Flashcards - Geography of Nepal

Mount Everest lies on the border of Nepal and: Reveal answer

B. China (Tibet)

Everest is on the Nepal–China border.

Kathmandu is located in which province? Reveal answer

C. Bagmati

Kathmandu Valley is in Bagmati.

Nepal’s longest river is generally cited as: Reveal answer

C. Karnali

Karnali is often cited as longest.

Pokhara is especially known for: Reveal answer

B. Lakes and Himalayan views

Lakes and mountain views.

Nepal’s currency is the: Reveal answer

B. Nepalese Rupee (NPR)

Official currency is NPR.

Nepal is a landlocked country, meaning it: Reveal answer

B. Has no coastline

No direct sea access.

Which range contains the world’s highest peaks? Reveal answer

B. Himalaya

Himalaya.

Chitwan is widely known for: Reveal answer

B. Wildlife and national park tourism

Chitwan National Park.

Lumbini Province is named in association with: Reveal answer

B. Lumbini / Buddha heritage

Lumbini heritage link.

The Terai region of Nepal is mainly: Reveal answer

B. Southern plains

Southern lowland plains.

Which lake is famously associated with Pokhara? Reveal answer

B. Phewa Lake

Phewa Lake.

Annapurna is a renowned: Reveal answer

B. Himalayan massif/peak region

Mountain massif.

Nepal shares a long open border with: Reveal answer

B. India

India.

The Kali Gandaki valley is noted for: Reveal answer

B. A deep river valley / corridor

Deep valley geography.

Sagarmatha is the Nepali name linked to: Reveal answer

A. Mount Everest

Sagarmatha ≈ Everest.

Which city is Nepal’s capital? Reveal answer

B. Kathmandu

Kathmandu.

Monsoon rains in Nepal are mainly associated with: Reveal answer

B. Summer wet season winds

South Asian monsoon.

Rara Lake is located in which general region? Reveal answer

A. Far-western highland Nepal

Rara is in far-west Nepal.

Illam is especially famous for: Reveal answer

A. Tea gardens

Tea region.

Which river system is major in eastern Nepal? Reveal answer

B. Koshi

Koshi system.

Mustang is known as a: Reveal answer

B. Rain-shadow / trans-Himalayan district area

Dry trans-Himalayan zone.

Elevation increases generally from: Reveal answer

B. South to north in Nepal

Plains south, mountains north.

Birgunj is an important: Reveal answer

B. Trade / border city with India

Southern trade gateway.

Dhaulagiri is a: Reveal answer

B. High Himalayan peak/massif

Major Himalayan peak.

National parks help mainly to: Reveal answer

B. Conserve biodiversity and ecosystems

Conservation.

Which feature best describes Nepal’s shape roughly? Reveal answer

B. An elongated rectangle-ish landmass along the Himalaya

East–west elongated country.

Glaciers in Nepal are important because they: Reveal answer

B. Feed rivers and affect water security

Cryosphere and hydrology.

Janakpur is culturally linked with: Reveal answer

B. Mithila heritage / Ramayana associations

Historical-cultural centre.

Which is a major economic corridor concern for landlocked Nepal? Reveal answer

A. Access to sea trade via neighbours

Transit and trade access.

Soil fertility in Terai supports: Reveal answer

B. Agriculture and dense settlement

Agricultural plains.