This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Geography > World > World Geography – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 21 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Rain, snow, and sleet are examples of A) Condensation. B) Erosion. C) Precipitation. D) Evaporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Precipitation. 2. How many continents are there in the world? A) 6. B) 5. C) 4. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7. 3. Goods bought from another country A) Import. B) Export. C) Gloalization. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Import. 4. What ethnic group is the dominant political group in Afghanistan? A) Pashtun. B) Turkmen. C) Uzbek. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pashtun. 5. The most important factor that is affecting all the chemical weathering processes is A) Vegetation. B) Topography. C) Climate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate. 6. The 4 parts of a map are scale, title, legend and ..... A) Natural. B) Compass rose. C) Globes. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compass rose. 7. ..... maps show true area sizes but distort shapes. A) Conic. B) Mercator. C) Flat-plane. D) Cylindrical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat-plane. 8. NAFTA has created environmental issues along the Rio Grande by A) Increasing the flow of traffic through the region. B) Constructing a series of fences along the border. C) Encouraging rapid industrial growth in the region. D) Increasing the flow of immigration along the border. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Encouraging rapid industrial growth in the region. 9. Which is an open-air marketplace in the Middle East? A) Mall. B) Minaret. C) Plaza. D) Suq. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suq. 10. A company who pollutes the air is an example of what theme A) Movement. B) Interaction. C) Region. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interaction. 11. The Louvre is a museum located in which city? A) Berlin, Germany. B) Budapest, Hungary. C) Paris, France. D) Amsterdam, Netherlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paris, France. 12. Which pair of countries shares a common Language? A) France and Columbia. B) Germany and Argentina. C) Italy and Canada. D) Portugal and Brazil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Portugal and Brazil. 13. Islands in the Antilles are surrounded by ....., which are home to a wide variety of fish. A) Freshwater lagoons. B) Hot spots. C) Volcanoes. D) Coral reefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coral reefs. 14. The smallest division of geological time scale is A) Eras. B) Stage. C) Periods. D) Eon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stage. 15. Advanced sunrise and delayed sun-set found in the sky are due to the phenomenon of A) Diffraction of sunlight. B) Refraction of sunlight. C) Total internal reflection of sun-light. D) Scattering of sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scattering of sunlight. 16. What nation has been divided into smaller countries? A) Portugal. B) Chile. C) Yugoslavia. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yugoslavia. 17. Which physical process was responsible for the formation of continental islands, such as Australia, Zealandia, and New Guinea? A) Glacial soil building. B) Tectonic plate movement. C) Water erosion. D) Growth of coral reefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tectonic plate movement. 18. What do the cottage industries in India mostly produce? A) Jewelry, woodcarvings, cloth. B) Rugs and baskets. C) Dolls. D) Glassware. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jewelry, woodcarvings, cloth. 19. Which of the following is NOT primarily an economic union? A) United Nations (UN). B) European Union (EU). C) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). D) Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) United Nations (UN). 20. Degrees are subdivided into A) Nanoseconds. B) Minutes. C) Parallels. D) Hemispheres. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minutes. 21. The main properties of cosmic ray particles are A) Its electric charge. B) Its rest mass. C) Its energy. D) All of these are its properties. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are its properties. 22. This type of map shows you the physical, or natural features of a place A) Physical Map. B) Political Map. C) Dirt Map. D) Water Map. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical Map. 23. Distinct geographic regions with their own particular types of plant and animal life are A) Tundra. B) Mountains. C) Biomes. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biomes. 24. The largest metro area in Latin America is ..... A) Caracas, Venezuela. B) Mexico City, Mexico. C) Buenos Aires, Argentina. D) Santiago, Chile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mexico City, Mexico. 25. How many continents are there? A) 8. B) 7. C) 4. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 7. 26. A map that connects points of equal elevation above or below sea level is called a A) Contour map. B) Climate map. C) Age-structure diagram. D) Population pyramid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contour map. 27. What is the world's largest alluvial plain? A) Ganges Plain. B) Indus River Valley. C) High Plains. D) Nile River Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganges Plain. 28. The longest river in the Common wealth of independent states is the A) Ob river. B) Yenisei river. C) Volga river. D) Irtysh river. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Volga river. 29. What is the name of the computer database for collecting and analyzing geographic data? A) Global Positioning System (GPS). B) Remote sensing. C) Geographic Information System (GIS). D) Seismic monitoring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geographic Information System (GIS). 30. The seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia, blowing from the southwest in summer and from the northeast in winter. A) Earthquake. B) Tornado. C) Monsoon. D) Tsunami. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monsoon. 31. The short term variations of the atmosphere, ranging from minutes to months are called A) Climate. B) Temperature. C) Humidity. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Weather. 32. Whats The Capital Of Sweeden A) Mexico City. B) Moscow. C) Dubiln. D) Stockholm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stockholm. 33. Which fact is true about Antarctica? A) 57 species of mammals live in Antarctica. B) It is the windiest place on Earth. C) It has 23 countries. D) It is the most populated continent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is the windiest place on Earth. 34. The plants of which of the following crops are highly sensitive to frost? A) Barely. B) Cotton. C) Maize. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cotton. 35. The ..... industry provides significant wealth to most of the nations in this region. A) Petroleum (oil). B) Agriculture (farming). C) Mining. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Petroleum (oil). 36. What is the force behind a traditional economy? A) The free market. B) Capitalism. C) The government. D) The following of customs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The following of customs. 37. The majority of Chinese population is concentrated in which region A) East. B) South. C) North. D) West. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) East. 38. How does Earth's relationship to the sun impact climate? A) Earth's tilted axis impacts amount of direct sunlight throughout the day. B) Earth's journey around the sun, Revolution, impacts the seasons. C) Gases in Earth's atmosphere traps the suns radition, heating Earth. D) ALL CHOICES. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL CHOICES. 39. All of the following are reasons that explain why civilizations developed along rivers EXCEPT A) Trade and transportation. B) Fertile soil. C) Fresh water. D) Easy access to railroads. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Easy access to railroads. 40. Which BEST describes why latitudes closest to the equator have warmer climates? A) They get more winds that carry energy in the form of heat. B) They are at lower elevations. C) They receive more solar energy. D) They are nearer to ocean currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They receive more solar energy. 41. Divides power between the national government and state or provincial governments A) Federal system. B) Metropolitan area. C) Population pyramid. D) Ethnic group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Federal system. 42. African Geography is unique in many ways, one being that the continent lacks a large ..... within its interior. A) Mountain Range. B) Oasis. C) Archipelago. D) Monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mountain Range. 43. The exact place where a geographic feature is found on Earth. A) Absolute Location. B) Relative Location. C) GPS. D) Compass Rose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absolute Location. 44. This is the movement of people into a new country or political unit, resulting in a change of personal, permanent residence. A) Discrimination. B) Migration. C) Infrastructure. D) Immigration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Immigration. 45. In an urban community, you would find ..... A) Large, open areas of land. B) Skyscrapers. C) Large backyards. D) One story schools. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skyscrapers. 46. Which Ocean is located nearest Antarctica? A) The Indian Ocean. B) The Pacific Ocean. C) The Southern Ocean. D) The Atlantic Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Southern Ocean. 47. When all the territories within a country are physically connected A) Formal region. B) Functional region. C) Contiguous. D) Degree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contiguous. 48. A ..... engages in tertiary economic activity. A) Orange grower. B) Lumberjack. C) Carpenter. D) Police officer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Police officer. 49. Before computers, how did mapmakers create map projections? A) With economic forecasts. B) With mathematical formulas. C) With observation of natural distortions on Earth's surface. D) With historical records. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With mathematical formulas. 50. Which of the following is not part of the grid system? A) Location. B) Longitude. C) Equator. D) Latitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Location. 51. Which is an example of a command economy? A) Socialism. B) Capitalism. C) Free market. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Socialism. 52. In a free enterprise economic system, the decisions about what to produce are made in response to A) Voting patterns. B) Consumer demand. C) Government quotas. D) University graduation rates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consumer demand. 53. Physical weathering is when ..... A) Large masses of rock are melded together through volcanoes. B) Large masses of rock are broken into smaller pieces. C) Chemicals slowly break down rocks over many years. D) Wind and rain blow dirt away from rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Large masses of rock are broken into smaller pieces. 54. Separation of Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland was due to .....? A) Language. B) Religion. C) Immigration. D) Politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Religion. 55. What is the name of the European sea where large amounts of oil and natural gas have been found and extracted? A) Baltic. B) Aegean. C) North. D) Mediterranean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) North. 56. The most recent era of the geological time scale is A) Triassic. B) Cenozoic. C) Mesozoic. D) Paleocene. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cenozoic. 57. A narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas A) Titicaca. B) Sedimentation. C) Panama Canal. D) Land Bridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Land Bridge. 58. All the individuals of a species that live together in one place at the same time. A) Migration. B) Population density. C) Population. D) Demographics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population. 59. The spreading of culture, including aspects such as clothing and food, from one group to another, typically as a result of making contact for the first time is called what? A) Economic integration. B) Osmosis. C) Cultural diffusion. D) Literacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cultural diffusion. 60. What map rojection would be most useful to an airline pilot? A) Interrupted. B) Mercator. C) Equal area. D) Polar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polar. ← 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