3

Subject

Geography

Sub-topic

Physical Geography - Plateaus and Mountains

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT Geography Ch.2 - World Physical Features

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