This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Geography > World > World Geography – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 24 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An important result of the Industrial Revolution in 19th century Western Europe was that A) The gap between the wealthy and the poor decreased. B) The supply of unskilled labor decreased. C) Urbanization increased rapidly. D) Migration to rural areas increased. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urbanization increased rapidly. 2. In Buddhism, the ultimate state of peace and enlightenment toward which people strive A) Mantra. B) Polytheism. C) Nirvana. D) Reincarnation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nirvana. 3. Define windward. A) The side facing away from the wind and toward which the wind blows. B) The side facing into the wind and from which the wind blows. C) The characteristic pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time. D) The movement of water, as through and ocean or stream. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The side facing into the wind and from which the wind blows. 4. The luminous coloured ring, surrounding the sun is called the A) Corona. B) Comet. C) Asteroid. D) Nebula. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Corona. 5. Why is most of Earth's freshwater supply not available for consumption? A) It is in polluted lakes and rivers. B) It is too far underground. C) It is frozen in glaciers and ice caps. D) It is trapped in the water cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is frozen in glaciers and ice caps. 6. Geography can help determine the political boundaries of countries. What other discipline is related here? A) Politics. B) Political Science. C) Political Territory. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political Science. 7. To add to; to formally incorporate additional territory A) Emancipation. B) Annex. C) Secede. D) Cede. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Annex. 8. A system of authoritarian government headed by a monarch and whose position is usually inherited. A) Monarchy. B) Democracy. C) Federation. D) Authoritarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monarchy. 9. The main period of Mesozoic era include A) Triassic period and Cretaceous period. B) Jurassic period and Triassic period. C) Triassic period, Jurassic period and cretaceous period. D) Cretaceous period and Jurassic period. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Triassic period, Jurassic period and cretaceous period. 10. Which fossil was discovered that linked primates with modern humans? A) Veronica. B) Lucy. C) Angela. D) Kayla. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lucy. 11. A person who is always traveling from place to place is known as a ..... A) Illiteracy. B) April. C) Nomad. D) Teleporter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nomad. 12. Great variety in temperature and precipitation; experience all four seasons, but the length of seasons depends on the latitude A) Tropical Wet. B) Humid Subtropical. C) Tropical Wet & Dry. D) Humid Continental. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humid Continental. 13. Pluto is considered to be a(n) A) Gas giant planet. B) Terrestrial planet. C) Asteroid. D) Dwarf planet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dwarf planet. 14. Which region of the world experiences monsoons? A) American Plains. B) Caribbean Sea/Islands. C) Indian Ocean and surrounding area. D) Pacific Ocean and surrounding area. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indian Ocean and surrounding area. 15. Jet streams blows A) From west to east. B) From east to west. C) From north to south. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From west to east. 16. Which of the following climate regions is most impacted by its proximity to water? A) Tropical Wet. B) Marine West Coast. C) Arid. D) Humid Subtropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marine West Coast. 17. Which country is known as' the land of thunderbolt'? A) China. B) Bhutan. C) Mongolia. D) Thailand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bhutan. 18. The Grand Canyon was slowly created by what kind of external force? A) Water erosion. B) Glacial movement. C) Rock erosion. D) Wind erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water erosion. 19. ..... refers to a mathematical means to present the curved surface of Earth on a flat surface. (WG.21A) A) Spatial perspective. B) Relief. C) Planar projection. D) Map projection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Map projection. 20. A combination of lowtemperatures and low precipitation contributes to A) Distribution of a tundra biome. B) Temperature Moderation. C) High Temperatures. D) Low Temperatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Distribution of a tundra biome. 21. The spring season in the north temperate zone is when A) The sun is directly overhead the Tropic of Cancer. B) The sun is at the Tropic of Cancer. C) The sun is directly overhead the equator. D) The sun returns to equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun is directly overhead the equator. 22. Which of the following is the most common form of physical weathering at highelevations? A) Wind abrasion of rocks. B) Minerals dissolving into solution. C) Oxidation in the atmosphere. D) Alternate freezing and melting of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alternate freezing and melting of water. 23. In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin? A) Germany. B) Belgium. C) Great Britain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Great Britain. 24. Great mineral resources, technological inventions, and immigrants in need of work contributed greatly to the A) Industrialization of American cities. B) Growth of small farms. C) Rise of the U.S. as a world power. D) Bill of Rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrialization of American cities. 25. What is the disadvantage of a map compared to a globe? A) A map indicates actual distances. B) A map is very large. C) A map shows little detail. D) A map distorts properties like distance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A map distorts properties like distance. 26. Where is most of Earth's freshwater found? A) Oceans. B) Polar ice caps. C) Vapor in the atmosphere. D) Rivers, lakes, and streams. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polar ice caps. 27. Which of these is not one of the Great Lakes? A) Lake Erie. B) Lake Ontario. C) Lake Huron. D) Lake Mississippi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lake Mississippi. 28. What problem has desalination technology been developed to resolve? A) Global economics. B) Dwindling fish populations. C) Scarcity of freshwater. D) Extreme climate changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scarcity of freshwater. 29. Which city is known as 'Gold capital of the world'? A) Paris. B) London. C) Johannesburg. D) Dubai. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Johannesburg. 30. The process of particle detach ment by moving glacial ice is called A) Plucking. B) Abrasion. C) Scouring. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plucking. 31. Which specification is used by the most common method to describe climate regions? A) Elevation. B) Temperature. C) Topography. D) Precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elevation. 32. What country is projected to have the highest population in 2025 according to page 33. A) United States. B) Soviet Union. C) Italy. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) India. 33. The largest continent in the world is A) Africa. B) Australia. C) Antarctica. D) Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asia. 34. Which choice is not a major economic activity in Northern Europe? A) Farming. B) Coal mining. C) Oil and gas production. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farming. 35. Which statement best describes the Northern European plain? A) An area of soft rolling hills and flat valleys. B) An area of low plateaus and high mountains. C) An area of relatively flat and low-lying land. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An area of relatively flat and low-lying land. 36. The Andes Mountains line the west coast of A) South America. B) Canada. C) Central America. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) South America. 37. An interdependent community of plants and animals A) Biome. B) Weather. C) Ecosystem. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecosystem. 38. Canadian Parliament is made up of the Senate A) And Supreme Court. B) House of Representatives. C) Legislature. D) House of Commons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) House of Commons. 39. Lines of latitude measure the distance north and south of the A) Prime meridian. B) 90 degrees latitude. C) Equator. D) 180 degrees latitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equator. 40. The Panama Canal was placed where it was in Panama mainly because of Panama's A) History. B) Culture. C) Economy. D) Geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geography. 41. The ability to travel and communicate over greater distances represents advances in A) Technological innovation. B) Remote sensing. C) Aerospace technologies. D) Assimilation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Technological innovation. 42. The Senate and the House of Representatives is also called A) Term. B) Congress. C) Party. D) Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Congress. 43. Man has impacted his environment in all of the following ways EXCEPT A) Deforestation. B) Polders. C) Terracing. D) Earthquakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earthquakes. 44. To find relative location, first find A) A reference point. B) A map projection. C) Longitude lines. D) Latitude lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A reference point. 45. Broad, grassy plains would be MOST likely to be found in an area of A) Taiga. B) Desert. C) Tundra. D) Steppe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Steppe. 46. Which of the following are high income countries? A) The USA, Canada and the UK. B) Australia, New Zealand and South Korea. C) Peru, Bolivia and Argentina. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The USA, Canada and the UK. 47. Which sector includes top executives or officials in such fields as government, science, universities, nonprofits, health care, culture, and the media? Also it can include police and fire departments. A) Primary Sector. B) Quaternary Sector. C) Tertiary Sector. D) Quinary Sector. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quinary Sector. 48. All of the living organisms on earth, including all plants and animals. A) Atmosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Geosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biosphere. 49. Which of the following is concerned with the study of characteristics, origin and development of land forms? A) Geomorphology. B) Ecology. C) Geology. D) Geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geomorphology. 50. Which of the following is NOT a body of water? A) Bay. B) Mesa. C) Channel. D) Strait. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mesa. 51. Which is an example of an absolute location? A) 30$^ \circ$N latitude, 150$^ \circ$W longitude. B) The Northern hemisphere. C) South of London. D) 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 30$^ \circ$N latitude, 150$^ \circ$W longitude. 52. Sri Lanka is one of the world's leading ..... producing countries. A) Yak. B) Fruit. C) Rice. D) Tea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tea. 53. The texture of a soil refers to A) The size distribution of the mineral particles composing the soil. B) The distribution of mineral particles in the soil. C) The crystal distribution in soil. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The size distribution of the mineral particles composing the soil. 54. Gifts or payments made to a groom's family by a bride's family A) Dowry. B) Caste System. C) Dharma. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dowry. 55. Which city is NOT correctly matched with its description? A) Brasilia:Government Center. B) Mexico City; Polluted by smog. C) Pittsburgh:Ghost town. D) Richmond:Fall line site. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pittsburgh:Ghost town. 56. Movement of plates along faults has produced ..... in the Northeast A) Earthquakes. B) Hurricanes. C) Tornados. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earthquakes. 57. Population clusters in Canada and the U.S. are located A) In the warmest regions. B) In regions with abundant mineral deposits. C) Along the coasts and inland waterways. D) Along the Great Lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Along the coasts and inland waterways. 58. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of A) South pole. B) Equator. C) North pole. D) Axis of earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equator. 59. The larger islands in the Caribbean region are known as the A) Greater Antilles. B) Monsoons. C) Mountain Range. D) Archipelago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greater Antilles. 60. 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