This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Geography > World > World Geography – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 18 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The main vegetation of the steppe type climatic regions is A) Evergreen forests. B) Evergreen deciduous forests. C) Large grasslands. D) Coniferous forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Large grasslands. 2. What distinct geographic physical feature does Italy and India share? A) River. B) Desert. C) Peninsulas. D) Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peninsulas. 3. What is the Indian caste system? A) A strict social structure. B) India's form of government. C) A farmers market. D) A type of software. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A strict social structure. 4. This shows how much space on the map represents a given distance on Earth A) Map Key. B) Map Scale Bar. C) Political Map. D) Physical Map. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Map Scale Bar. 5. An extremely dry area which supports very few plants or animals A) Solstice. B) Desert. C) Biome. D) Greenhouse gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desert. 6. The meridian passing through London is called the A) Tropic of Capricorn. B) Tropic of Cancer. C) Equator. D) Prime Meridian of 0$^ \circ$ Meridian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prime Meridian of 0$^ \circ$ Meridian. 7. The landforms that are created by massive earth movements due to place tectonics are called A) Structural landforms. B) Weathering landforms. C) Erosional landforms. D) Depositional landforms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Structural landforms. 8. Which of the following is caused directly by plate tectonics? A) Erosion. B) Earthquakes. C) Moraines. D) Weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earthquakes. 9. What are one of the two basic questions that Geography tries to answer? A) Where are things located. B) Why are looking for it. C) How much do things cost. D) Is it safe there. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where are things located. 10. The ratio of land to ocean in the southern hemisphere is A) 1 to 10. B) 1 to 4. C) 1 to 1. D) 1 to 1.5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1 to 4. 11. Portuguese explorers conquered much of Latin America. Which country has become a language region based on the influence of the Portuguese colonizers centuries ago? A) Mexico. B) Brazil. C) Columbia. D) Argentina. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brazil. 12. People do not answer to any leader or govenment. A) Oligarchy. B) Monarchy. C) Tyranny. D) Anarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anarchy. 13. The religion of Afghanistan is A) Islam. B) Hinduism. C) Buddhism. D) Christianity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Islam. 14. The sector of the economy that exchanges money for goods and other products. A) Quaternary Sector. B) Secondary Sector. C) Primary Sector. D) Tertiary Sector. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tertiary Sector. 15. Who was the the leader of Al-Qaeda that organized and planned the 9/11 terrorist attacks? A) Genghis Khan. B) Kara Korum. C) Osama Bin Laden. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osama Bin Laden. 16. "Jimmy knows the route from his house to his school, and can name each street along the way." This statement is an example of A) Absolute location. B) A thematic map. C) A primary source. D) Mental mapping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mental mapping. 17. The body of water that flows from the Great Slave Lake to the Arctic Ocean, draining much of Canada's northern interior, is called the A) Niagara River. B) Mackenzie River. C) St. Lawrence River. D) Fraser River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mackenzie River. 18. About how many days does it take the Earth to revolve around the Sun? A) 360. B) 400. C) 300. D) 365. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 365. 19. On which Continent might you find Arctic Tundra? A) South America. B) Africa. C) Antarctica. D) Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antarctica. 20. What are human features? A) Culture. B) Food. C) Religion. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 21. In which continent is Egypt a part of? A) Asia. B) Europe. C) Australia. D) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Africa. 22. Which country in Latin America generates the most hydroelectric power because of its many rivers and waterfalls? A) Venezuela. B) Brazil. C) Ecuador. D) Colombia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brazil. 23. Old Harrisburg RoadGettysburg, PA 17325This is the ..... location of our high school. A) Definite. B) Relative. C) Topographic. D) Absolute. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absolute. 24. Climates in the mid-latitude zone have the most ..... weather on Earth, causing seasonal changes. A) Variable. B) Consistent. C) Harsh. D) Cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Variable. 25. The latitude 'AA' on the map represents the A) Tropic of Cancer. B) Tropic of Capricorn. C) Equator. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equator. 26. The world's largest Railway Platform is at A) Talchar. B) New York. C) Kharagpur, India. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kharagpur, India. 27. Which of these names a typical mountain guide? A) Mandala. B) Sherpa. C) Guatama. D) Tourist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sherpa. 28. The part of the earth and thin layer of air above its surface, which support life on earth, are referred to as A) Biosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Ionosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biosphere. 29. Oldest mountains in North America A) Appalachians. B) Andes. C) Alps. D) Rockies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appalachians. 30. A strip of land that connects to larger areas of land is.. A) Peninsula. B) Bridge. C) Isthmus. D) Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isthmus. 31. Who was Mohandas Gandhi? A) India's beloved nonviolent political and spiritual leader. B) Dictator of India. C) Leader of Pakistan. D) Spiritual leader of Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) India's beloved nonviolent political and spiritual leader. 32. Which profession is most likely to utilize geography skills? A) Zookeeper. B) Urban planner. C) Construction worker. D) Doctor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urban planner. 33. Which European country colonized the vast majority of Central America? A) Birmingham. B) America. C) Spain. D) London. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spain. 34. Brazil was colonized by the A) British. B) Dutch. C) Portuguese. D) Spanish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Portuguese. 35. Why might birthrates drop below replacement level in Stage 4 of the demographic transition model? A) There is improved healthcare. B) There are fewer opportunities for women. C) There are fewer people of childbearing age. D) There are more infants and children than adults. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There are fewer people of childbearing age. 36. Select the most visited countries. A) France, Spain, Italy, USA. B) France, Spain, USA, China. C) France, Italy, China, Spain. D) France, China, USA, Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) France, Spain, USA, China. 37. What happens in the hydrosphere? A) Mantle. B) Earthquakes. C) Water Cycle. D) Plate Tectonics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water Cycle. 38. The primary factor controlling climate zones is A) Season. B) Longitude. C) Latitude. D) Elevation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Latitude. 39. The mean basin area of successive ordered streams formed a linear relationship when graphed. This statement is given by A) Morph metric analysis. B) Law of drainage composition. C) Law of basin areas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Morph metric analysis. 40. The process of destruction or dying of fronts is called A) Fromtogenesis. B) Frontolysis. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frontolysis. 41. The starting point for measuring longitude is ..... A) Tropic of Capricorn. B) Tropic of Cancer. C) Equator. D) Prime Meridian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prime Meridian. 42. An example of a primary level economic activity wold be A) Retail trade. B) Manufacturing. C) Fishing. D) A processing plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fishing. 43. A compass rose shows A) Rotation. B) Scale. C) Direction. D) Orientation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Orientation. 44. The tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds of 33 ms are called A) Tropical depressions. B) Tropical storms. C) Hurricane. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hurricane. 45. Relative location is A) A description of how a place is related to other places. B) A exact location on the globe. C) Relating to space on the Earth's surface. D) Related to interaction with the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A description of how a place is related to other places. 46. The soil used for cutting bricks, use in the construction of houses is A) Black soil. B) Laterite soil. C) Alluvial soil. D) Saline and alkaline soils. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laterite soil. 47. The Plio-Pleistocene boundary lies about ..... years ago, at the beginning of the interval of warming after the last Pleistocene glaciations. A) 1,00,000. B) 100. C) 10,000. D) 1,000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10,000. 48. Which of the following is least likely to be found in a tundra region? A) Water. B) Lichens. C) Mosses. D) Trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trees. 49. A geographical border between two different cultures A) Cultural Boundary. B) Natural Increase. C) Culture. D) Cultural Diffisusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural Boundary. 50. Many people living in Canada deal with extreme weather conditions because of A) The risks of exposure in a cold climate. B) The prevalence of hurricanes along the Atlantic coastline. C) The frequency of flooding on many of the major rivers. D) The threat posed by tornadoes on the prairies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The risks of exposure in a cold climate. 51. A 3D representation of the earth is? A) Sphere. B) Globe. C) Map. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Globe. 52. On physical maps, the color blue most often indicates/represents A) Bodies of water. B) Landmasses. C) Vegetation. D) Elevation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bodies of water. 53. The smallest annual temperature range occurs in the A) Temperate climate zone. B) Subtropical climate zone. C) Polar climate zone. D) Equatorial tropical climate zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Equatorial tropical climate zone. 54. The condition of the atmosphere at a particular location and time A) Climate. B) Biome. C) Weather. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weather. 55. What had the most influence on the rise of civilizations from culture hearths? A) The agricultural revolution. B) Irrigation. C) Sources of water. D) Organized government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The agricultural revolution. 56. The planets with no natural satellites (reported so far) are A) Mercury and Venus. B) Earth and Pluto. C) Mars and Neptune. D) Jupiter and Saturn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mercury and Venus. 57. Which of the following accounts for why some American manufacturing companies have located factories in Mexico? A) Political stability in the region. B) Inexpensive labor. C) Abundant capital resources. D) Favorable climate conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inexpensive labor. 58. The water that most people drink and use in their homes comes from A) Polar ice caps. B) Rivers and streams. C) Glacial lakes. D) Groundwater and aquifers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Groundwater and aquifers. 59. The term 'Abyssal refers to A) Inner most part of the earth. B) Organism found in the shallow water zone of the seas. C) Deeper parts of the oceans. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deeper parts of the oceans. 60. This theme answers the question, "Why and how are places related to one another? '' A) Human-Environment Interaction. B) Movement. C) Region. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Movement. ← 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