World Geography Quiz 3 (60 MCQs)

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1. Height above a given level best defines what?
2. The largest gold producing country in the world(in 2006) is
3. How might a weathered mountain appear different than an unweathered mountain?
4. Which of the following is a warm current?
5. Which mountain chain passes through seven countries in South America and is the longest chain in the world?
6. Which of the following is a characteristic of a developed country?
7. If there are a variety of cultures in the same area, people would say that this area has
8. At least one in ..... women will experience some form of violence during their lifetime.
9. All of the following developments marked the beginning of the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT
10. The products of ..... are a major source of sediments for erosion and .....
11. The horizontal lines on the globe run from East to West. What are these lines called?
12. Which climate has hot and dry summers with clear sunny skies, and moderate, wet winters?
13. Russia is the .....
14. Which of the following is an example of cultural diffusion?
15. Which direction do lines of latitude run?
16. Which Ancient Kingdom's regional dominance created an "intellectual provincialism? ''
17. The lowest point, on land, in the world is
18. What resource is Sri Lanka famous for mining?
19. Which European country colonized most of Latin America by 1800?
20. What external force most likely formed the Great Lakes?
21. What is NOT true about polar projections?
22. Geography is the study of human activity, the natural environment and the ..... between the two.
23. Most of the countries of Central Asia are ....., meaning they have no access to the sea.
24. What is the world's tallest mountain?
25. Which thematic map would be best used to determine the type of natural vegetation that might grow in a particular region?
26. War, famine, disease, and unemployment are all examples of
27. What is the general temperature for an area that high latitudes?
28. Jog Falls is formed by which river
29. The cutting of "steps" into the side of a hill in order to farm is a practice called .....
30. What physical barrier between South Asia and the rest of Asia?
31. The highest and lowest values of a weather element observed over the entire period of record are
32. Which of the following is the world's largest desert?
33. Which is an advantage for a small, developing country in joining an economic union?
34. Trees that are cone shaped with needle shaped leaves that don't lose (shed) their leaves are called .....
35. One of Mexico's main economic challenges has been to develop a modern
36. Which one country belongs more to the Less Developed Countries (LDCs)?
37. What type of landform is Central America?
38. Growth of cities as more people leave rural areas
39. People who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or place of origin
40. What are the various climate zones in Latin America?
41. What Mountains separates India from China?
42. The percent of people in a country who can read and write.
43. The landforms that are influences by several process namely, weathering, erosion, deposition are known as
44. What is not one of the world's major religions
45. The decision by Brazil to bid for and host the 2014 Soccer World Cup was most likely influenced by
46. Agricultural terracing most directly affects which landform?
47. The linking of places by common traits or characteristics is defined as (WG.9B)
48. The use of terrace farming by the Inca and Japanese cultures is an example of
49. The oldest rocks found in ocean basins are ..... than the oldest continental rocks.
50. What was the greatest physical barrier to the westward migration of the early American settlers?
51. A ..... map gives specific data or information on a single topic.
52. Which physical process formed the landform long the northeastern border of India?
53. What is a huge, moving mass of ice?
54. What man-made feature creates a shortcut between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans?
55. The knowledge about the topography of the ocean basins has been derived from
56. Which group has the greatest influence in determining what goods and services will be produced in a communist economic system?
57. The Soviet Union collapsed in the .....
58. All of the following are POSITIVE effects of the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT
59. Where do most Brazilians live in their country?
60. Which of the following geographic factors unifies Latin America as a region?