This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Geography > World > World Geography – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A system of government in which citizens elect their officials, including the head of state A) Province. B) Colony. C) Republic. D) USMCA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republic. 2. The process where the particle moves from the surface to the medium in quick, continuous, repeated cycles is called A) Saltation. B) Suspension. C) Solution. D) Traction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saltation. 3. Which country borders the Yellow Sea, is dominated by plateaus and deserts in its western region and has the Himalaya Mountains on its southern border? A) Peru. B) U.S. C) India. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India. 4. Which is the highest point in North America A) Mt. McKinley. B) Mt. Everest. C) Mt. Rainier. D) Mt. St. Helens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mt. McKinley. 5. The spread of cultural traits from one region to another is A) Globalization. B) Cultural diffusion. C) Colonialism. D) A trait. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cultural diffusion. 6. What was a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States? A) The U.S.-lead coalition forces invaded Iraq. B) The U.S. overthrew the Taliban government of Afghanistan. C) The U.S. boycotted the sell of oil. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The U.S. overthrew the Taliban government of Afghanistan. 7. The imaginary line that runs between the N. & S. Pole to help measure Longitude. A) Equator. B) Chop Zone. C) Latitude. D) Prime Meridian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prime Meridian. 8. This farming uses very little technology and the output is very low. The farmer uses the output to feed his own family and only the surplus is sold. A) Subsistence. B) Plantation. C) Intensive. D) Commercial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subsistence. 9. Enslaved African Americans were ..... when they escaped to Canada. A) Protected. B) Jailed. C) Hunted. D) Returned to the South. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protected. 10. The ..... is a new but relatively common currency adopted by many countries in Europe. A) Euro. B) Monotheistic. C) Phoenician. D) Oasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Euro. 11. A feast day celebrated with floats that parade through Rio de Janeiro A) Mardi Gras. B) Carnival. C) Festivus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carnival. 12. What are the two most densely populated continents today? A) Asia and South America. B) Europe and North America. C) Asia and Europe. D) Europe and South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asia and Europe. 13. In geography, what are things that move? A) People. B) Products. C) Ideas. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 14. The typical weather conditions at a particular location as observed over time A) Biome. B) Climate. C) Weather. D) Ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate. 15. The magnetic field of earth, Magnetosphere expands to about A) 9600 km above the earth's surface. B) 8000 km above the earth's surface. C) 64,000 km above the earth's surface. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 64,000 km above the earth's surface. 16. Permanently frozen ground A) Tundra. B) Permafrost. C) Tiaga. D) Prairie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Permafrost. 17. Which region is bordered by the yellow sea, has plateaus and deserts, and the southern and western borders are surrounded by the Himalayan mountains? A) Southeast Asia. B) India. C) Western Europe. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) China. 18. The soil found in areas of heavy rainfall and high humidity, where there is good growth of vegetation is A) Peat and marshy soil. B) Saline and alkaline soil. C) Black soil. D) Alluvial soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peat and marshy soil. 19. The mountains that separate European and Arctic Russia are A) The Urals. B) The Balkans. C) The Carpathians. D) The Pyranees. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Urals. 20. Which physical process is most responsible for creating the climate pattern in Europe? A) Mountain barriers. B) Wind currents. C) Erosion. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind currents. 21. Food, language, religion, and art are all examples of how modern Mexico is a blend of A) Toltec and Mayan influences. B) African and Spanish influences. C) Native and Spanish influences. D) Natives and African influences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Native and Spanish influences. 22. During which period did people move to cities in the largest numbers? A) The Information Revolution. B) The Industrial Revolution. C) The Cultural Revolution. D) The Agricultural Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Industrial Revolution. 23. Which countries are located in Europe? A) France, England, and Canada. B) Germany, Italy, and Norway. C) Rusia, Indonesia, and Spain. D) Denmark, Greece, and Nairobi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germany, Italy, and Norway. 24. ..... studies how factors such as a country's size, location, and resources influence politics. (WG.14A) . A) Geopolitics. B) Biophysics. C) Demography. D) Physical Geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geopolitics. 25. What do developing countries lack that makes developed nations so successful? A) Farmland. B) Government. C) Infrastructure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infrastructure. 26. The uses of nuclear energy causes problems with-mining A) Contamination and waste. B) Deforestation. C) Desertification. D) Increases in electricity costs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contamination and waste. 27. Land that is or can be cultivated A) Arable Land. B) Arid. C) Rural. D) Reserve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arable Land. 28. Years ago what was the name of St. Petersburg A) Petroburg. B) Trotskygrad. C) Stalingrad. D) Leningrad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leningrad. 29. What is the largest body of water on the planet? A) Pacific Ocean. B) Indian Ocean. C) Atlantic Ocean. D) Coral Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pacific Ocean. 30. Some people in the province of ..... are interested in gaining independence from Canada. A) Quebec. B) Nunavut. C) Montreal. D) Alberta. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quebec. 31. The physical processes that create most of Earth's physical features, including mountains, are known as A) Plate tectonics. B) Continental drift. C) Subduction. D) Accretion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plate tectonics. 32. Type of government where the government controls most of a country's means of production but other aspects are subject to market forces. A) Socialism. B) Communism. C) Democracy. D) Dictatorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Socialism. 33. The main watershed of most of the peninsular river lies in the A) Aravalli hills. B) Raj Mahal hills. C) Siwalik hills. D) Western Ghats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Western Ghats. 34. A phenomenon in which the pattern of ocean currents and water temperatures in the mid-Pacific region reverse A) Desert. B) Biome. C) EL Nino. D) Solstice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) EL Nino. 35. What does climate A) -The state of the atmosphere at a given place and time. B) -An area containing geographically related mountains. C) *a dry land with little precipitation and little to no vegetation. D) -Weather conditions over a period of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -Weather conditions over a period of time. 36. Which was developed to make their economy of South America more stable? A) United Provinces of Central America. B) Quechua. C) Treaty of Tordesillas. D) MERCOSUR. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MERCOSUR. 37. Imaginary line found at zero degrees longitude A) Longitude. B) Prime Meridian. C) Latitude. D) Equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prime Meridian. 38. The Ice age ended about ..... years ago. A) 140. B) 140,000. C) 1,400. D) 14,000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 14,000. 39. The compass rose identifies what feature on a map? A) Orientation. B) Contour. C) Projection. D) Distance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Orientation. 40. Examples of popular culture include all of the following EXCEPT A) Sports. B) Movies. C) Diversity. D) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diversity. 41. The "Bible Belt" of America is a region best described by its common A) Political system. B) Economic system. C) Religious beliefs. D) Language. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Religious beliefs. 42. The major crops found in Sudan are A) Wool, wine, jute. B) Maize, cotton, bananas, groundnut. C) Rice, barley, bananas, cocoa. D) Bajra, oats, tobacco. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maize, cotton, bananas, groundnut. 43. What mountain range separates the northern and southern cultural regions of India? A) Himalayas. B) Andes. C) Hindu Kush. D) Vindhya Range. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vindhya Range. 44. The planet with the maximum number of natural satellites (moons), so far discovered is A) Saturn. B) Neptune. C) Jupiter. D) Uranus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jupiter. 45. What American musical form had its roots in Africa and Europe? A) Rap. B) Country. C) Blues. D) Jazz. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jazz. 46. Weather and climate are driven by all of the following except ..... A) Solar radiation. B) Geography. C) Air circulation. D) Our government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Our government. 47. Which factor is most responsible for increasing life expectancy in many less industrialized nations? A) Declining birth rates. B) Access to primary education. C) Availability of health insurance. D) Improved health care programs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Improved health care programs. 48. Government regulates certain industries and others are privately owned. A) Traditional economy. B) Command economy. C) Market economy. D) Mixed economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mixed economy. 49. The arrival of a million people to Canada from Great Britain between 1815 and 1844 caused an increase in A) Loyalists. B) Quebecois. C) French nationalism. D) French-speaking citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) French nationalism. 50. To measure the distance between two point on a map, you use the ..... A) Map legend. B) Map scale. C) Map title. D) Compass rose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Map scale. 51. Where is the most active area in the ring of fire? A) Indonesia. B) New Zealand. C) Japan. D) South Sudan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Japan. 52. Conflicts between the Hutu and Tutsi have occurred in A) Liberia. B) Zambia. C) Botswana. D) Rwanda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rwanda. 53. Which of the following is considered a major reason for world trade? A) An unequal distribution of natural resources. B) A desire to increase gross domestic product. C) A desire for goods from other cultures. D) An unequal distribution of wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An unequal distribution of natural resources. 54. An economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government is called a ..... A) Free Enterprise. B) Market Economy. C) Traditional Economy. D) Command Economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Command Economy. 55. The Andes Mountains of Peru were the cultural hearth for the A) Inca. B) Maya. C) Spanish. D) Toltecs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inca. 56. In Hinduism, a person's moral duty, based on class distinctions, which guides his or her life A) Dowry. B) Dharma. C) Karma. D) Caste System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dharma. 57. One way farmers living in arid climate zones have adapted to the environment include A) Adopting terrace farming methods. B) Planting drought-resistant crops. C) Cutting down the rainforests. D) Relying on desalinization plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Planting drought-resistant crops. 58. The percentage of the incident radiation reflected back to space is called A) Planet's albedo. B) Earth's albedo. C) Both are similar terms. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Planet's albedo. 59. A family that includes aunts, uncles and cousins is ..... A) A clan. B) A tribe. C) A nuclear family. D) An extended family. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An extended family. 60. The main purpose of GIS is to A) Link computers in various geographic areas. B) Link places together for communication. C) Link resource providers together. D) Link images and data from satellites. 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