World Geography Quiz 28 (25 MCQs)

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1. What part of a map is used to identify map orientation?

2. What problem do migrant workers contribute most directly to in large urban areas?

3. In the grid system used to map locations on Earth's surface, lines parallel to the Equator are called (WG.21A)

4. A newly industrialized country will most likely experience steep growth in which sector of the economy?

5. What is shipbreaking?

6. Mt. Kilimanjaro is located on the equator. Which effect on climate explains why there is snow on its peak?

7. Which is the best example of weathering?

8. What are the 4 cardinal directions?

9. What is the difference between GPS and GIS? (WG.20A)

10. Among the ocean currents that play a major role in Canada's climates is the warm, northward-flowing current known as the

11. How could Glen Canyon be restored to its natural state?

12. The area most affected by earthquakes?

13. A megalopolis is most likely to develop where

14. The main objective of centrally sponsored Command Area Development programme is

15. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was created to

16. How long is the president's term?

17. What do longitude lines indicate?

18. The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east and west is called?

19. The languages used in China is

20. Land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

21. The ground water that occurs when flow of the subterranean water is not confined by the presence of impermeable layers is called

22. How many justices are on the U.S. Supreme Court?

23. What is the physical geography term for a narrow waterway that separates two land masses?

24. The equator is a line of?

25. This body of water is the world's largest inland body of water