This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Geography > World > World Geography – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The largest part of our hydrosphere is A) Pacific ocean. B) Atlantic Ocean. C) Antarctica ocean. D) Indian Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pacific ocean. 2. The Sahara Desert occupies much of which African sub-region? A) East. B) West. C) South. D) North. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) North. 3. The hot dust-laden wind blowing from Sahara desert to Mediterranean region is called the A) Sirocco. B) Chinook. C) Mistral. D) Fohn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sirocco. 4. An imaginary line drawn around the earth halfway between the North & South poles that marks 0 degrees latitude. A) Longitude. B) Prime Meridian. C) Latitude. D) Equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Equator. 5. Which country is known as the 'land of rising Sun'? A) Japan. B) New Zealand. C) Fiji. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Japan. 6. Which of the following best describes the spoken languages in Canada? A) English and the language of the Inuit are dominant. B) English and French are the two official languages. C) French is the official, dominant language. D) French, German, and English are the main languages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) English and French are the two official languages. 7. The main producers of free gas are A) The south Bassein and Tapti fields in the western offshore. B) The gas fields in Tripura and Andhra Pradesh (KG Basin). C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (a) and (b). 8. The Industrial Revolution began in England mainly because A) The royal family favored and encouraged it. B) Of England's favorable climate. C) England was larger than other European countries. D) The country contained the necessary capital, labor, and raw materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The country contained the necessary capital, labor, and raw materials. 9. Which of the following causal factors has contributed the most to the rise in global refugee populations during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries? A) Famine. B) Desertification. C) War and conflict. D) The rise of fascism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) War and conflict. 10. The group of minerals chemically containing hydrocarbons is A) Organic group. B) Oxide group. C) Silicate group. D) Hydride group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organic group. 11. What causes winds to form on Earth? A) Solar energy. B) Ocean currents. C) Uneven heating of the Earth by the sun. D) Elevation differences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uneven heating of the Earth by the sun. 12. The Yellow and Yangtze River are located in ..... A) Pakistan. B) China. C) Antarctica. D) Mrs. Call Land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China. 13. Which region is an area defined by an idea rather than actual boundaries? A) Formal. B) Functional. C) Perceptual. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perceptual. 14. What weather system contain season winds that bring heavy rains to south Asia? A) El nino. B) Mansoons. C) La nina. D) Monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Monsoons. 15. The set of beliefs, goals, and practices that a group of people share is known as A) Diffusion. B) Interdependence. C) Behavior. D) Culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Culture. 16. Describes characteristics of people, Culture, Religion, Buildings, Landmarks, Landforms, and Climate A) Movement. B) Human interaction. C) Region. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Place. 17. Most of Russia's expansion since the 1580's has been in which direction? A) North. B) South. C) East. D) West. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) East. 18. Where is it exactly on the Earth? A) Absolute Location. B) Perfect Location. C) Place. D) Relative Location. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absolute Location. 19. The dividing line between "European" Russia and Siberia is A) The Caucus Mountains. B) The Ural Mountains. C) The Volga River. D) The Taiga. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Ural Mountains. 20. What is the theory of Continental Drift? A) Geapan. B) Angea. C) Pangea. D) Pnagea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pangea. 21. What renewable energy resource for most of Northern Europe, is produced by rivers formed from melting glaciers? A) Wind turbines. B) Geothermals. C) Hydro eclectric power. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydro eclectric power. 22. Which are the two hemispheres that India lies in? A) Eastern and Westerm. B) Northern and Southern. C) Eastern and Northern. D) Western and Southern. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eastern and Northern. 23. The polar diameter is ..... to the equatorial diameter. A) More. B) Less. C) Equal. D) They cannot be compared. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less. 24. What region of Florida providing rich habitats for a variety of animals and plant species is threatened by environmental degradation? A) The redwood forests. B) The Great Salt Lake. C) The Everglades. D) The Chesapeake Bay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Everglades. 25. The ridges of the waves are where the jet stream of waves closes to the A) Poles. B) Equator. C) Prime meridian. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poles. 26. Polytheism is a belief in how many gods? A) Many. B) Thirty. C) One. D) Two. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Many. 27. Which pull factor is responsible for the east to west migration pattern evident in the European Union region? A) Seeking economic opportunities. B) Avoiding natural disasters. C) Fleeing oppressive governments. D) Escaping from civil war. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seeking economic opportunities. 28. Which planet was named after the Roman God Zesus? A) Earth. B) Mars. C) Jupiter. D) Venus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jupiter. 29. What is the equinox? A) A day on which the sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn. B) A day on which the sun is directly over the Tropic of Cancer. C) A day on which the sun is directly over the prime meridian. D) A day on which the sun is directly over the Equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A day on which the sun is directly over the Equator. 30. The Ob River flows into what ocean? A) Arctic. B) Pacific. C) Atlantic. D) Indian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arctic. 31. A territory governed as a political division a country A) Annex. B) Frontier. C) Province. D) Colony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Province. 32. Zero degrees latitude is also called the ..... A) Tropic of Cancer. B) Equator. C) Tropic of Capricorn. D) Prime Meridian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equator. 33. A region that includes a central city and its surrounding suburbs A) Ethnic group. B) Population density. C) Federal system. D) Metropolitan area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metropolitan area. 34. The minor planets revolving between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars are called A) Comets. B) Asteroids. C) Novas. D) Meteors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asteroids. 35. Globalization has brought economic growth to many developing countries. This has meant jobs for millions of people. It has also increased " ..... " among countries. A) Imports & exports. B) Multinational corporations. C) Economic interdependence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economic interdependence. 36. These countries are where agriculture remains dominate; has the low standard of living and the lowest indicators of socioeconomic development. A) More Developed Country. B) Newly Industrialized Countries. C) Less Developed Countries. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Less Developed Countries. 37. Mexico is linked more to Central and South America than to North America because of the way geographers define A) Cultural regions. B) Physical regions. C) Economic regions. D) Political regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural regions. 38. The position North or South of the Equator. A) Latitude. B) Longitude. C) Equator. D) Prime Meridian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Latitude. 39. McMohan line is an international boundary between A) India and Myanmar. B) India and Pakistan. C) India and China. D) India and Bangladesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India and China. 40. In 1929, the new political party that helped introduce democracy in Mexico was called the A) Multi-party. B) National Action Party. C) Democratic Party. D) Institutional Revolutionary Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Institutional Revolutionary Party. 41. The United States of America is located on which continent? A) Europe. B) North America. C) South America. D) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) North America. 42. What are lines that are parallel to the Equator called? A) Longitudinal lines. B) Geometric lines. C) Latitudinal lines. D) Barometric lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Latitudinal lines. 43. The belief in one god. A) Polytheism. B) Atheism. C) Monotheism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monotheism. 44. One limitation of geospatial technology is that it cannot provide information about (WG.20A) . A) Why humans do things. B) Areas humans cannot safely visit. C) Things below the surface. D) The impact of industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Why humans do things. 45. Instrument used to measure earthquake is known as A) Barometer. B) Seismograph. C) Quake meter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seismograph. 46. The temperature needed to keep the earth's surface and the atmosphere in thermal equilibrium is called A) Global temperature. B) The mean global surface temperature. C) The surface temperature. D) Equilibrium temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The mean global surface temperature. 47. Which type of projection produces relatively accurate shapes on a map? A) A planar projection. B) A cylindrical projection. C) A map projection. D) A conic projection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A conic projection. 48. The most pleasant elements i.e. summer temperatures rarely above 40$^ \circ$ and winters are fairly mild, occur in the A) Temperature mid-latitude zone. B) Tropical mid-latitude zone. C) Sub-tropical latitude zone. D) Sub-temperature latitude zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperature mid-latitude zone. 49. Which of these jobs is a person most likely to have in a less developed country? A) Teacher. B) Computer technician. C) Government representative. D) Farmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Farmer. 50. Which of the Indian Island lies between India and Srilanka A) Elephanta. B) Salsette. C) Rameshawaram. D) Nicobar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rameshawaram. 51. Causes winds to blow clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere A) Steppe. B) Coriolis Effect. C) Rain Shadow. D) Equinox. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coriolis Effect. 52. Which spatial division would normally regulate public bus transportation routes? A) Election district. B) Federal government. C) State government. D) Regional district. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Regional district. 53. This physical process causes volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains A) Earth's tilt. B) Plate tectonics. C) Monsoons. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plate tectonics. 54. The current destruction of rainforests in Latin America is primarily due to the A) Human demand for timber and farmland. B) Wildfires occurring during the dry seasons. C) Diseases carried by insects. D) Devastation caused by high winds from tropical storms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Human demand for timber and farmland. 55. Whic physical feature has most limited the movement of people living in North Africa? A) The Red Sea. B) The Sahel. C) The Nile River. D) The Sahara. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Sahara. 56. Which of these would most likely be shown on a chart of a more-developed country's quaternary economic sector? A) Locations of natural resources. B) Major universities and research institutions. C) Transportation networks. D) Centers of manufacturing and processing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Major universities and research institutions. 57. In what Southwest Asian country is Mount Ararat the highest peak? A) Turkey. B) Israel. C) Afghanistan. D) Iran. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turkey. 58. Why do different places on Earth receive different amounts of direct sunlight at the same time? A) Because volcanic eruptions cloud the sky. B) Because the greenhouse effect blocks the sun's rays. C) Because earth is tilted on its axis. D) Because of climate variations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because earth is tilted on its axis. 59. Which of the following is the highest peak of Satpura Range? A) Panchmarhi. B) Dhupgarh. C) Mahindragiri. D) Gurushikhar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dhupgarh. 60. Summer are dry and hot, winters are cool and rainy; great for agricultural activity A) Mediterranean. B) Marine West Coast. C) Tundra. D) Highlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mediterranean. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGeography QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesWorld Geography Quiz 1World Geography Quiz 2World Geography Quiz 3World Geography Quiz 4World Geography Quiz 5World Geography Quiz 6World Geography Quiz 7World Geography Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books