This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Geography > Physical > Physical Geography – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Physical Geography Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What body of water is the shallow part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Britain from the rest of Europe? A) English Channel. B) North Sea. C) Rhine River. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) North Sea. 2. Northern Mexico has a ..... climate. A) Tropical. B) Subtropical. C) Dry. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dry. 3. ..... RIVER SEPARATES COIMBATORE PLATEAU FROM MYSORE PLATEAU A) Put. B) Moyer. C) PALAR. D) ROLL. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moyer. 4. Which essential element of geography explores how people use the resources in their environment? A) World in Spatial Terms. B) Physical Systems. C) Environment and Society. D) Places and Regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environment and Society. 5. Which of the following is an example of a coniferous tree most likely to be found in a cool, alpine mountain area? A) Beech. B) Spruce. C) Oak. D) Ash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spruce. 6. Which mountains separate Europe from Asia? A) Rockies. B) Alps. C) Ural. D) Andes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ural. 7. How have polders been important to human settlement in Europe? A) The creation of polders in the Netherlands allowed people to make money off of natural resources like oil. B) The creation of polders in the Netherlands allowed people to use geothermal energy. C) The creation of polders in the Netherlands allowed people to live, farm and fish on land that previously had been underwater. D) The creation of polders did not have an effect on human settlement in Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The creation of polders in the Netherlands allowed people to live, farm and fish on land that previously had been underwater. 8. Landlocked body of water between Israel and Jordan A) Dead Sea. B) Red Sea. C) Mediterranean Sea. D) Sea of Galilee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dead Sea. 9. Capital of Czech Republic A) Prague. B) Budapest. C) Stockholm. D) Zagreb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prague. 10. THE HEIGHT OF KUTTIRAYAN IS ..... m A) 1, 495. B) 1, 595. C) 1, 695. D) 1, 395. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1, 395. 11. What are some primary resources in northern Europe A) Crops, ice, wood. B) Wood, soil, crops. C) Forests and soils, and surrounding seas. D) Wood, forests and crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forests and soils, and surrounding seas. 12. Which one of these bodies of water is Russia's most important waterway and also the longest river in Europe? A) Danube. B) Dniester. C) Volga. D) Dnieper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Volga. 13. Which organization limited the power of early European monarchs? A) Catholic Church. B) NATO. C) Orthodox Church. D) Vassals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Catholic Church. 14. Which direction do the summer monsoon winds blow in East Asia? A) Southwest to Northeast. B) Southeast to Northwest. C) Northeast to Southwest. D) Northwest to Southeast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Southeast to Northwest. 15. Process that turns fertile land into land that is too dry to support life is called A) Canopy. B) Drought. C) Deforestation. D) Desertification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desertification. 16. What is the correct definition of physical geography? A) Branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes. B) Branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or influences the Earth's surface. C) The branch of the Earth. D) The study of the Earth's surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes. 17. This region of Canada starts in the south at the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes and extends into northern Canada. A) Atlantic Provinces. B) Prairie Provinces. C) Quebec and Ontario. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quebec and Ontario. 18. Russia is a massive country, it is the ..... largest country in the world. A) 2nd. B) 1st. C) 3rd. D) 6th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1st. 19. The Tibetan Plateau sits north of the Himalayas and extends well into western China. How does this physical feature impact settlement? A) The settlement was reserved for small populated communities who lived off the forest and rivers. B) Range isolates the west coast of South America from the rest of the continent. C) The abundance of freshwater flowing through that makes abundant life possible. D) Has numerous glaciers and is a reliable source of water in the region. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has numerous glaciers and is a reliable source of water in the region. 20. This regions has the Rocky Mountains on its eastern side and the Coast Mountains on its western side A) The Canadian Shield. B) British Columbia. C) Northern Lands. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) British Columbia. 21. How does Japan get the natural resources it needs for industry? A) They export technology to pay for imports of natural resources. B) They are poor because they have very few natural resources. C) They have an abundance of natural resources like oil. D) They export oil to pay for imports of other natural resources like coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They export technology to pay for imports of natural resources. 22. What mineral does Southern Africa not have? A) Iron. B) Copper. C) Cerium. D) Gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cerium. 23. What is the tilt of the Earth? A) 45 0. B) 66.5 o. C) 0 o. D) 23.5 o. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 23.5 o. 24. Dhansiri is a major tributary of ..... river. A) Ganga. B) Indus. C) Brahmaputra. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brahmaputra. 25. What is a chain of islands that make a state or a nation? A) Arable land. B) Emissions. C) Archipelago. D) Peninsula. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Archipelago. 26. What are the five major world religions? A) Buddhism, Jainism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam. B) Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam. C) Sikhism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism. D) Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Confucianism, Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam. 27. A wide, grassy plain often found beside desert regions in Central Asia A) Steepe. B) Tectonic plates. C) Plateau. D) Mountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Steepe. 28. What is the name of the peninsula that includes Norway, Sweden & Finland in northern Europe? A) Jutland Peninsula. B) Iberian Peninsula. C) Scandinavian Peninsula. D) Balkan Peninsula. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scandinavian Peninsula. 29. NILGIRI CHAMPA, WIGHTS LITSEA AND ROSE APPLE ARE THE COMMON TREES FOUND IN ..... FORESTS A) MONTANE TEMPERATE. B) TROPICAL EVERGREEN. C) TROPICAL DECIDUOUS. D) TROPICAL THORN. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MONTANE TEMPERATE. 30. The Great Rift Valley was formed mainly by A) Nile River flooding. B) Shifting tectonic plates. C) Large meteor. D) Seawater erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shifting tectonic plates. 31. The principal export in many Atlantic coastal countries is A) Chromium. B) Cacao. C) Oil. D) Bananas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oil. 32. Which language is not spoken by many people in Canada? A) English. B) French. C) Spanish. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spanish. 33. Which two continents are completely surrounded by water? A) Australia and Antactica. B) Asia and Africa. C) Europe and Africa. D) Australia and Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Australia and Antactica. 34. What are the names of the Earth's Oceans? A) Atlantis, Packer, Freezing, Native, Northern. B) Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, Southern. C) Celtic, Maverick, Warrior, Cavalier, Thunder. D) Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Indian, Southern. 35. Which precious resource or resources is/are found in South Africa A) Gold. B) Iron. C) Diamonds. D) Both gold and diamonds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both gold and diamonds. 36. The Tropic of Cancer is located at ..... degrees North Latitude. A) 66.5. B) 23.5. C) 90. D) 0. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 23.5. 37. The ..... is one of Mexico's major rivers and forms part of the border between the US and Mexico. A) Rio Bravo (Rio Grande). B) Sierra Madre. C) Baja California. D) Gulf of Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rio Bravo (Rio Grande). 38. The largest island in Europe is home to which countries? A) Corsica, Malta, Cypress. B) England, Belgium, Wales. C) Scotland, Ireland, Wales. D) England, Scotland, Wales. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) England, Scotland, Wales. 39. What do the Himalayan Mountains form a barrier between? A) The Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka. B) The Indian subcontinent and the Maldives. C) The Indian subcontinent and China. D) The Indian subcontinent and Myanmar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Indian subcontinent and China. 40. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of culture? (think culture web) A) Economic system. B) School system. C) Government. D) Religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) School system. 41. Capital of Denmark A) Berlin. B) Bern. C) London. D) Copenhagen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Copenhagen. 42. A body of salt water that covers almost 71% of Earth's surface. A) Lake. B) Valley. C) Mountain. D) Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ocean. 43. In which provinces do most Canadians live? A) Northern Lands. B) Atlantic Provinces. C) Prairie Provinces. D) Quebec and Ontatio. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quebec and Ontatio. 44. What are the imaginary lines that run east and west called? A) Longitude. B) Meridians. C) Latitude. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Latitude. 45. Religion. Which area of geography does this fall under? A) Human (social). B) Human (economic). C) Human (political). D) Physical Geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Human (social). 46. A climate region that has long, cold winters and short summers with little or no plant life is called A) Tundra or ice climate. B) Humid temperate climate. C) Humid cold climate. D) Humid dry climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tundra or ice climate. 47. Ganga river deposits into which waterbody? A) Indian Ocean. B) Arabian Sea. C) Bay of Bengal. D) Pacific Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bay of Bengal. 48. What is the capital of Canada A) Vancouver. B) Ottowa. C) Edmonton. D) Toronto. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ottowa. 49. ..... longitude is considered as the Standard Meridian of India. A) 81$^ \circ$30' E. B) 82$^ \circ$ 30' E. C) 82$^ \circ$ 30' W. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 82$^ \circ$ 30' E. 50. ..... determines thickness of soil profile. A) Climate. B) Time. C) Wind. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Time. 51. Monsoons affect the climate depending on: A) How hard they blow. B) The time of day. C) The weather. D) The direction they blow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The direction they blow. 52. Which type of landform covers much of the middle of Mexico? A) Plateau. B) Mountains. C) Valley. D) Grasslands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plateau. 53. Fast moving rivers in the region supply A) Hydroelectric power. B) Deforestation. C) Desertification. D) Lowlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydroelectric power. 54. Which of the following is a negative effect of cultural diffusion? A) Increased conflict. B) Greater tolerance. C) Enhanced knowledge base. D) Improved people skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased conflict. 55. Which element of geography is concerned with the characteristics, distributions, and migration of human populations on Earth's surface A) Places and Regions. B) Human Systems. C) Physical Systems. D) Uses of Geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human Systems. 56. Which is the largest type of ice mass? A) Ice Sheet. B) Glacier. C) Ice Cap. D) Avalanche. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ice Sheet. 57. Which of the following is an example of human geography? A) Soil. B) Rocks and minerals. C) Human migration. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human migration. 58. Black topsoil in the plains of the region? A) Pamirs. B) Chernozem. C) Karakum. D) Chromium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chernozem. 59. Why do places on Earth have daily periods of daylight and darkness? A) Because of Earth's distance from the sun. B) Because of the North & South Pole. C) Because Earth rotates every 24 hours. D) Because of Earth's tilt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because Earth rotates every 24 hours. 60. What climate does Southern Africa's coasts have? A) Marine climate. B) Subarctic climate. C) Humid continental climate. D) Oceanic climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marine climate. ← 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