This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Geography > Physical > Physical Geography – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Physical Geography Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Explain "China's Sorrow" . A) People dying from environmental issues like air pollution. B) People dying from floods. C) People dying from war. D) People dying from famine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People dying from floods. 2. Earth making one full trip around the sun every year is A) Rotation. B) Rewind. C) Resolution. D) Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Revolution. 3. About how old are the Ural mountains? A) 100 Million. B) 200 Million. C) 500 Million. D) 250 Million. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 250 Million. 4. An area where fish come to feed in huge numbers A) Fishery. B) Archipelego. C) Shield. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fishery. 5. Which physical feature is located in East Africa? A) Great Rift Valley. B) Congo Basin. C) Cape of Good Hope. D) Sahara. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Great Rift Valley. 6. The landscape of British Columbia is similar to that of the ..... United States. A) Northwestern. B) Southwestern. C) Northeastern. D) Southeastern. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Northwestern. 7. What regions best support natural vegetation? A) Urban regions. B) Arid regions. C) Grassland regions. D) Coastal regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coastal regions. 8. ..... is the most common trigger of a landslide. A) Air. B) Water. C) Fire. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 9. The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called A) Weathering. B) Soil conservation. C) Decomposition. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weathering. 10. A tunnel that runs underneath the English Channel and connects Britain to France. A) English Channel. B) Fjords. C) Chunnel. D) The Bosporus and Dardanelles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chunnel. 11. Which of the following forms a natural barrier between East Asia and South Asia? A) Himalaya Mountains. B) Qinling Shandi Mountains. C) Kunlun Mountains. D) Tian Shan Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Himalaya Mountains. 12. What is the world's largest coral reef? A) The great coral. B) The great barrier. C) Arafura. D) The great reef. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The great barrier. 13. Which type of climate will have faster chemical weathering? A) Hot and Wet. B) Cold and Dry. C) Hot and Cold. D) Cold and Wet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hot and Wet. 14. Which ocean moderates the temperatures of eastern Canada? A) The Pacific Ocean. B) The Atlantic Ocean. C) The Arctic Ocean. D) The Indian Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Atlantic Ocean. 15. Which two places do the Ural Mountains act as a natural barrier between? A) Europe & Asia. B) Italy & France. C) Spain & Portugal. D) Europe & the United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Europe & Asia. 16. A desert located on the western side of the Andes Mountains A) Tributary. B) Atacama Desert. C) Biodiversity. D) Current. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atacama Desert. 17. Natural resources that are not changed by humans A) Renewable Material. B) Natural Resources. C) Non-renewable Resources. D) Raw Materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Raw Materials. 18. The process i n which connections around the world increase and cultures become more alike is called ..... A) Traditionalism. B) Fundamentalism. C) Globalization. D) Diffusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Globalization. 19. Which river is most important for irrigation and agriculture in all countries of the EM? A) The red sea. B) The eastern river. C) The Mediterranean river. D) The Jordan river. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Jordan river. 20. Land administered by the national government A) Territory. B) Province. C) Shield. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Territory. 21. Which related to a Coniferous forest A) Is a great place to grow pineapples. B) Trees that grow needle-like leaves that they do not shed. C) Sheds leaves often. D) Contains 4 different forest stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trees that grow needle-like leaves that they do not shed. 22. The Andes stretch the entire length of South America from the Southern tip of Chile to Colombia in the north. 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 fresh water 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: B) Range isolates the west coast of South America from the rest of the continent. 23. Boot shaped peninsula south of France and Germany. Also located above the Medierranean Sea A) Florida. B) Iberian Peninsula. C) Italy. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Italy. 24. Which of the following natural resources are found in abundance in Southwest Asia? A) Oil and natural gas. B) Forests and wildlife. C) Gold and gemstones. D) Forests and freshwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oil and natural gas. 25. The continent of Europe has been called ..... A) A very large place. B) A peninsula of peninsulas. C) A cluster of islands. D) Under water mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A peninsula of peninsulas. 26. What is a scandaniva A) A region of islands and peninsulas in far northern Europe. B) Glaciers and ice. C) Iceland. D) Farmland and crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A region of islands and peninsulas in far northern Europe. 27. The southernmost point of India is ..... A) Indira Point. B) Rockies. C) Kanyakumari. D) Lakshadweep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indira Point. 28. This river originates in Germany and is the longest river in Europe. A) The Danube. B) The Rhine. C) The Thames. D) The Rhone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Danube. 29. The trees of ..... forest shed their leaves during dry season. A) Tidel. B) Deciduous. C) Evergreen. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deciduous. 30. What is the highest gold producer in all of Russia? A) EMC (Eouropean Mining system). B) Global Gold. C) Polyus Gold. D) You have no clue:(. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Polyus Gold. 31. Pakistan and Afghanistan is located towards the ..... direction of India. A) Northern. B) North Eastern. C) North Western. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) North Western. 32. River located NE of the Alps and flows from Germany and is the 2nd largest river in Germany A) English Channel. B) Rhine River. C) Mississippi River. D) Danube River. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Danube River. 33. The southern area of this region is a lowland plain with a humid continental climate, lots of rainfall, mild temperatures and a long growing season. A) Quebec and Ontario. B) Atlantic Provinces. C) British Columbia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quebec and Ontario. 34. ..... is a type of large ecosystem with similar life forms and climates. A) Revolution. B) Rotation. C) Latitude. D) Biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biome. 35. What is an atoll? A) A large landmass that is smaller than a continent. B) Fertile farmlands. C) A small collection of islands. D) Island formed by a volcano peak emerging from the ocean. Ring shaped coral reef. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Island formed by a volcano peak emerging from the ocean. Ring shaped coral reef. 36. Which mountain range is under water? A) Mount Everest. B) Blue Ridge Mountain. C) Mariana Trench. D) Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mid-Atlantic Ridge. 37. Which of the following statement best describes Physical Geography? A) The distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries. B) Branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or is influenced by the earth's surface. C) Branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes. D) The study of Continents and Oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes. 38. A major energy source used by the Dutch to power the pumps that drain the sea and create polders A) Wind Power. B) Hydroelectricity. C) Geothermal Energy. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind Power. 39. What is the 0$^ \circ$ line of latitude called? A) Prime Parallel. B) Prime Meridian. C) Equator. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equator. 40. What tells you the ratio between the distance on a map and the distance in real life? A) Title. B) Key. C) Scale. D) Legend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scale. 41. The absence of rainfall from an area of land A) Arid. B) Harmattan. C) Desertification. D) Drought. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drought. 42. Following WWII, Germany underwent a major political boundary change. Which statement best describes this change? A) Germany was annexed by Russia and became a territory of Russia. B) Germany was absorbed by France, Belgium, Austria, and Poland. C) Germany was split into two regions. D) Germany was divided into four zones, each controlled by a different country. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Germany was divided into four zones, each controlled by a different country. 43. Which of the following about Southwest Asia's oil deposits is accurate? A) The region has few or limited deposits. B) Oil production is not a leading economic activity. C) The revenues from oil sales have been shared equally among the region's people. D) The region holds more than half of the oil discovered in the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The region holds more than half of the oil discovered in the world. 44. Why is India regarded as sub continent? A) As it was once a continent. B) As it migrated south and became part of Asia. C) As it was a distinct geographical plate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As it was once a continent. 45. A high point or ridge that determines the direction that rivers flow A) Divide. B) Fall line. C) Chinook. D) Praire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divide. 46. The state lying on the ..... tip of the Indian Peninsula is Tamil Nadu. A) Southern. B) Western. C) Eastern. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Southern. 47. Which of the following is NOT an example of physical geography? A) Desert. B) Coastline. C) Dam. D) Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dam. 48. What is the source of river water at high elevations in South Asia? A) Melting snow. B) Monsoon winds. C) Tropical rains. D) Underground lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melting snow. 49. Which of the following best describes a subcontinent? A) A large landmass that is smaller than a continent. B) Fertile farmlands. C) A small collection of islands. D) Island formed by a volcano peak emerging from the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A large landmass that is smaller than a continent. 50. What kind of soil does anti-lebanaon have? A) Thin and rocky. B) Ice and smooth. C) Hard and rocky. D) Soft and rocky. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thin and rocky. 51. A branch of geography that analyzes Earth's natural features. A) Physical Geography. B) Oceanography. C) Human Geography. D) Geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical Geography. 52. In response to the Russian blockade of western Germany, Great Britain and the United States executed this relief plan to supply citizens with basic necessities. A) Operation Berlin. B) Stamp out Stalin. C) The Berlin Airlift. D) Operation Freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Berlin Airlift. 53. The part of the Earth containing water is called the ..... A) Lithosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Atmostphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydrosphere. 54. The tallest mountain in Japan is: A) Mount Tibet. B) Mount Everest. C) Mount Kilimanjaro. D) Mount Fuji. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mount Fuji. 55. A ..... region has one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas. A) Functional. B) Formal. C) Perceptual. D) Lowland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Formal. 56. Mexico's 3 large mountain ranges are called the ..... A) Sierra Madre. B) Rocky Mountains. C) Mexican Plateau. D) Valley of Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sierra Madre. 57. It provides important shipping routes from the east and is home to the grand Banks, on of the world/s great fisheries. A) Pacific Ocean. B) Atlantic Ocean. C) Arctic Ocean. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atlantic Ocean. 58. Which part of Australia is mostly desert and gets very little rain. A) Central. B) Southern. C) Northern. D) Kangaroo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central. 59. He created astrolabe that was a significant advance over two dimensional maps? A) Martin Behaim. B) Strabo. C) Magellan. D) Vasco De Gama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Martin Behaim. 60. Which of these natural resources does the Middle East have in abundance? A) Iron. B) Water. C) Oil. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oil. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesPhysical Geography Quiz 1Physical Geography Quiz 2Physical Geography Quiz 4Physical Geography Quiz 5Physical Geography Quiz 6Physical Geography Quiz 7Physical Geography Quiz 8Physical Geography Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books