This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Geography > World > World Geography – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When we look at movement, what question does it answer? A) How and why do people, products and ideas move?. B) How and why do people get haircuts?. C) How did Justin Bieber become so popular?. D) How do cars work?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How and why do people, products and ideas move?. 2. How does Niagara Falls help contribute to Canada's economy? A) By providing a key transportation route. B) By delivering drinking water to many homes in the region. C) By depositing coal, iron ore, and other minerals. D) By providing a source of hydroelectric power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By providing a source of hydroelectric power. 3. Which of the following is an example of a Francophone region? A) Germany. B) Israel. C) Brazil. D) Quebec. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quebec. 4. Which of the following is not a functional region? A) A shopping mall. B) The Rocky Mountains. C) City. D) A subway system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Rocky Mountains. 5. The second largest continent in the world is A) Australia. B) Asia. C) Africa. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Africa. 6. The primary religion in the region of Central Asia is ..... A) Islam. B) Christianity. C) Hinduism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Islam. 7. Most people in the United States A) Would like to emigrate to another country. B) Enjoy one of the highest standards of living in the world. C) Are worse off, economically, than most Europeans. D) Have barely enough to eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enjoy one of the highest standards of living in the world. 8. A shallow body of water separated from the sea by coral reefs or sandbars A) Geyser. B) Atoll. C) Guyot. D) Lagoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lagoon. 9. The type of igneous rock that form from magma is a function of A) The chemical composition of the magma. B) Temperature of solidification. C) The rate of cooling, which influences the crystallisation process. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. Why do social systems develop? A) To uphold moral values. B) To help people work together to meet basic needs. C) To allow people to communicate with each other. D) To provide order within a country. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To help people work together to meet basic needs. 11. The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are A) Geographic grids. B) Longitudes. C) Latitudes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geographic grids. 12. To help provide energy production in Canada's southern provinces, the Canadian government has begun to explore A) Synthetic crude oil conversion. B) Hydroelectricity. C) Natural gas extraction. D) Wind and solar power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind and solar power. 13. Which of the following is an example of Absolute location? A) Spain is located on the Iberian Peninsula, in the southwest corner of Europe. B) Spaniards or Spanish people, are a Romance nation native to Spain. C) Spian-40.4637$^ \circ$ N, 3.7492$^ \circ$ W. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spian-40.4637$^ \circ$ N, 3.7492$^ \circ$ W. 14. Taking photos of Earth from space is also called (WG.21A) A) Global positioning systems. B) Aerial photography. C) Satellite imagery. D) Geographic information systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Satellite imagery. 15. The largest city in Latin America is A) Buenos Aires. B) Caracas. C) Mexico city. D) Rio-de-Janeiro. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mexico city. 16. What is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere? A) The winter solstice. B) The vernal equinox. C) The summer solstice. D) The autumnal equinox. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The winter solstice. 17. The northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere are separated by A) The plane of the equator. B) The International Date line. C) The plane of Tropic of Cancer. D) The plane of Tropic of Capricorn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The plane of the equator. 18. People in the Middle East generally tend to cluster along A) Coast. B) Mountains. C) Rivers. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rivers. 19. Which is an example of a midlatitude area? A) Sahara Desert. B) Amazon Rainforest. C) Great Plains. D) Hawaii. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Great Plains. 20. This theme answers the question, "What is it like there? '' A) Place. B) Location. C) Movement. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Place. 21. In the western hemisphere, Latin America is considered a A) Cultural region. B) Part of Mexico. C) Continent. D) Country. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural region. 22. The European Union was formed to provide A) Economic cooperation between members. B) Humanitarian aid. C) Emergency assistance for Sub-Saharan countries. D) Common military defense for members. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Economic cooperation between members. 23. Which of the following is a shared belief of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity? A) Ancestor worship. B) Papal supremacy. C) Monotheism. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monotheism. 24. Japan is a chain of islands, which is also known as a ..... A) Compus. B) Mountain Range. C) Monsoons. D) Archipelago. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Archipelago. 25. This mountain range runs North-South through Russia and is generally considered to be the boundary between Asia and Europe. A) Ural Mountains. B) Appalachian Mountians. C) Pyrenees. D) Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ural Mountains. 26. A deep fracture on the brittle surface of a glacier A) Tundra Shifting. B) Arctic Fracture. C) Glacial Crack. D) Crevasse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crevasse. 27. Increasing interdependence of nations and peoples across the globe. A) Globalization. B) Interdependence. C) Specialization. D) Infrastructure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Globalization. 28. The unit of measurement for distance between parallels or meridians A) Degrees. B) Units. C) Hours. D) Seconds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Degrees. 29. What is another word for rural? A) Countryside. B) Suburban. C) Crop. D) City. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Countryside. 30. The system of ethics, education, and statesmanship taught by Confucius and his disciples, stressing love for humanity, ancestor worship, reverence for parents, and harmony in thought and conduct. A) Confucianism. B) Shintoism. C) Polytheism. D) Taoism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confucianism. 31. The theme movement has to do with what two ideas A) Migration and Trade. B) Latitude and longitude. C) Pollution. D) Human and Physical Characteristics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Migration and Trade. 32. Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the earth's crust? A) Silicon. B) Oxygen. C) Carbon. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxygen. 33. Which country gifted the' statue of Liberty' to USA in 1886? A) France. B) Canada. C) Brazil. D) England. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) France. 34. The main factor determining a region's climate is A) Longitude. B) Latitude. C) Temperature. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Latitude. 35. The most important force that provide resistance to particles towards entertainment is A) Frictional resistance. B) Momentum. C) Particle adhesive bonds. D) Particle cohesive bonds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frictional resistance. 36. During the winter months (Dec Feb) in Texas, which hemisphere is tilted toward the sun? (3A) A) Northern. B) Eastern. C) Western. D) Southern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Southern. 37. Public land set aside for Native peoples by the government A) Frontier. B) Province. C) Reserve. D) Annex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reserve. 38. The Pyrenees mountains are located on the border between ..... and ..... A) Hungary, Romania. B) Romania, Bulgaria. C) Norway, Sweden. D) France, Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) France, Spain. 39. A powerful funnel-shaped column of spiraling air A) Tornado. B) Hurricane. C) Typhoon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tornado. 40. The sun's rays are least direct A) Far from the ocean. B) Near the equator. C) Near the poles. D) At high altitudes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Near the poles. 41. The light of distant stars is affected by A) The earth's atmosphere. B) Interstellar dust. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (a) and (b). 42. The minimum values of annual receipts of solar radiation occur at A) The equator. B) The tropics. C) The arctic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The arctic. 43. What happens to the Poles on a Robinson projection? A) Their shape appears to be perfectly maintained. B) They appear to be significantly larger areas. C) They appear to be slightly flattened. D) Their distance from the Equator appears longer than it actually is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They appear to be slightly flattened. 44. The variation in the duration of the day and the night is due to earth's A) Rotation on its axis. B) Revolution around the sun. C) Inclination of an angle of 60(1/2) degrees. D) Both (a) and (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both (a) and (b). 45. Name the hottest place on Earth A) Sahara Desert, Africa. B) El Azizia, Libya. C) Death Valley, California. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Death Valley, California. 46. The rainfall in the peninsular interior averages about A) 550 mm a year. B) 650 mm a year. C) 750 mm a year. D) 850 mm a year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 650 mm a year. 47. A(n) ..... is a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level A) Island. B) Plateau. C) Glacier. D) Mountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mountain. 48. Which of the following is part of the lithosphere? A) Rivers. B) Ocean basins. C) Oceans. D) Lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ocean basins. 49. Which factor can cause variations in the seasons in tropical zones? A) Shifting wind patterns. B) Rainfall. C) Sunlight. D) Evolving ocean currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shifting wind patterns. 50. The result of being covered by ice sheets A) Soil building. B) Tsunami. C) Weathering. D) Glaciation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Glaciation. 51. Snow, ice, and permanently freezing temperatures characterize this region; sometimes called polar deserts A) Ice Cap. B) Subarctic. C) Desert. D) Semiarid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ice Cap. 52. Frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in an area of the Pacific Ocean call the Ring of Fire. Which of the following causes such events? A) Earths rotation on its axis. B) The movement of tectonic plates. C) The formation of canyons. D) A rise in the oceans surface temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The movement of tectonic plates. 53. Which of the following has a highest wind velocity? A) Typhoon. B) Hurricane. C) Tornado. D) Loo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tornado. 54. By physical land area as well as population size, the largest continent is (WG.21B) A) North America. B) Asia. C) Australia. D) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asia. 55. A country with a mostly rural population engaged in mainly primary economic activities is probably a A) Industrialized nation. B) Developed nation. C) Developing nation. D) Primary nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Developing nation. 56. The ..... River is a holy river to the people of the Hindu faith. A) Ganges. B) Mississippi. C) Yellow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganges. 57. What name do western societies give the Arabian Gulf? A) Gulf of Aden. B) Sea of Marmara. C) Red Sea. D) Persian Gulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Persian Gulf. 58. Globalization is good because of an ..... in standard of living, but is bad because there is a ..... in local cultures and traditions A) Increase / increase. B) Decrease / decrease. C) Increase / decrease. D) Decrease / increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increase / decrease. 59. Two cultural elements that are uniquely American are A) The Group of Seven and abstraction. B) Literature and classical music. C) Realistic painting and sculpture. D) Skyscrapers and jazz. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skyscrapers and jazz. 60. This is a country created following World War I and World War II comprised of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, and is no longer one single country. A) Ukraine. B) Russia. C) Yugoslavia. D) Germany. 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