This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Geography > Physical > Physical Geography – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Physical Geography Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of weather is associated with a summer monsoon? A) Warm and rainy. B) Cool and dry. C) Stormy. D) Unpredictable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warm and rainy. 2. Which region in Russia has the HIGHEST population density A) The North. B) Asian Russia. C) The East. D) The West. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The West. 3. Which part of India receives the least rainfall? A) The southern coast. B) The central area. C) The northwestern area. D) The southeastern area. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The northwestern area. 4. How many seasons does much of South Asia experience? A) Three. B) Four. C) Two. D) One. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three. 5. What term describes the increase in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere? A) Climate Warning. B) Global Warming. C) Climate Zone. D) Global Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Global Warming. 6. What are seas and oceans A) Sea are part of the ocean partially enclosed by land. B) The seas that surround Northern Europe are another important natural resource. C) Peninsulas enclosed by land. D) Rivers enclosed by dirt and grass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sea are part of the ocean partially enclosed by land. 7. Which African river near the equator is located in the tropical rainforest? A) Congo. B) Niger. C) Mekong. D) Nile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Congo. 8. Where do most of the rivers empty into? A) Lakes and oceans. B) Rivers and streams. C) Reservoirs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lakes and oceans. 9. This extension of the Atlantic Ocean also serves as the mouth of the St. Lawrence River A) St. Lawrence Seaway. B) Gulf of St. Lawrence. C) The Great Lakes. D) The Slave Lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gulf of St. Lawrence. 10. Separate Europe from Asia Minor (Turkey). A) English Channel. B) Chunnel. C) The Bosporus and Dardanelles. D) Great Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Bosporus and Dardanelles. 11. Although the U.S. and Canada are almost the same size, why does Canada have a smaller population? A) Canada is much colder and more rugged. B) Most of the USA is closer to the Arctic and colder. C) MLB playoffs start Tuesday. D) USA has more opportunities to get rich in Hollywood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Canada is much colder and more rugged. 12. Which climate zone would be hot and rainy with dense forests? A) High Mountain Climate Zone. B) Polar Climate Zone. C) Tropical Climate Zone. D) Cold Temperate Climate Zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropical Climate Zone. 13. What is the study of mankind's geographic features around the world? A) 9th Grade Geography. B) Physical geography. C) Human Geography. D) 7th Grade Geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human Geography. 14. India is a republic nation who got freedom from Britishers in ..... A) 1957. B) 1967. C) 1947. D) 1948. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1947. 15. Which Geographic theme organizes Earth into geographic areas with one or more shared characteristic? A) Region. B) Location. C) Movement. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Region. 16. What is the center of Earth called? A) Lithosphere. B) Crust. C) Mantle. D) Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Core. 17. Large flowing natural body of water A) Canal. B) Lake. C) River. D) Ditch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) River. 18. This river begins at the Great Slave Lake and flows north and west over a thousand miles to the Arctic Ocean A) St. Lawrence River. B) Mackenzie River. C) Frasier River. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mackenzie River. 19. Of the following which are landforms ..... Hindu KushMediterranean SeaPersian GulfArabian Peninsula A) Arabian Peninsula & Hindu Kush. B) Persian Gulf & Mediterranean Sea. C) Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula. D) Hindu Kush and Mediterranean Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arabian Peninsula & Hindu Kush. 20. Capital of Norway A) London. B) Paris. C) Madrid. D) Oslo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oslo. 21. Evidence of Japan's location in the Ring of Fire is its A) 50 active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes. B) 200-mile-long rivers. C) Sunken river valleys. D) Warm ocean currentsand subtropical rain forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 50 active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes. 22. What is capital of Vietnam? A) Hanoi. B) Seoul. C) Wellington. D) Tokyo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hanoi. 23. What climate zone is found north of 66.5$^ \circ$N and south of 66.5$^ \circ$S? A) Polar. B) Temperate. C) Tropics. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polar. 24. Which is a human feature in New York City? A) Hudson River. B) I.S. 75. C) East River. D) Snow in February. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I.S. 75. 25. Which part of Australia has a tropical climate? (hint, it's the closest to the equator) A) Southern. B) Central. C) Northern. D) Kangaroo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Northern. 26. Which of these would fall in the category of physical geography? A) Animals. B) Farming. C) Cultural traditions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Animals. 27. What do humans use to control floods and to protect cities? A) Delta. B) Harbor. C) Dams. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dams. 28. Why Physical Subsystem contains all living things on Earth? A) Lithosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biosphere. 29. Deposits of soil and rock at the mouth of a river A) Alluvial fan. B) Volcano. C) Creek. D) Canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alluvial fan. 30. ..... is an area that receives reduced rainfall because it is on the side of a mountain facing away from the ocean. A) Rain Shadow. B) Mountain Shadow. C) Tree Shadow. D) Dark Shadow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rain Shadow. 31. A vent in the earth's crust through which lava, ashes, and gases are expelled A) Volcano. B) Cenote. C) Crevasse. D) Canyon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Volcano. 32. This body of water separates Great Britain from mainland Europe. A) The Thames River. B) The English Channel. C) The North Sea. D) The French Straits. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The English Channel. 33. Europe's largest mountain range. A) Balkan. B) Apennines. C) Pyrenees. D) Alps. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alps. 34. Which of the following choices is an example of a Non-renewable Resources? A) Wind energy. B) Natural Gas. C) Solar energy. D) Hydroelectric Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural Gas. 35. PICHAVARAM MANGROVE FOREST IS LOCATED NEAR CHIDAMBARAM IN ..... DISTRICT A) NAGAPATTINAM. B) RAMANATHAPURAM. C) CUDDALORE. D) THANJAVUR. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CUDDALORE. 36. ..... has been shrinking due to drought, desertification, climate change, and the damming of rivers. A) Lake Volta. B) Lake Tanganyika. C) Lake Malawi. D) Lake Chad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lake Chad. 37. The temperature of a tropical climate is? A) Consistently warm. B) Consistently cool. C) Consistently moderate. D) Warm and cool. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consistently warm. 38. What is a powerful, hurricane-like storm in East Asia? A) Cyclone. B) Monsoon. C) Tsunami. D) Typhoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Typhoon. 39. Physical Geography:Mountain::Human Geography: ..... A) Canyon. B) Gulf. C) Region. D) Island. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Region. 40. What does it mean that most of Southeast Asia is located in the tropical zone? A) It is located near the North Pole. B) It is located between the tropics and the polar regions. C) It is located near the Equator. D) It is located near the South Pole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is located near the Equator. 41. What percent of Earth's surface is water? A) 75%. B) 71%. C) 90%. D) 85%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 71%. 42. How does being located in the Tropics affect the climate of Central America? A) Central America's high elevation leads to cooler temperatures. B) Central America has a tropical dry climate, with an extended dry season. C) Central America has high temperatures and abundant rainfall year-round. D) Central America has a warm, wet climate with many hurricanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central America has high temperatures and abundant rainfall year-round. 43. Which is considered a Palestinian territory? A) Syria. B) Jordan. C) Lebanon. D) All of the given choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the given choices. 44. What is a subsystem that consists of Earth's water A) Hydrosphere. B) Lithosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydrosphere. 45. Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of ..... A) Accumulation. B) Precipitation. C) Evaporation. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Precipitation. 46. What type of weather is associated with a winter monsoon? A) Warm and rainy. B) Cool and dry. C) Stormy. D) Unpredictable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cool and dry. 47. Flat, open grasslands A) Plains. B) Tundra. C) Lake. D) Mesa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plains. 48. How many tectonic plates shaped the North Africa landscape? A) 2. B) 3. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 49. System the Netherlands uses to control the North Sea and flooding A) Feudalism. B) Polder. C) Geothermal Energy. D) Balkanization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polder. 50. Temperatures can be as high as ..... degrees F in the summer months in the Sahara A) 136. B) 90. C) 220. D) 65. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 136. 51. The Ural mountains can be founding which direction from The West Siberian Plains? A) West. B) North. C) East. D) South. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) West. 52. It is the study of places and relationships between people and their environments? A) World History. B) Geography. C) Physical Geography. D) Human Geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geography. 53. Imports and exports of a country. Which area of geography does this fall under? A) Human (economic). B) Human (political). C) Physical Geography. D) Human (social). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Human (economic). 54. An umbrella-like covering formed by the tops of high trees A) Canopy. B) Rain forest. C) Succulent. D) Lowland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Canopy. 55. What dominates the Llanos, or grasslands in the northern part of South America? A) Subsistence farming. B) Cattle ranching. C) Tropical rain forests. D) The Andes Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cattle ranching. 56. North America's longest river A) Missouri. B) Mississippi. C) Ohio. D) St. Lawrence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mississippi. 57. The cornbelt and the bible belt in the USA illustrate which theme of Geography A) Place. B) Region. C) Movement. D) Human Enviornmental interaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Region. 58. Grains that are grown for food-such as barley, oats, or wheat-are known as A) Graziers. B) Produce. C) Cereals. D) Fruits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cereals. 59. Wadi and Oasis are geographical features that you might find where? A) Desert. B) Mountains. C) Plains. D) Coastal Plain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert. 60. Mexico and Central America are bordered by what ocean on the west? A) Artic. B) Gulf of Mexico. C) Pacific. D) Atlantic. 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