This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Geography > Physical > Physical Geography – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Physical Geography Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Australia is both a ..... and a ..... A) County/Peninsula. B) Continent/Country. C) State/City. D) City/State. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continent/Country. 2. This is the feature on a map that shows you direction: A) Map Scale. B) May Key. C) Compass Rose. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compass Rose. 3. What is a difference between human and physical geography? A) Physical geography studies the relationship with humans and the earth while human geography studies just humans. B) Human geography is man-made while physical is natural. C) Human geography is closely linked with science and physical geography isn't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human geography is man-made while physical is natural. 4. Which body of water lies between the Balkan peninsula, Italy, and Northern Africa? A) The Red Sea. B) The Mediterranean Sea. C) The North Sea. D) The English Channel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Mediterranean Sea. 5. Kolli hills is a small mountain range located in district. A) Salem. B) Dindigal. C) Madurai. D) Namakkal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Namakkal. 6. Europe is warmed by wind currents called the ..... A) Mistral. B) Semiarid. C) Subarctic. D) Westerlies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Westerlies. 7. What term refers to people changing the environment? A) Adapt. B) Modify. C) Depend. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Modify. 8. MAHENDRAGIRI HILLS IS A CONTINOUS RANGE LOCATED ALONG THE BORDER OF KANYAKUMARI AND ..... A) TUTICORN. B) TENKASI. C) THIRUNELVELI. D) KERALA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) THIRUNELVELI. 9. Which of the following is an example of a Renewable Resource? A) Natural Gas. B) Coal. C) Oil. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind. 10. What causes the seasons to change on Earth? A) The Earth's tilt as it revolves around the sun. B) The North & South Poles. C) Earth's distance from the Sun. D) The Winds Currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Earth's tilt as it revolves around the sun. 11. There are several large bodies of water touching North America. Which of the following does NOT touch North America? A) Gulf of Mexico. B) Arctic. C) Atlantic. D) Pacific. E) Indian. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Indian. 12. What waterway connects the Gulf of St. Lawrence to Lake Ontario? A) Ohio River. B) Hudson Bay. C) Fraser River. D) St. Lawrence River. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) St. Lawrence River. 13. Which of the following typically occurs in the biosphere? A) Continuous circulation of hot and cold oceanic currents. B) The interaction of plants and animals within specific climate regions. C) Regulation of the rate at which thermal energy leaves the planet. D) The recycling of the continental crust in subduction zones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regulation of the rate at which thermal energy leaves the planet. 14. What is northern atlantic drift A) Hills and mountains. B) Forests and soils. C) Seas and oceans. D) An ocean current that brings warm moist air across the atlantic ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An ocean current that brings warm moist air across the atlantic ocean. 15. A system of canals and locks that provides shipping access deep into Canada interior A) St. Lawrence Seaway. B) The Great Lakes. C) Gulf of St. Lawrence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) St. Lawrence Seaway. 16. Most of the oil in the Middle East is found in countries located around the ..... A) Red Sea. B) Persian Gulf. C) Tigris River. D) Mediterranean Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persian Gulf. 17. What term refers to people being changed by the environment? A) Modify. B) Depend. C) Adapt. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adapt. 18. Which of these natural resources is in short supply in the Middle East? A) Natural gas. B) Water. C) Oil. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 19. India has a coastline of ..... A) 7800 kms. B) 7000 kms. C) 6000 kms. D) 7500 kms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7500 kms. 20. Which of the following statements are true? A) Australia is not considered an island. B) Australia has mostly rainforests. C) Australia is the world's smallest continent. D) Australia is not considered a country. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Australia is the world's smallest continent. 21. The majority of Europe experiences this type of climate. A) Humid subtropic. B) Mediterranean. C) Semiarid. D) Marine West Coast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marine West Coast. 22. What is Africa's transition zone between desert and rain forest? A) Savanna. B) Sahel. C) Sahara. D) Kalahari. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sahel. 23. What are three natural barriers that have limited people's movement in East Asia? A) Deserts, high mountains, and rugged terrain. B) Shallow rivers, high mountains, and wide plains. C) Dense forests, deep rivers, and rugged terrain. D) Islands, peninsulas, and rugged terrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deserts, high mountains, and rugged terrain. 24. Which agents break down earth materials? A) Wind only. B) Earthquakes and gravity. C) Ice and 007. D) Wind, water, and ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind, water, and ice. 25. The regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms A) Hydrosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Lithosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biosphere. 26. Capital of Austria A) Berlin. B) Bern. C) Riga. D) Vienna. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vienna. 27. A long, narrow band of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean. A) Ring of Fire. B) Tsunami. C) Glacier. D) Continent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ring of Fire. 28. What effect can summer monsoons have on the Ganges River? A) They can make the river dry up. B) They can make the river navigable. C) They can cause devastating floods. D) They can cause the river to shrink in size. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They can cause devastating floods. 29. What climate zone is found between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn? A) Polar. B) Temperate. C) Tropics. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropics. 30. In steppe areas, clearing trees or herding large amounts of livestock can cause A) Irrigation problems. B) Soil to become compacted. C) Farmers to become angry. D) Desertification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desertification. 31. A vast, flat area stretching from France's coast to the Ural Mountains in Russia A) European Plain. B) Danube River. C) Ural Mountains. D) Ukraine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) European Plain. 32. How many physicals regions are there in Europe? A) 7. B) 4. C) 2. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 33. Watery land located at the mouth of a river A) Delta. B) Alluvial fan. C) Mountain. D) Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delta. 34. What is the process that produces safe drinking water? A) Water Cycle. B) Desalination. C) Evaporation. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desalination. 35. What is geothermal energy A) Energy from the heat of earths interior. B) Farmland and crops. C) British isles. D) Glaciers and ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Energy from the heat of earths interior. 36. Capital of Italy A) Berlin. B) Lisbon. C) Prague. D) Rome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rome. 37. In 1949, Russia increased tensions between nations by announcing what news? A) They were building a wall to separate Russia from Europe. B) They were declaring war on the US. C) They were going to stop supplies from entering the German zone. D) They had developed a successful atomic bomb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They had developed a successful atomic bomb. 38. The three great rivers of the Indian subcontinent are the Indus, the Brahmaputra, and the ..... A) Mekong. B) Yangtze. C) Ganges. D) Huang He. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ganges. 39. What is a large massive rock sticking out of the earth called? A) Volcano. B) Monolith. C) Desert. D) Stone Rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monolith. 40. Which major factor shapes the climate of South Asia? A) Himalaya Mountains. B) Season dry and wet winds. C) Currents in the Indian Ocean. D) Trade winds near the Tropic of Cancer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Season dry and wet winds. 41. Rich soil that is able to grow many plants A) Tributary. B) Savanna. C) Cash crop. D) Fertile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fertile. 42. Which river forms the northeastern border of Germany? A) Seine. B) Po. C) Loire. D) Rhine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhine. 43. To meet their energy needs the countries of South Asia rely heavily on A) Kerosene. B) Hydroelectric power. C) Imported Coal. D) Imported Oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imported Oil. 44. South Asia is home to what percentage of the world's population? A) More than 60%. B) More than 20%. C) Less than 15%. D) Less than 10%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More than 20%. 45. Which climate zone is very cold all year, and the ground is covered in ice and snow? A) Polar Climate Zone. B) Desert Climate Zone. C) Tropical Climate Zone. D) Humid Temperate Climate Zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polar Climate Zone. 46. Oldest and deepest lake in the world? A) Black. B) Caspian. C) Aral. D) Baikal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Baikal. 47. What tends to be densely populated due to the Mediterranean Sea? A) Western and eastern europe. B) North asia. C) North africa. D) North Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Western and eastern europe. 48. Which climate zone do we live in? A) Savannas. B) Polar. C) Tropical. D) Temperate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temperate. 49. The air or weather conditions. Which area of geography does this fall under? A) Physical Geography. B) Human Geography. C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical Geography. 50. Capital of Greece A) Prague. B) Kyiv. C) Athens. D) Copenhagen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Athens. 51. What is a long narrow band of volcanoes around the Pacific? A) Ring of Fire. B) Continent. C) Tsunami. D) Earthquakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ring of Fire. 52. The permanently frozen portion of land found below the surface is a Tundra climate is called ..... A) Permafrost. B) Glacier soil. C) Permafreeze. D) Terra Fria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permafrost. 53. A land mass higher than a hill, taller than 900 feet in altitude, usually formed by plate movement, projects well about its surrounding A) Mesa. B) Mountain. C) Hill. D) Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mountain. 54. The spread of cultural beliefs and social activities from one group to another. The mixing of world cultures through different ethnicities, religions and nationalities has increased with advanced communication, transportation and technology. A) Assimilation. B) Manifest Destiny. C) Cultural Diffusion. D) Westernization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cultural Diffusion. 55. Peninsula located in southwest Europe; contains Spain and Portugal A) Iberian Peninsula. B) Italy. C) European Plain. D) Scandinavian Peninsula. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Iberian Peninsula. 56. Oldest mountains in USA A) Rockies. B) Appalachians. C) Sierra Nevada. D) Himalaya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appalachians. 57. Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada are ranges farther ..... A) East. B) North. C) West. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) West. 58. What is the imaginary line that goes around the Earth, halfway between the north and south poles? A) Longitude. B) Latitude. C) Prime Meridian. D) Equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Equator. 59. What is a lowland area between higher lands such as mountains. A) Mountain. B) Valley. C) Island. D) Canyon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Valley. 60. Arid land with a very small amount of yearly precipitation A) Desert. B) Dessert. C) Deserted. D) Deseret. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesPhysical Geography Quiz 1Physical Geography Quiz 2Physical Geography Quiz 3Physical Geography Quiz 5Physical Geography Quiz 6Physical Geography Quiz 7Physical Geography Quiz 8Physical Geography Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books