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World Geography Quiz 4 (60 MCQs)

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1. The Columbian Exchange was most responsible for the spatial diffusion of which set of products to Latin America?
2. The Mountains located along the western edge of South America are the .....
3. What region do India and Pakistan disagree about the political borders?
4. Variations in the length of daytime and nighttime from seasons are due to
5. The Berlin Wall divided this country into east and west sections.
6. Which is NOT a characteristic of a developed country
7. A day on which the sun is directly over the Equator
8. What dam was built on the world's longest river to control it for economic reasons?
9. The monetary currency of Greece is called (prior to Jan 1, 2002).
10. An original inhabitant; one of the original inhabitants of Australia
11. Which of the following is most accurately represented on a cylindrical projection map?
12. The northern portion of the western coastal plain is called
13. Why is it important to protect wetlands and swamps such as Florida's Everglades?
14. The unit of the light year is used for measuring
15. Which innovation had the effect of producing electricity and improving farming?
16. A set of religious beliefs based on a strict interpretation of a sacred text
17. When do equinoxes occur?
18. What physical barrier has protected South Asia from outside influence until the 1900s?
19. What does the relative location of a place tell you?
20. The middle latitude extends between
21. The process that explains the recent changes in the height of sea level in coastal areas of eastern and northern Canada and Scandinavi is
22. Forests, grasslands, and deserts are
23. Which of the following terms below fit the definition? Def:One classical breakdown of economic activity that distinguish 5 different categories.
24. What is the largest Island
25. Why do human beings alter their environment?
26. Dallas, Texas is located about 230 miles from Houston. This describes its
27. What are physical features?
28. What are most European economies characterized by?
29. Only receives about 16 inches of precipitation per year; summers are hot while winters are mild to cold
30. Which continent do we live on?
31. The southern Deccan area is in a rain shadow and receives only
32. Everything people make, think, and do
33. What marks the shortest distance an object can travel between points?
34. An example of physical geography is
35. What does farming consist of in South Asia?
36. The uneven distribution of natural resources on the Earth is being balance through .....
37. The hot, dry wind on the east or leeward side of the Rocky mountains (North America) is called
38. The greatest variety of animal and plant species is fund in
39. Both Brazil and Haiti are culturally unique in Latin America because
40. NAFTA allowed for free trade among which of the following countries/regions?
41. Which is a resource that allows nations to develop a high per-capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
42. Based off of the map, which continent's coastal cities are most warmed by the North Atlantic Current?
43. Which Mongol leader, invaded Central Asia and unified the area in 1200's AD?
44. The prime meridian is what degree of longitude? (WG.21A)
45. The hot and cold deserts together occupy nearly ..... land area of the world.
46. When does it rain in the marine west coast climate subregion?
47. In what city did the building of levees damage the natural landscape that once protected it from flooding?
48. The culture traits that are well known and widely accepted is known as
49. A tall, slender tower attached to a mosque
50. Scientists believe ..... is directly related to climate change and the rising of Earth's temperature.
51. Why is landform a misleading term?
52. If the atmosphere is cooled its capacity for water vapour is
53. What is the area between the Pacific Ranges and the Rocky Mountains that often experiences the rain shadow effect?
54. Which map projection makes Greenland look almost as large as South America?
55. Micronesia and Polynesia are dominated by low islands that were once volcanos. These small, low islands form in irregular rings known as
56. Due to the diversion of water for irrigation, which body of water has shrunk?
57. The planets called the inner planets, are
58. Why do high latitude climates support only limited plant and animal life?
59. The propagation of radio signals is greatly influence by
60. The storms or frontal systems develop where
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