World Geography Quiz 20 (60 MCQs)

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1. What country has the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
2. What continent is Mount Everest in?
3. Which is the southernmost continent in the world?
4. Which one is the largest tropical rainforest in the world?
5. The ..... of a region is/are an example of a physical feature.
6. Which of these is the focus of a famous competition in Bhutan?
7. Highest court in the land
8. A tropical storm, like a hurricane, that occurs in the western Pacific
9. The geographic theme of location deals with .....
10. The process of soil development is called
11. A group of people who share a common cultural background or descent is known as a?
12. What percent of the earth is covered in water?
13. What is a cottage industry?
14. Who is known as the 'Father of Geography? '
15. The world's three major financial center are London, England; Tokyo, Japan; and
16. Which two basic questions do geographers always ask when they study the earth?
17. Which sector is based on pure knowledge and skill of a person? It consists of intellectual industries providing information services.
18. Primary economic activities take place
19. How many general climate regions are there?
20. The tertiary winds on the north of the Alps (Europe) are called
21. Which human geographic factor has facilitated the growth of the European Union?
22. Territory surrounded by another political unit that it does not belong to
23. For at least ....., people have lived in almost every part of North America.
24. *Buddhist temples are found in Japan*Most Indonesians study the Koran*Catholicism is the dominant religion in Latin AmericaThese statements illustrate a result of
25. An Imaginary line running East to West through the middle of the Earth at 0 degrees.
26. The shape of earth is
27. The names of the oceans are
28. Which country controlled Eastern Europe in the second half of the 20th century?
29. Due to heavy natural resource extraction, Canada's ..... has been shrinking.
30. The magnetosphere becomes unstable during the magnetic storms during a period of
31. Areas of Europe affected by a Mediterranean climate most likely experience
32. With the invention of the internet, how has American businesses changed?
33. Which of the following is a Theme of Geography?
34. The eastern and western regions of which continents were divided by the Berlin Wall during the Cold War?
35. The major cause of species extinction is
36. Most major cities, or megalopolis, are located next to what geographic feature?
37. A body of land surrounded by water on three sides is a
38. How many rivers are there in Russia?
39. Geography is important to which type of job?
40. What climate region do we live in?
41. The belief that there is no god.
42. A partially self-governing country with close ties to another country is called a
43. The majority of the population in Mexico lives in which region?
44. This is the act of leaving one's home country to go to another country permanently.
45. The highest mountains on earth namely Mount Everest, K2, Kanchenjanga are located in
46. When it is noon IST at Allahabad in India, the time at Greenwich, London, will be
47. What are latitude lines?
48. The phenomenon of an opening occurring in the earth's surface through which a jet of hot water and steam is forces out at irregular intervals is called
49. A regional ecosystem with distinct plants and animals
50. Of the Five Themes of Geography, which would most likely focus on patterns of migration from one region to another? (WG.6B)
51. Earth is divided into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres by the prime meridian and the
52. Fruit grown in South America is shipped to your local grocery store.
53. What was the sea faring group of traders that greatly influenced our modern alphabet?
54. A planar projection map is most useful for
55. Geographic Information System (GIS)
56. An increase in urbanization results from
57. The science or practice of drawing maps is known as
58. An independent political unit occupying a defined, permanently populated territory and having full control over its internal and foreign affairs.
59. What is the world's second longest river that runs through the rain forest?
60. A political border that is established by a physical geographic feature such as a mountain range or a river is a (WG.14A)