This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Geography > World > World Geography > World Geography – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is globilization A) The process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale. B) A flow of products, people, services, or information among places in response to localized supply and demand. C) Half of a sphere. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale. 2. Wind in a region that blows in a fairly constant directional pattern? A) Prevailing Wind. B) Coriolis Effect. C) Currents. D) Doldrums. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prevailing Wind. 3. Which of these has been a major development in global trade since the 1990s A) The increased use of protective tariffs by industrialized countries. B) An increased reliance on surface transportation. C) The outsourcing of service-sector jobs to developing countries. D) The growth of cottage industries and traditional methods of production. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The outsourcing of service-sector jobs to developing countries. 4. Which challenge of globalization is demonstrated by the rapid spread of SARS in 2003 and the H1N1 flu in 2009? (7D) A) Improved sanitation resulting in resistant strains of viruses. B) Health problems caused by decreased government funding. C) Accelerated transmission of viruses due to increased travel. D) Cultural movements that limit vaccinations for children. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accelerated transmission of viruses due to increased travel. 5. How many oceans are there? A) 7. B) 9. C) 3. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5. 6. What amendment made slaves free? A) 16th. B) 14th. C) 15th. D) 13th. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 13th. 7. Which of the following are two causes of deforestation in Mexico? A) Corporate logging and the clearing of land for agriculture. B) The clearing of land for agriculture and acid rain. C) Corporate logging and the acid rain. D) Acid rain and a growing population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Corporate logging and the clearing of land for agriculture. 8. What is the term for the generally windless area near the Equator? A) The horse latitudes. B) The doldrums. C) The prime meridian. D) The midlatitudes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The doldrums. 9. How do geographers distinguish between types of dry climates? A) The average daily temperatures in each. B) The proximity of each to the Equator. C) The amount of rainfall and vegetation in each. D) The geographical location of each. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The amount of rainfall and vegetation in each. 10. Oil was discovered near the ..... in 1908. A) Caspian Sea. B) Indian Ocean. C) Persian Gulf. D) Elkhorn River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persian Gulf. 11. In 2004, a tsunami killed an estimated 225, 000 people in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and East AfricA Which statement best describes a tsunami? (3C) A) It is a giant wave associated with an underwater earthquake. B) It is a powerful storm that originates over warm, tropical water. C) It is a violent eruption caused by the movement of tectonic plates. D) It is a period of below-normal rainfall caused by stalled weather systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a giant wave associated with an underwater earthquake. 12. Define a formal region. A) An area characterized by a certain unifying quality or characteristic. B) An area that includes a central place and the related places around it. C) An area connected by feelings 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: A) An area characterized by a certain unifying quality or characteristic. 13. What is population density? A) The number of inhabitants of a place per square kilometer. B) The total number of inhabitants that live in a town. C) The total number of inhabitants in a country. D) Total number of inhabitants of a place minus the old and the young. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The number of inhabitants of a place per square kilometer. 14. Plant roots can grow into crevices in rock and eventually break the rock apart. This is an example of-(3C) A) The hydrosphere affecting the biosphere through tectonic activity. B) The lithosphere affecting the atmosphere through erosion. C) The biosphere affecting the lithosphere through mechanical weathering. D) The atmosphere affecting the hydrosphere through chemical weathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The biosphere affecting the lithosphere through mechanical weathering. 15. What regions of the Earth experience six months of darkness and six months of daylight A) The polar regions. B) The Temperate Zones. C) The continents that cross the Equator. D) The Tropics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The polar regions. 16. How did industrialization (factory creation) lead to changing uses of Earth's physical features? (2B) A) Humans began to dig and drill to obtain fossil fuels to burn for energy. B) Humans learned to plant seeds to grow food to eat. C) Humans built the first canals to connect different regions by water. D) People introduced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to handle natural disasters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humans began to dig and drill to obtain fossil fuels to burn for energy. 17. Why does poverty affect certain regions of the world? A) Need jobs. B) No money. C) Lack of supplies and poor living conditions and no industrial. D) Bad housing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lack of supplies and poor living conditions and no industrial. 18. Which statement about human population trends is true? (7C) A) Africa currently has the highest growth rate, but it will soon be surpassed by Oceania. B) Latin America is the most populous region, but is growth will slow in the near future. C) North America has the world's lowest growth rate, and its population is projected to steadily decline. D) Asia has the largest population, and it is projected to remain most populous over the next few decades. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asia has the largest population, and it is projected to remain most populous over the next few decades. 19. In eastern Canada, damage has been caused to trees, plants, fish, and buildings by pollutants from factories. This type of pollution is called- A) The greenhouse effect. B) Mercury poisoning. C) The ozone layer. D) Acid rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acid rain. 20. A map that shows man-made features such as boundaries, countries, and cities. A) Physical. B) Thematic. C) Political. D) Elevation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Political. 21. Falling off or shed seasonally or periodically, trees such as oak and maple, which lose their leaves in autumn A) Prairie. B) Mixed Forests. C) Deciduous. D) Coniferous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deciduous. 22. Ruviland is half the size of the United States but has twice the population. It is primarily an agrarian society, though it has growing industries in its two largest cities. Per capita income is about $ 4, 000. Unemployment is relatively high. After decades of civil wars, Ruviland established a democracy only two years ago. The new government of Ruviland plans to establish a public school system that will educate all young people.Ruviland is a ..... country. A) Third world. B) First world. C) More developed. D) Developing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Developing. 23. What does human geography examine? A) The relationships between physical environments and people. B) The relationships between living and inanimate things on Earth. C) The relationships between the people in the past, present, and future. D) The relationships between climate, land, water, plants, and animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The relationships between physical environments and people. 24. Which country is in the continent of Europe? A) France. B) China. C) Canada. D) Egypt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) France. 25. What effect is caused by a rain shadow? A) Wetter, cooler areas develop on the leeward side of mountains. B) Wetter, warmer areas develop on the windward side of mountains. C) Drier, warmer areas develop on the leeward side of mountains. D) Drier, cooler areas develop on the windward side of mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drier, warmer areas develop on the leeward side of mountains. 26. What lesson can be learned from the flooding of North Carolina after Hurricane Matthew? A) International cooperation can prevent hurricanes. B) Hurricanes are a major contributor to pollution in the Gulf of Mexico. C) A hurricane is unlikely to reach North Carolina again. D) The human response to a natural disaster can influence its destructiveness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The human response to a natural disaster can influence its destructiveness. 27. Which of the following describes an example of a tropical wet climate? A) Wet and dry seasons and high year-round temperatures. B) Warm summers with heavy rain, and harshly cold winters. C) Hot and dry conditions with a small amount of plant and animal life. D) Warm, humid air with an average daily temperature of 80$^ \circ$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warm, humid air with an average daily temperature of 80$^ \circ$. 28. Which continent is in all four hemispheres? A) North America. B) Africa. C) Asia. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Africa. 29. A vast treeless plain in the arctic regions between the ice cap and the tree line A) Savannah. B) Tundra. C) Permafrost. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tundra. 30. Which country is characterized by peaceful relationships between its different ethnic groups? A) Nigeria. B) Cyprus. C) Rwanda. D) Switzerland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Switzerland. 31. What is a monetary unit A) *a standard unit of value of a country's coinage. B) *the beliefs, customs, and ways of life shared by groups of people. C) -A head of state may have executive powers, or may just hold ceremonial powers. D) *term frequently used to describe the highest ranking government official. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) *a standard unit of value of a country's coinage. 32. After ..... and ....., ..... is considered the third most holy city to Muslims? A) Mecca, Istanbul, Kabul. B) Mecca, Jerusalem, Medina. C) Mecca, Medina, Istanbul. D) Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem. 33. Which of the following statements accurately defines weather? A) The atmosphere's condition in one place over an extended time period. B) A variety of patterns typical for an area over a long period of time. C) Direct and indirect sunlight falling on an area. D) The atmosphere's condition in one place during a short time period. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The atmosphere's condition in one place during a short time period. 34. GIS stands for which of the following? A) Geographic Intelligence Systems. B) Geologic Information Systems. C) Geographic Information Systems. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geographic Information Systems. 35. What early civilization in Mexico engaged in long-distance trade and built huge stone cities that had been abandoned by the time the Spanish arrived? A) The Olmec. B) The Maya. C) The Actec. D) The Zapotec. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Maya. 36. One of two days in which the sun's rays strike directly on the Tropic of Cancer or Tropic of Capricorn, marking the beginning of summer to winter? A) Revolution. B) Equinox. C) Solstice. D) Midnight Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solstice. 37. Canada was not as seriously affected as the United States by the 2008 global recession largely because A) The fishing industry provided steady employment for many Canadians. B) Few Canadians spent more than they earned. C) Canadian banks were more conservative in extending credit. D) The housing market declined but employment rose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Canadian banks were more conservative in extending credit. 38. After the PRI lost power, who was elected to be President? A) Pancho Villa. B) Vicente Fox. C) Porfirio Diaz. D) Hidalgo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vicente Fox. 39. The rapid growth of technology in the U.S. has had positive effects on all of the following EXCEPT A) Communications. B) Medical community. C) The economy. D) The environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The environment. 40. ..... is technological and economic growth that does not deplete the human and natural resources of a given area. A) Ecotourism. B) Laissez-fair capitalism. C) Sustainable development. D) Syncretism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sustainable development. 41. About how long does it take for Earth to complete a revolution around the sun? A) 7 days. B) 365 days. C) 1, 000 days. D) 31 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 365 days. 42. What is an outbreak or spreading of a disease worldwide? A) Pandemic. B) Epidemic. C) Bubonic Plague. D) Disease spreading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pandemic. 43. Which of the following lists of characteristics are related to Hinduism? A) Vedas, polytheistic, Indus River Valley, reincarnation. B) Abraham, Torah, Israel, monotheistic. C) Polytheistic, worldwide, natural world, shamanism. D) Siddhartha Gautama, Eight Fold Path, Meditation, Nepal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vedas, polytheistic, Indus River Valley, reincarnation. 44. Which country is in South America? A) Mexico. B) Brazil. C) India. D) Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brazil. 45. System of government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens? A) Theocracy. B) Democracy. C) Natural Boundary. D) Autocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democracy. 46. The formula to calculate GDP per Capita (average annual income per person)? A) Total population divided by GDP. B) Total population subtracted from GDP. C) GDP added to total population. D) GDP divided by total population. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) GDP divided by total population. 47. World's largest island is ..... A) Greenland. B) Iceland. C) Hawaii. D) Ireland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenland. 48. Referring to vegetation having cones and needle-shaped leaves, including many evergreens, that keep their foilage throughout the winter A) Decidious. B) Mixed Forests. C) Prairie. D) Coniferous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coniferous. 49. All of the following are results of tectonic activity EXCEPT- A) Deserts. B) Mountains. C) Volcanoes. D) Faults. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deserts. 50. The three Gorges Dam Project did which of the following? A) Brought Eco-tourism to Africa. B) Brought cleaner energy to China despite the destruction of the natural environment that took place to create the dam. C) Brought cleaner energy to Houston despite destroying the wetlands of Pearland. D) Created a city that runs entirely on hydroelectric energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brought cleaner energy to China despite the destruction of the natural environment that took place to create the dam. 51. What is deforestation? A) The contamination of the air by the introduction of pollutants from human and natural sources. B) When vehicle exhaust and factory smoke (air pollution) combine with fog; a gray-brown haze. C) The process of planting more trees. D) The clearing of trees; transforming of a forest into cleared land. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The clearing of trees; transforming of a forest into cleared land. 52. Countries with high standards of living have all of the following EXCEPT ..... A) High literacy rates. B) Low infant mortality rates. C) Long life expectancy. D) Short life expectancy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Short life expectancy. 53. This is when company relocates a piece (or all)of its manufacturing operations to factories in othercountries due to cheaper resources/labor A) Outsourcing. B) Resourcing. C) Job shipping. D) Layoffs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outsourcing. 54. Which of the following is one reason why the death rate is high in stage 1? A) Abundance of clean drinking water. B) Women are highly educated. C) Lack of medical knowledge and how disease spreads. D) Knowledge of how disease spreads. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lack of medical knowledge and how disease spreads. 55. The city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia is the most holy of religious places for Muslims, but only has historical significance for non-Muslims. This statement helps to support the fact that- A) Mecca is the most holy city in the Middle East. B) All major religions share the same exct holy sites. C) Different groups of people perceive a place's character differently. D) Only Eastern religions view Mecca as a holy site. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Different groups of people perceive a place's character differently. 56. In astronomy, the Earth's yearly trip around the sun, taking 365 days A) Revolution. B) Equinox. C) Solstice. D) Midnight Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Revolution. 57. A state that assumes primary responsibility for social welfare of its citizens is a A) City State. B) Republic. C) Welfare State. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Welfare State. 58. Why do parts of the low latitude zone have warm to hot climates? A) The Earth's atmosphere thins as altitude increases. B) They receive direct rays from the sun year-round. C) The lower the elevation, the higher the temperatures. D) The Earth's poles receive continuous, indirect sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They receive direct rays from the sun year-round. 59. The United States is an example of a(n) A) Newly industrialized country. B) Industrializing country. C) Less developed country. D) More developed country. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) More developed country. 60. Which of the following is a positive effect of globalization? A) It has made people more understanding and accepting of cultures. B) It produces tension and conflict as people from different cultures come into contact with one another. C) Some people do not want to change their culture. D) Sometimes the changes come too fast and destroy culture. 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