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World Geography Quiz 12 (60 MCQs)

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1. The hydrological cycle is a conceptual model that describes
2. Which of the following is NOT involved in a tertiary economic activity?
3. A cartographer wants to create a generalized map focused on a country in Africa and the surrounding countries that border it. What type of map should the cartographer make?
4. Which South Asian countries have nuclear capability?
5. Which religious belief involves worshipping the spirits that can be found in all natural things such as plants and animals?
6. The most densely populated regions in the world are
7. How many continents are there on Earth?
8. Globalization is
9. What is a democracy?
10. When did the inauguration ceremony happen?
11. What 20th century innovation led to a rapid increase in urban sprawl (urbanization)?
12. What structure is known primary as a national seat of government.
13. Which of the following is measured on the Richter scale?
14. Open land that is open for settlement
15. What was the Green Revolution?
16. On which continent would you find the world's largest tropical rain forest which is now being threatened with deforestation?
17. The Great Plains region of the United States and Canada is characterized by a common
18. An example of an external force of change is
19. ..... most dramatically influences a place's climate.
20. The tide produced when the moon and the sun are at right angles to the earth, thus pulling in opposite directions, is called
21. This theme of Geography answers the question "Where is it? ''
22. The imaginary line on the earth's surface, which closely follows the 180$^ \circ$ meridian, is called the
23. The ..... serves as an important transportation link between Iran and other Asian countries.
24. In the past 250 years Russia has been the subject of three invasions from the .....
25. The Judicial Branch of the United States government is made up of
26. The longest river in Russia is the
27. ..... are made up of dust and frozen gases.
28. ..... is the process of removing salt from water
29. Which feature should appear on a physical map of the continent of Africa?
30. What part of a map is used to identify map orientation?
31. What problem do migrant workers contribute most directly to in large urban areas?
32. In the grid system used to map locations on Earth's surface, lines parallel to the Equator are called (WG.21A)
33. A newly industrialized country will most likely experience steep growth in which sector of the economy?
34. What is shipbreaking?
35. Mt. Kilimanjaro is located on the equator. Which effect on climate explains why there is snow on its peak?
36. Which is the best example of weathering?
37. What are the 4 cardinal directions?
38. What is the difference between GPS and GIS? (WG.20A)
39. Among the ocean currents that play a major role in Canada's climates is the warm, northward-flowing current known as the
40. How could Glen Canyon be restored to its natural state?
41. The area most affected by earthquakes?
42. A megalopolis is most likely to develop where
43. The main objective of centrally sponsored Command Area Development programme is
44. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was created to
45. How long is the president's term?
46. A policy in which a nation does not try to limit imports or exports by enacting tariffs (taxes on imports) or subsidies (taxes on exports).
47. What do longitude lines indicate?
48. The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east and west is called?
49. What is life expectancy?
50. The languages used in China is
51. Land that is surrounded by water on three sides.
52. The ground water that occurs when flow of the subterranean water is not confined by the presence of impermeable layers is called
53. How many justices are on the U.S. Supreme Court?
54. What is the physical geography term for a narrow waterway that separates two land masses?
55. The equator is a line of?
56. This body of water is the world's largest inland body of water
57. Which factors have greatest effect on climate? (4A)
58. The Rhine river of northern Europe empties into
59. Which theory explains that continents have moved over time?
60. Which of the following best describes Human Geography?
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