This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Geography > Physical > Physical Geography – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Physical Geography Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The rivers of Tamil Nadu originates from: A) Plateaus. B) Eastern Ghats. C) Western Ghats. D) River plains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Western Ghats. 2. How long does it take plates to move enough to create landforms? A) 100 Years. B) Hundreds of Years. C) Thousands of Years. D) Millions of Years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Millions of Years. 3. Rich, black topsoil found in the Northern European Plain especially in Russia and Ukraine? A) Permafrost. B) Chernozem. C) Radioactivity. D) Nuclear Waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chernozem. 4. Deforestation is A) Planting trees. B) Cutting down and replanting trees. C) Cutting down and not replanting trees. D) Good for the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cutting down and not replanting trees. 5. What is the term for a small river that flows into a larger river? A) River source. B) Gulf. C) Tributary. D) River mouth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tributary. 6. A large plateau that is a large area of flat hard rock and a subarctic climate with long cold winters and mild summers. A) The Canadian Shield. B) Northern Lands. C) Atlantic Provinces. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Canadian Shield. 7. Canada is divided into 10 provinces, which are similar to ..... A) Regions. B) Cities. C) States . D) Counties. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) States . 8. Oil-producing countries in the Middle East created OPEC to ..... A) Keep oil prices high. B) Find new sources of energy. C) Lower oil prices. D) Build oil wells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Keep oil prices high. 9. Most of Russia's natural gas, coal, and oil can be found where? A) Kazan. B) Sochi. C) Moscow. D) Siberia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Siberia. 10. Earth has ..... layers A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 11. The Gulf of the St. Lawrence is an important body of water that connects to the ..... Ocean and allows ships to travel into Canada's interior A) Pacific. B) Atlantic. C) Arctic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atlantic. 12. The smallest peninsula in Europe, the Jutland, is home to this country. A) France. B) Belgium. C) The Netherlands. D) Denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Denmark. 13. Northern Russia has a ..... climate. A) Subartic. B) Cold. C) Humid. D) Tropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subartic. 14. Australia is both a ..... and a country. A) Continent. B) Climate. C) City. D) Territory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Continent. 15. What is the Arabic name of the world's largest sand desert? A) Al-Ruhb Al-Khali. B) Al-Rub Al-Khali. C) Sahara. D) Mausim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Al-Rub Al-Khali. 16. The two main deserts of East Asia are: A) Tian Shan and Taklamakan. B) Sahara and Tarim. C) Gobi and Tian Shan. D) Gobi and Taklamakan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gobi and Taklamakan. 17. What has severely hurt the populations of some kinds of fish in the Grand Banks recently? A) Acid rain. B) Overfishing. C) Climate change. D) Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overfishing. 18. The air from this ocean moderates the temperatures of eastern Canada. A) Atlantic Ocean. B) Pacific Ocean. C) Arctic Ocean. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atlantic Ocean. 19. This physical feature extends about 2000 miles and are rich in minerals. It is located in both the US and Canada. What is it? A) The Canadian Shield. B) The Great Lakes. C) The Rocky Mountains. D) The Hudson Bay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Rocky Mountains. 20. Decaying vegetable (plant) matter that can be dug up, cut into blocks, dried and used as fuel for heating A) Coal. B) Taiga. C) Deciduous. D) Peat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peat. 21. The steel industry is a major economic producer in Germany due to what natural feature? A) Flat agricultural land. B) Mountainous terrain. C) Large deposits of coal and iron ore in the region. D) Favorable climate conditions that cause coal to grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Large deposits of coal and iron ore in the region. 22. What term refers to a group of islands? A) Strait. B) Ithmus. C) Peninsula. D) Archipelago. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Archipelago. 23. Which river flows through Pakistan? A) Brahmaputra. B) Ganges. C) Mekong. D) Indus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indus. 24. Berlin, the capital of Germany, fell into this country's zone after WWII. A) Russia. B) France. C) Great Britain. D) United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Russia. 25. What climate type is most of the interior of Australia? A) Dry areas. B) Mediterranean. C) Tropical. D) Humid Subtropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dry areas. 26. Body of water located by United States and Mexico A) Arctic Ocean. B) Gulf of Mexico. C) Gulf of California. D) Dead Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gulf of Mexico. 27. The largest desert in Australia is A) Great Victoria Desert. B) Great Sandy Desert. C) Ayers Rock. D) Sahara. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Great Victoria Desert. 28. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is an example of a ..... A) Country. B) Cartel. C) Company. D) Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartel. 29. A large area of relatively flat land composed of ancient hard rock A) Shield. B) Province. C) Archipelago. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shield. 30. A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water. A) Alpine Mountains. B) Peninsula. C) Taiga. D) Fjord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peninsula. 31. How many islands do people inhabit in the Maldives? A) 1, 300. B) 700. C) 12. D) 200. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 200. 32. Which is the national song of Canada A) Canada has Mooses. B) Anything by Justin Beiber. C) Canada is for Winners, ey!. D) Oh, Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oh, Canada. 33. ..... IS ONE OF THE 25 GLOBAL HOTSPOTS OF BIODIVERSITY A) WESTERN GHATS. B) NILGIRIS. C) DECCAN PLATEAU. D) EASTERN GHATS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) WESTERN GHATS. 34. The Ganga River has originated from ..... A) Karakoram range. B) Gangotri. C) Yamunotri. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gangotri. 35. ..... people of Australia with ancient cultural heritage A) Convict. B) Aborigine. C) Outback. D) Territory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aborigine. 36. Describing evergreen trees that produce cones to hold seeds and that have needles instead of leaves A) Peat. B) Deciduous. C) Coniferous. D) Invasive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coniferous. 37. A narrow strip of semi-arid land south of the Sahara in Africa A) Rain Forest. B) Savanna. C) Sahara. D) Sahel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sahel. 38. About how much rain falls in Southeast Asia yearly? A) 10 inches. B) 6 inches. C) 20 inches. D) 60 inches. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 60 inches. 39. Dense evergreen forest with an annual rainfall of at least 160 inches A) Sahel. B) Savanna. C) Sahara. D) Rain Forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rain Forest. 40. ..... is also known as retreating monsoon. A) North east monsoon. B) Tropical cyclones. C) South west monsoon. D) Pre-monsoon shower. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North east monsoon. 41. What kind of climate make vegetation limited in North Africa? A) Arid Climate. B) Cool Climate. C) Mediterranean Climate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arid Climate. 42. This climate that is characterized by average temperature that are near or below freezing A) Middle latitude. B) Polar. C) Tropical. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polar. 43. What is desertification? A) Taking away someone's certification. B) An ice-cream sundae. C) A way of life. D) The spread of desert-like conditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The spread of desert-like conditions. 44. At an elevation of 3000ft the Gobi Desert is known as a ..... desert. A) Hot. B) Monsoonal. C) Cold. D) Warm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cold. 45. Most people will settle along rivers due to A) High elevation. B) It is pretty. C) It is smelling. D) Rich soil and source of food. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rich soil and source of food. 46. What massive plateau covers the northern area of Quebec & Ontario? A) Canadian Rockies. B) Canadian Shield. C) St. Lawrence Lowlands. D) Great Lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Canadian Shield. 47. Most of South Asia's forests were cut down A) During British rule. B) Centuries ago. C) In the 1980s. D) In the 1970s. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Centuries ago. 48. What is the longest river in Europe? A) Russian river. B) Rhine River. C) Dnieper River. D) Volga River. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Volga River. 49. An opening in the Hindu Kush range that has served as a trade route A) Dead Sea. B) Strait of Hormuz. C) Khyber Pass. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Khyber Pass. 50. Italy is home to the Pope and Catholic church leadership. What is the name of the actual place where these figures live? A) Vatican City. B) Rome. C) Venice. D) Milan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vatican City. 51. Widespread clearing of land A) Basin. B) Drought. C) Desertification. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deforestation. 52. This ecosystem is common in northern China. This is a dry climate which is home to short shrubs, sheep, goats, and Mongolian Gerbils. Which of the following ecosystems is described in the passage above? A) Tundra. B) Highland. C) Mediterranean. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desert. 53. The exact or relative spot of something on Earth is the Geographic theme of ..... A) Region. B) Location. C) Movement. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Location. 54. The people from ..... and ..... familiarized the name Indos or Hindos A) Iraq and Greece. B) Iran and Italy. C) Greece and Portugal. D) Iran and Greece. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Iran and Greece. 55. More than 6 out of every 10 Canadians live in the provinces of Quebec and ..... A) Nunavut. B) Ontario. C) British Columbia. D) Alberta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ontario. 56. As latitude ..... temperature ..... A) Increases, decreases. B) Increases, increases. C) Decreases, increases. D) Decreases, decreases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increases, decreases. 57. Which climate zone do we live in here in Texas? A) Polar Climate Zone. B) Desert Climate Zone. C) Humid Temperate Climate Zone. D) High Mountain Climate Zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humid Temperate Climate Zone. 58. The ..... River is the main river of West Africa and an important commercial shipping route. A) Zambezi. B) Nile. C) Niger. D) Benue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Niger. 59. What is the saying to remember the Great Lakes A) Iron Man Sleeps in his Suit. B) Super Man Helps Many Men. C) Super Man Helps Every One. D) Spider man Has smelly socks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Super Man Helps Every One. 60. The anti-Lebanon mountain range runs along a border between what? A) Syria and jordan. B) Syria and Iraq. C) Syria and leban. D) Syria and turkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Syria and leban. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesPhysical Geography Quiz 1Physical Geography Quiz 2Physical Geography Quiz 3Physical Geography Quiz 4Physical Geography Quiz 5Physical Geography Quiz 6Physical Geography Quiz 7Physical Geography Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books