This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Geography > World > World Geography > World Geography – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What percentage of water comes from the Earth's oceans? A) 50%. B) 97%. C) 85%. D) 72%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 97%. 2. Both universalizing and ethnic religions- A) Appeal primarily to one group of people living in one place. B) Can diffuse to different regions around the world. C) Attempt to be global and appeal to all people. D) Arose from changes in the physical environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can diffuse to different regions around the world. 3. Because ....., the population of North America has continued to grow. A) Native populations throughout the continent thrive. B) Immigrants find freedom and economic opportunity in the U.S. and Canada. C) The continent's abundant forests provide resources for housing. D) The trade surplus is growing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immigrants find freedom and economic opportunity in the U.S. and Canada. 4. Which of the following are caused by the rotation of the Earth? A) Seasons. B) Day and night. C) Earthquakes. D) Fault activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Day and night. 5. The spread of ideas and customs from one culture to another A) Culture. B) Diffusion. C) Trade. D) Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diffusion. 6. A boundary created by a physical feature, such as a mountain, river or strait? A) Culture Hearth. B) Pastoralism. C) Embargo. D) Natural Boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural Boundary. 7. A country that has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less developed nations? A) More Developed. B) Less Developed. C) Newly Industrialized. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More Developed. 8. Why does Mexico City struggle with terrible air pollution? A) The city's physical geography is surrounded by mountains that trap in the pollution. B) Numerous factories and cars create harmful pollutants in the air increasing pollution. C) Mexico's poor infrastructure makes reducing carbon emissions too expensive. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 9. Cities such as St. Louis and New Orleans were established along the Mississippi River MOSTLY to- A) Provide protection from competitive markets. B) Guarantee access to trade routes. C) Establish protection from hurricanes. D) Generate electricity from water power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Guarantee access to trade routes. 10. What is NOT a reason countries engage in trade? A) Import goods and services that they need. B) Increase dependence on foreign sources of energy like oil. C) Import goods and services that other countries can produce at a lower cost. D) Export goods and services that can be marketed for a profit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increase dependence on foreign sources of energy like oil. 11. During the Persian Gulf War in 1991, Iraqi troops retreating from ..... set fire to more than 700 oil wells. A) Mexico. B) Kuwait. C) Saudi Arabia. D) Iran. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kuwait. 12. One of two days in which the sun is directly above the Equator, making day and night equal in length? A) Midnight Sun. B) Equinox. C) Revolution. D) Solstice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equinox. 13. If you wanted to travel between countless islands that all share a similar cultural background and end your journey on an island continent populated predominantly with English speakers you would travel through- A) Russia and the CIS. B) South America. C) Sub-Saharan Africa. D) Australia and Oceania. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Australia and Oceania. 14. ..... are characterized by short, mild winters, and nearly year-round rain A) Humid Subtropical. B) Tropical Wet and Dry. C) Tropical. D) Steppe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humid Subtropical. 15. Which of the following describes the idea that a government can do whatever it wants, but rather is constrained by a set of laws? A) Limited government. B) Salutary neglect. C) Representative government. D) Colonialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limited government. 16. About how long does it take for the Earth to complete one revolution around the sun? A) 365 days. B) 7 days. C) 31 days. D) 1, 000 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 365 days. 17. A geographical boundary between two different cultures? A) Cultural Boundary. B) Natural Boundary. C) Concentric Boundary. D) Geometric Boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural Boundary. 18. Why is culture like an iceberg? A) Only certain aspects of culture are easily identifiable. B) Culture exists only in certain parts of the world. C) Culture easily falls apart. D) Culture is made up of only one element. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only certain aspects of culture are easily identifiable. 19. Which human geographic process has been most responsible for the cultural patterns of the Caucasus region? A) Trade. B) Migration. C) Globalization. D) Colonization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Migration. 20. Define functional region. A) An area characterized by a certain unifying or characteristic. B) An area that includes a central place and the related places around it. C) An area connected by feeling or impressions, but not by factual data or specific qualities. D) A way of looking at human and physical patterns and their relationships. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An area that includes a central place and the related places around it. 21. Which river is described below? "Ferries crossing the river between Texas and Mexico have been in operation for 60 years. With the proper credentials and 75 cents, each day 2, 000 day-workers make the ten minute journey into the United States." A) Colorado River. B) Mississippi River. C) Rio Grande River. D) San Juan River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rio Grande River. 22. In what way did the physical geography of northern Europe affect the ethnic diversity of the region? A) Vast waterways across the plains blocked the flow of migrants. B) Multiple mountain ranges acted as a barrier to cultural convergence. C) Extremely cold climate conditions made it difficult to live in the region. D) Lack of significant physical barriers allowed for easy migration to the area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lack of significant physical barriers allowed for easy migration to the area. 23. Which terms are examples of uplands? A) Mesetas; seaworks. B) Peat and polders. C) Mesetas; massif central. D) Massif canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mesetas; massif central. 24. What is a political map? A) A map that depicts prevailing weather patterns in a given area. B) A map that focuses on government or administrative boundaries. C) A map marked with contour lines. D) A map that focuses on the geography of the area. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A map that focuses on government or administrative boundaries. 25. When did the American Revolution start? A) 1775-1783. B) 1686-1691. C) 1793-1807. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1775-1783. 26. What country is also a continent? A) Australia. B) South America. C) North America. D) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Australia. 27. Operation Enduring Freedom was designed to do what? A) Maintain peace between Egypt and Israel. B) Bring down Saddam Hussein and find weapons of mass destruction. C) Liberate Kuwait. D) Bring down the Taliban and root out terrorists in Afghanistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bring down the Taliban and root out terrorists in Afghanistan. 28. The features of Urban Sprawl are A) Urban sprawl-Low density (Not crowded)-Multiple purposes (Residential or commercial)-Auto independant (difficult to get alone). B) Urban sprawl-Low density (Not crowded)-Single purpose (Residential or commercial)-Auto dependant (difficult to get around). C) Urban sprawl-Intensity (crowded with many people)-No purpose (Residential or commercial)-Independant woman (difficult to get around). D) Urban sprawl-High density (Not crowded)-Single dating (Residential or commercial)-Automatic (difficult to get around). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urban sprawl-Low density (Not crowded)-Single purpose (Residential or commercial)-Auto dependant (difficult to get around). 29. Why does the death rate drop in Stage 2? A) Heart transplants and other difficult operations are now available. B) Improved medical care. C) Improvements in the quality of food, water, and sanitation. D) There is better medical care for babies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Improvements in the quality of food, water, and sanitation. 30. Forest with both coniferous and deciduous trees? A) Redwood. B) Tundra. C) Forest Deluxe. D) Mixed Forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mixed Forests. 31. In what ways have the people of the Netherlands changed the physical geography of their land? A) They reclaimed land from the sea & made a freshwater lake. B) They made a saltwater lake. C) They gave up land. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They reclaimed land from the sea & made a freshwater lake. 32. Which of the following geography themes includes the changes of location of people, goods, ideas, and the effects of these changes? A) Location. B) Region. C) Place. D) Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Movement. 33. System of government in which those who rule are regarded as divinely inspired? A) Theocracy. B) Democracy. C) Monarchy. D) Natural Boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theocracy. 34. Manufacturing, automobiles production, assembling electronic goods are all examples of what type of economic activity? A) Secondary. B) Quaternary. C) Primary. D) Traditional. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secondary. 35. How does the North Atlantic Drift influence climate? A) The easterlies carry heat over europe warming it. B) The westerlies cool europe down. C) The westerlies carry heat over europe warming it. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The westerlies carry heat over europe warming it. 36. Which of the following are true? A) The continents were pulled apart by tectonic plates over the past 2 centuries. B) The continents are being pushed together over the next millennia. C) The continents were once joined in a single massive super continent. D) The Earth is thousands of years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The continents were once joined in a single massive super continent. 37. Where are the most important oil fields of Europe located, and which countries pump oil from them? A) The Black sea; sweden and italy. B) The atlantic ocean; africa and new york. C) The mediteranean sea; europe. D) The North Sea; norway, the netherlands, UK, and denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The North Sea; norway, the netherlands, UK, and denmark. 38. The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place. A) Climate. B) Weather. C) Equinox. D) Solstice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weather. 39. Religious festival are celebrated in several countries, including Mexico, the US, and India However festivals in individual countries are characterized by different costumes, religions, and foods. This highlights that the character of a place is:(5A) A) Determined by other countries. B) Based on outside influences. C) Focused on populated areas. D) Related to cultural elements. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Related to cultural elements. 40. Latin America is predominantly Spanish and Portuguese speaking and Roman Catholic as a result of- A) North America's influence in the region. B) South America's experience of European colonization. C) An interest in economic development. D) The indigenous populations' interest in other cultures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) South America's experience of European colonization. 41. ..... are usually located away from oceans or large bodies of water and therefore are less humid. A) Steppe. B) Tropical. C) Tropical Wet and Dry. D) Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Steppe. 42. Which is the deepest river in the world? A) Congo river. B) Colorado river. C) Nile river. D) Rhine river. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Congo river. 43. A large temple built by the Sumerians? A) Ziggurat. B) Skyscraper. C) Mole Hill. D) Pyramid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ziggurat. 44. The capacity of certain gases in the atmosphere to trap heat, thereby warming the Earth? A) Midnight Sun. B) Solstice. C) Greenhouse Effect. D) Climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greenhouse Effect. 45. Temperatures at higher elevations are ..... compared to temperatures at lower elevations A) Colder. B) The same. C) Hotter. D) Higher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colder. 46. Which statement best describes how Earth's position affects temperatures? A) Temperatures vary depending on which side of the planet is facing the sun. B) Earth's axis runs from the North Pole to the South Pole. C) Earth's rotation from west to east creates unpredictable temperatures. D) Temperature is measured in degrees on a set scale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperatures vary depending on which side of the planet is facing the sun. 47. What is geography? A) The study of strategies on fishing. B) The study of basketball. C) The study of Earth's physical features and the living things humans, animals, and plants that inhabit it. D) The study of cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The study of Earth's physical features and the living things humans, animals, and plants that inhabit it. 48. Earths Arctic biome is located above 66N latitude. Which statement best explains why low-growing plants in this biome thrive only in the spring and summer months? A) Excessive levels of precipitation in early spring cause frequent floods in the biome. B) The biome receives the greatest amount of solar energy during this spring and summer months. C) The permafrost in the biome traps toxic levels of carbon dioxide during winter months. D) Year round human activity disrupts the life cycles of native organisms in the biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The biome receives the greatest amount of solar energy during this spring and summer months. 49. Which of these describes one way England changed as a result of the Industrial Revolution? (6B) A) The economy became heavily dependent on commercial agriculture. B) Towns near supplies of natural resources were abandoned. C) Urban areas grew as more jobs became available. D) The amount of goods produced in factories declined. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urban areas grew as more jobs became available. 50. Where would you find the Sahara Desert? A) Africa. B) Antarctica. C) Europe. D) Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Africa. 51. Which cultural attraction would you most likely visit on a tour of Central Asia? A) Cathedral. B) Mountain lodge. C) Ice hockey arena. D) Mosque. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mosque. 52. Imaginary lines that follow Earth's curvature to identify the shortest distance between two points are called A) Geometric meridians. B) Conical projections. C) Great circle routes. D) Longitudinal circle lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Great circle routes. 53. The raising of animals for food and other products? A) Culture Hearths. B) Pastoralism. C) Cuneiform. D) Natural Boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pastoralism. 54. .... refers to the movement of people from rural areas to cities. A) Modernization. B) Urbanization. C) Suburbanization. D) Destabilization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urbanization. 55. Why was the European Union created? A) Creating a market to provide food for a growing European population. B) To help rebuild the European economy after WWII. C) Addressing worker shortages arising from a low birth rate in Europe. D) Resolving the ethnic conflicts that plagued Europe in the 1900s. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To help rebuild the European economy after WWII. 56. Whose coup led to the undermine of education in Chile? A) Porfirio Diaz. B) Salvador Allende. C) Augusto Pinochet. D) Education was always undermined. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Augusto Pinochet. 57. Major type of ecological community defined primarily by distinctive plant and animal groups? A) Biome. B) Natural Vegetation. C) Tropical wet and dry. D) Polar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biome. 58. .... refers to the combination of factors within a population that reduces the ability of an environment to support the population, thus causing migration or population decline A) Population pressure. B) Population pyramid. C) Population density. D) Zero population growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population pressure. 59. Why would U.S. leaders not want Soviet Union nuclear missiles placed in Cuba during the Cold War? A) Cuba is too close to the U.S. and any missile fired from there could strike most of the U.S. B) Cuba was a small country and having that much extra weight could sink it. C) Cuba was a newly formed country and the U.S. did not want them to get in the middle of it. D) Cuba wanted to be friends with the U.S. and the U.S. did not want the Soviet Union to bully them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cuba is too close to the U.S. and any missile fired from there could strike most of the U.S. 60. The term ..... relates to large groups of people classed according to common traits and customs A) Family. B) Ethnic. C) Clan. D) Tribe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethnic. Next →Related QuizzesWorld QuizzesGeography QuizzesWorld Geography Quiz 2World Geography Quiz 3World Geography Quiz 4World Geography Quiz 5World Geography Quiz 6World Geography Quiz 7World Geography Quiz 8World Geography Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books