This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Geography > World > World Geography > World Geography – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Decisions about production and distribution of goods and services are made by a central authority? A) Command Economy. B) Market Economy. C) Mixed Economy. D) Traditional Economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Command Economy. 2. How do the mountain ranges of Europe impact the lives of the people who live near them? A) They create a warm climate. B) They make traveling easier. C) They create a colder climate, and make travel more difficult. D) They communicate a lot easier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They create a colder climate, and make travel more difficult. 3. The world's largest body of water is ..... A) Mississippi River. B) Atlantic Ocean. C) Gulf of Mexico. D) Pacific Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pacific Ocean. 4. Which of the following is not a temperate climate region in a midlatitude climate? A) Humid subtropical. B) Permafrost. C) Marine west coast. D) Mediterranean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Permafrost. 5. Out of the following countries, who would have the highest standard of living? A) Somalia. B) Afghanistan. C) Mexico. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Japan. 6. The resulting deflection of prevailing winds caused by the Earth's rotation? A) Current. B) Prevailing Wind. C) Doldrums. D) Coriolis Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coriolis Effect. 7. What does reggae deal with? A) Social problems. B) Jobs. C) Political problems. D) Economic problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social problems. 8. Side of the mountain receiving moisture/precipitation/cold? A) Windward. B) Leeward. C) Rain Shadow. D) Solstice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Windward. 9. ..... climate regions winters are bitterly cold, and summers are short and cool A) Arctic. B) Polar. C) Tundra. D) Subarctic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subarctic. 10. People are not distributed evenly across the world. Two-thirds of the World's population is clustered in FOUR main regions including all of the following EXCEPT A) Europe. B) South Asia. C) North America. D) East Asia. E) Southeast Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) North America. 11. If you grew up on a farm in West Texas, would type of economic activities would you most likely participate in? A) Primary. B) Secondary. C) Quaternary. D) Tertiary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary. 12. Result of a process by which dry areas develop on the leeward sides of mountain ranges? A) Midnight Sun. B) Windward. C) Rain Shadow. D) Leeward. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rain Shadow. 13. Degrees North and 55 degrees West is an example of which theme? A) Movement. B) Location. C) Place. D) Region. E) HEI. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Location. 14. The position of a place in relation to another place. A) Longitude. B) Relative location. C) Latitude. D) Absolute location. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relative location. 15. Which is the warmest ocean in the world? A) Indian Ocean. B) Arctic ocean. C) Atlantic Ocean. D) Pacific Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indian Ocean. 16. The capital of south korea is A) Daegu. B) Busan. C) Seoul. D) Pyongyang. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seoul. 17. Iran threatened to sue to government of ..... over pollution coming from its oil platforms in the Caspian A) Turkmenistan. B) Azerbaijan. C) Manistanistan. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Azerbaijan. 18. Which is an accurate statement about world population trends? (7C) A) Rural populations are declining as megacities expand. B) The rate of natural increase shows trends in infant mortality. C) Population trends include live births, death rates, and crop distribution. D) Japan led the world in population growth, while Africa shows low birthrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rural populations are declining as megacities expand. 19. North Africa can be distinguished brom Sub-Saharan Africa because- A) North Africans predominantly speak Arabic while Sub-Saharan Africans speak a variety of both traditional and European languages. B) Sub-Saharan Africans have had very little influence from Europe, while North Africa has almost always been under European control. C) There are very few cultural variations in Sub-Saharan Africa while North Africa is culturally diverse. D) They share almost all cultural elements including language, architecture, religion and social structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North Africans predominantly speak Arabic while Sub-Saharan Africans speak a variety of both traditional and European languages. 20. Which answer below best defines Functional Region and gives an example. A) Based on physical characteristics, Rocky Mountains Region. B) Based on doing something, a subway system. C) Based on human characteristics, "The Bible Belt". D) An exact location on Earth, 132 Main Street, San Antonio TX. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Based on doing something, a subway system. 21. When geographers identify a perceptual region, they define it based on (WG.9B) A) An area surrounding and related to an important central landform or feature. B) An area which people associate with having certain traditions or values. C) An area with political borders thatnationalities, cultures, and landforms. D) An area that has certain resources or produces certain crops or products. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An area which people associate with having certain traditions or values. 22. What effect does cool temperature have on air? A) It causes air to blow counterclockwise. B) It causes air to sink. C) It causes air to blow clockwise. D) It causes air to rise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It causes air to sink. 23. Which environment is difficult to live in due to a humid climate? A) Mountain ranges. B) Tropical rainforests. C) Deserts. D) Permanently frozen ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical rainforests. 24. In Mexico City, residents have been encouraged to use bicycles in order to A) Reduce air pollution in the city. B) Increase highway safety. C) Raise money for charity. D) End the obesity epidemic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduce air pollution in the city. 25. When do the North Pole and the South Pole receive nearly continuous, but indirect, sunlight? A) When the low latitude zone faces the sun, receiving indirect rays. B) When the midlatitude zone faces the sun, receiving direct rays. C) When either the Northern or the Southern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun. D) When either the Northern or the Southern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When either the Northern or the Southern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun. 26. This sector of the economy adds value to natural resources by transforming raw materials into valuable products. A) Quaternary. B) Primary. C) Tertiary. D) Secondary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Secondary. 27. What is the belief that an individual's loyalty to the nation or state surpasses other interests, which could lead to war in its most extreme forms? A) Socialism. B) Democracy. C) Autocracy. D) Nationalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nationalism. 28. The United States is a capitalist country that has a market economy, which means- A) Bob has to ask permission to open a shoe store. B) Bob is told where to open his shoe store. C) Bob is told how much to charge his shoes. D) Bob can open a shoe store where he wants and for the price that he wants. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bob can open a shoe store where he wants and for the price that he wants. 29. Overall weather in an area over a long time. A) Solstice. B) Weather. C) Climate. D) Equinox. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate. 30. Non-Renewable resources are those resources which: A) Are exausted after use. B) Are not exausted after use. C) Have unlimited supply. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are exausted after use. 31. When was the declaration of independence? A) 1776. B) 1787. C) 1791. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1776. 32. The location of the sun, as viewed from Earth, appears to change with the seasons because- A) The sun rotates. B) The sun revolves on an orbit. C) Earth's distance from the sun changes. D) Earth's axis is tilted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earth's axis is tilted. 33. What is the largest natural lake in Mexico? A) Lake Texcoco. B) Lake Catemaco. C) Lake Quechulac. D) Lake Chapla. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lake Chapla. 34. What is France's highland area called? A) Mesetas. B) Seaworks. C) Massif central. D) Polders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Massif central. 35. Prior to the establishment of the Silk Road trading network, how did geography affect early China's development? A) The northwest region of the country served as its agricultural center due to its rich soil. B) Major river systems that ran throughout the country protected communities from invasion. C) Foreign trade was severely limited due to the lack of ports along the country's eastern coast. D) Vast deserts and mountain ranges in the western and southwestern regions of the country slowed the exchange of ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vast deserts and mountain ranges in the western and southwestern regions of the country slowed the exchange of ideas. 36. To where does the Amazon River flow to? A) Atlantic Ocean. B) Andes Mountains. C) Pacific Ocean. D) Southern Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atlantic Ocean. 37. An ordered system for the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services is known as a(n) A) Government. B) Nation. C) Economy. D) Law. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economy. 38. What continent do you currently live on? A) South America. B) United States. C) California. D) North America. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) North America. 39. Permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground A) Savannah. B) Forest. C) Permafrost. D) Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Permafrost. 40. The word funky originated from British English, meaning "musty or foul-smelling." As funky spread to the U.S. it began to acquire multiple new meanings like "excellent" or "deeply satisfying." Funky is now American slang, and the process of spreading to America makes funky an example of ..... A) Culture. B) Diffusion. C) Innovation. D) Assimilation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diffusion. 41. A tributary that needs a larger river? A) Pastoralism. B) Culture Hearth. C) Marshes. D) Feeder Streams. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feeder Streams. 42. When a person leaves their birth country and enters a new country, they are now known as A) An emigrant. B) An outcast. C) An immigrant. D) A refugee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An immigrant. 43. Which continent includes the United States? A) Europe. B) North America. C) Asia. D) South America. E) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) North America. 44. The first step taken towards the formation of the European Union was the creation of- A) A defensive alliance among the European powers. B) A common market for the coal and steel industries. C) The constitution for a united European parliament system. D) New national boundaries in Europe following the world wars. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A common market for the coal and steel industries. 45. When was the Louisiana Purchase? A) 1783. B) 1812. C) 1803. D) 1606. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1803. 46. Like many disputes throughout the history of Central America, ..... was at the center of a 2010 conflict between Nicaragua and Costa Rica A) Nationalism. B) Water. C) Petroleum. D) Militarism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 47. The ..... Strait runs for 19 miles before emptying into the Black Sea? A) Dardanelles. B) Caspian. C) Bosporus. D) Magellan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bosporus. 48. Which of the terms below is a type of seaworks? A) Peat. B) Polder. C) Seaworks. D) Terpen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Terpen. 49. A theocracy is a government run by A) A dictator. B) A religious leader. C) The People. D) A president. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A religious leader. 50. Private individuals or groups have the right to own property or businesses and make a profit with limited government influence? A) Mixed Economy. B) Market Economy. C) Command Economy. D) Capitalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mixed Economy. 51. Which continent has the fewest people living on it? A) Antarctica. B) Africa. C) Australia. D) Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antarctica. 52. Why is western Mexico subject to volcanic eruptions? A) Because deep fissures were created during the last ice age. B) Because it boarders the Mariana Trench. C) Because it is in the path of El Nino. D) Because it is at the juncture of several tectonic plates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because it is at the juncture of several tectonic plates. 53. The deserts of the Middle East and North Africa are characterized by populations that- A) Move to find resources that are thinly dispersed across a vast area. B) Work primarily in small cottage industries. C) Are nonviolent and practice ancient polytheistic religions. D) Organize their society around a matriarch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Move to find resources that are thinly dispersed across a vast area. 54. This continent has no permanent residents ..... A) Australia. B) Greenland. C) Iceland. D) Antarctica. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antarctica. 55. If you wanted to travel through a region with many cultural similarities to North America as well as numerous languages located near each other, you would travel to- A) The Middle East. B) East Asia. C) Europe. D) Russia and Central Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Europe. 56. What continent are MOST primary economies located? A) Africa. B) North America. C) Asia. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Africa. 57. Regional high-pressure systems in northern Mexico occasionally cause A) Flooding. B) Hurricanes. C) Droughts. D) Tornadoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Droughts. 58. What is physical geography A) Is a branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or is influenced by the Earth's surface. B) A structure compromising a series of horizontal and vertical lines used to arrange content. C) The branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes. 59. Which ocean does NOT border North America? A) Atlantic Ocean. B) Indian Ocean. C) Pacific Ocean. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indian Ocean. 60. When a large urban area such as Mexico City dominates the country's political, cultural, and economic affairs, it is called a A) World city. B) Megacity. C) Magalopis. D) Primate city. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Primate city. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWorld QuizzesGeography QuizzesWorld Geography Quiz 1World 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