geography MCQ #10737

Which long mountain belt arcs across western Iran toward Iraq Kurdish uplands east of Mesopotamia?

geography MCQ #10737

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Which long mountain belt arcs across western Iran toward Iraq Kurdish uplands east of Mesopotamia?

    • A) Zagros Mountains
    • B) Pamir knot convergences
    • C) Pontic ridges of northern Turkey mostly
    • D) Hindu Kush core far east

    Answer: Zagros Mountains

    Explanation: The Zagros Mountains form a long folded arc extending from northwestern Iran southeastward toward the Strait of Hormuz, rising between the Iranian plateau and the Mesopotamian lowlands of Iraq.