The Atlas Mountains are located in which continent?
- (a)Africa
- (b)North America
- (c)South America
- (d)Australia
Correct — A, Africa. The Atlas Mountains are a fold-mountain range running roughly 2,500 km across Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia in north-western Africa, separating the Mediterranean and Atlantic coastlines from the Sahara Desert to the south. Their highest peak, Jbel Toubkal (4,167 m), is in Morocco.
- (b)North America — North America's major ranges are the Rockies and the Appalachians; the Atlas Mountains are not part of this continent.
- (c)South America — South America's principal range is the Andes, the world's longest continental mountain range — a separate system from the Atlas Mountains.
- (d)Australia — Australia's chief range is the Great Dividing Range; it has no connection to the Atlas Mountains of Africa.
The Atlas Mountains are a fold-mountain system in the far north-west of Africa, formed by the collision of the African and Eurasian plates. They run through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, separating the fertile Mediterranean/Atlantic coastal strip from the arid Sahara Desert.
MPPSC/UPSC test 'which continent is mountain range X in' as a direct fact-lock question — the trap is confusing Atlas (Africa) with better-known ranges like the Andes (South America) or the Rockies (North America), which come to mind first for many students.
- Atlas Mountains: north-western Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia)
- Highest peak: Jbel Toubkal (4,167 m), Morocco
- Formed by the African-Eurasian plate collision (fold mountains)
- Separates the Mediterranean/Atlantic coast from the Sahara Desert
- Confusing the Atlas Mountains (Africa) with the Andes (South America) or Alps (Europe)
- Assuming a lesser-known range must be in Asia or Europe by default
MPPSC/UPSC frequently ask 'X mountain range is located in which continent' as a direct one-liner — lock major world ranges to their continents.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Andes, the world's longest continental mountain range, are located in which continent?
- (a)Asia
- (b)Europe
- (c)South America
- (d)Africa
Answer(c) South America.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which of the following mountain ranges lies entirely within Europe?
- (a)Alps
- (b)Atlas
- (c)Andes
- (d)Rockies
Answer(a) Alps.