This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Geography > Physical > Physical Geography – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Physical Geography Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a giant ocean wave? A) Erosion. B) Glacier. C) Ring of Fire. D) Tsunami. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tsunami. 2. Capital of Portugal A) Paris. B) Bern. C) Budapest. D) Lisbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lisbon. 3. Which river develops huge fine alluvial soil? A) Ganga. B) Brahmaputra. C) Indus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganga. 4. What are 3 countries that are considered part of Western Europe? A) France, Egypt, and Italy. B) Austria, Germany, and Greece. C) Austria, Belgium, and Ireland. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Austria, Belgium, and Ireland. 5. Crop grown to be sold on the world market A) Harmattan. B) Cash crop. C) Harmattan. D) Nomad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cash crop. 6. Converting of energy coming from running water to produce electricity ..... describes which of the following A) Geothermal Energy. B) Natural Energy. C) Hydroelectric energy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydroelectric energy. 7. Which of the following is the most important river in India? A) Ganga. B) Indus. C) Yamuna. D) Brahmaputra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganga. 8. The holiest river in South Asia A) Brahmaputra River. B) Ganges River. C) Indus River. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ganges River. 9. This region has lowland plains along the St. Lawrence River and Great Lakes, and the Canadian Shield to the north A) Atlantic Provinces. B) British Columbia. C) Quebec and Ontario. D) Prairie Provinces. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quebec and Ontario. 10. The climate of Mexico is generally ..... than that of the US and Canada because it is located closer to the ..... A) Warmer, Arctic Circle. B) Colder, Tropic of Cancer. C) Colder, North Pole. D) Warmer, Equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warmer, Equator. 11. What do contour lines that are farther apart represent? A) Waterfall. B) Steep area. C) Gradual area. D) River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gradual area. 12. The Earth's crust is made up of how many tectonic plates A) 16. B) 7. C) 13. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 16. 13. How much freshwater is easily accessible? A) 3%. B) 97%. C) 2%. D) 1%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1%. 14. Australia is in the ..... hemisphere. A) Kangaroo. B) Southern. C) Northern. D) Central. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Southern. 15. KUMBAKKARAI AND SURULI FALLS ARE FOUND IN ..... A) ERODE. B) THIRUNELVELI. C) KANYAKUMARI. D) THENI. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) THENI. 16. This region or peninsula underwent major political boundary changes in the the early 1990's due to ethnic conflicts within the region. A) The Iberian. B) The Balkans. C) The Scandinavian. D) The Jutland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Balkans. 17. About ..... of the Earth's water is salt water. A) 80 percent. B) 97 percent. C) I don't know. D) 25 percent. E) 3 percent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 97 percent. 18. ..... is the capital of Mexico and one of the largest cities in the world. A) Baja California. B) Tijuana. C) Guadalajara. D) Mexico City. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mexico City. 19. What is the plateau of Tibet? A) A lowland area in the far north of East Asia. B) An area of elevated flatland in Southwest China. C) A country that became independent after the breakup of the Soviet Union. D) A region that contains many large cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An area of elevated flatland in Southwest China. 20. A fertile place in the desert where there is water and vegetation A) Tributary. B) Arable. C) Oasis. D) Irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oasis. 21. O South Latitude is also called the ..... A) Antarctic Circle. B) Equator. C) Tropic of Capricorn. D) Arctic Circle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antarctic Circle. 22. He was the leader of Russia during and after WWII. A) Harry S. Truman. B) Benito Mussolini. C) Joseph Stalin. D) Adolf Hitler. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joseph Stalin. 23. What kind of climate can bamboo grow best in? A) Polar region. B) Warm tropical climate. C) Desert. D) Swamplands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warm tropical climate. 24. Which borders Canada? A) Russia. B) Panama. C) Mexico. D) United States. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) United States. 25. Which of the landforms was formed by tectonic plates in North Africa? A) Atlas Mountains. B) Galapagos Islands. C) Appalchian Mountains. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atlas Mountains. 26. Tectonic plates cause low sunken areas to form a ..... when they lift up the land. A) Rift Valley. B) Drought. C) Basin. D) Lowland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Basin. 27. Relating to or caused by an earthquake A) Vertical climate zone. B) Inevitable. C) Seismic. D) Gorge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seismic. 28. Which is not a fossil fuel A) Solar. B) Natural gas. C) Coal. D) Petrolium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar. 29. A resource that cannot be replaced A) Renewable Resources. B) Non-renewable Resources. C) Natural Resources. D) Physical Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-renewable Resources. 30. Rocks and Minerals. Which area of geography does this fall under? A) Physical Characteristics. B) Human Characteristics. C) Neither. D) Both. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical Characteristics. 31. Capital of Croatia A) Riga. B) Copenhagen. C) Prague. D) Zagreb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zagreb. 32. What sea is south of Europe but North of Africa? A) Mediterranean Sea. B) Black Sea. C) North Sea. D) Baltic Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mediterranean Sea. 33. A map showing what states vote democratic and republican. A) Human (political). B) Human (social). C) Human (economic). D) Physical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Human (political). 34. VALSMALAI HAS A HEIGHT OF ..... m A) 1, 035. B) 1, 032. C) 1, 034. D) 1, 033. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1, 034. 35. What river connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Sea? A) St. Lawrence River. B) Ohio River. C) Mississippi River. D) Amazon River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) St. Lawrence River. 36. PROTECTED FORESTS IN TAMIL NADU OCCUPY ARE AREA OF ..... Sq. Km A) 1, 772. B) 1, 782. C) 1, 762. D) 1, 792. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1, 782. 37. Which ocean does not border Asia's coasts? A) The Pacific Ocean. B) The Arctic Ocean. C) He Indian Ocean. D) The Atlantic Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Atlantic Ocean. 38. Which of the following is NOT one of the 7 continents A) Africa. B) Australia. C) Europe. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Russia. 39. Canada's provinces are similar to ..... A) Counties. B) Cities. C) States. D) Regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) States. 40. By which process is liquid water turned into water vapor? A) Condensation. B) Precipiation. C) Evaporation. D) Collection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evaporation. 41. What is the correct definition of human 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: B) Branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or influences the Earth's surface. 42. He proposed that man can organize knowledge and one way of organizing knowledge? A) Varenius. B) Strabo. C) Kant. D) Ibn Batuta. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kant. 43. ..... SOIL COVER 2/3 OF THE TOTAL AREA OF TAMIL NADU A) RED. B) BLACK. C) ALLUVIAL. D) LATERATE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) RED. 44. ..... dams are located at the foothills of Anaimalai. A) Mettur. B) Vaigai. C) Aliyar and Tirumurthy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aliyar and Tirumurthy. 45. The busiest waterway in Europe. Connects industrial regions to the North Sea and runs through the most populated region of Europe A) Tagus River. B) Danube River. C) Rhine River. D) Rivers in Western Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhine River. 46. What does "indigenous" mean? A) Top layer. B) Unoriginal. C) Originating:first. D) Serve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Originating:first. 47. Which of the following is a range in india? A) Gangotri range. B) Great dividing range. C) Drakensberg range. D) Kilimanjaro range. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gangotri range. 48. What is the common climate for eastern Eroupe and Western Russia? A) Humid. B) Tropical. C) Warm. D) Cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humid. 49. What is the height of an area above sea level? A) Elevation. B) Latitude. C) Longitude. D) Topography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elevation. 50. Europe is part of a large landmass called ..... A) Russia. B) South America. C) Africa. D) Eurasia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eurasia. 51. The part of the Earth tilted toward the sun will experience which season? A) Winter. B) Spring. C) Summer. D) Fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Summer. 52. Which of these is NOT one of the four spheres? A) Stratosphere. B) Lithosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stratosphere. 53. Describing trees that shed their leaves in the autumn A) Deciduous. B) Coniferous. C) Taiga. D) Siberia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deciduous. 54. All of the following are oceans located on planet Earth except: A) Pacific Ocean. B) African Ocean. C) Southern Ocean. D) Indian Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) African Ocean. 55. What are hills and mountains A) Rough rocky hills and low mountains. B) Farmland and crops. C) Glaciers and ice. D) Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rough rocky hills and low mountains. 56. Each of these is statements is a true fact about the rubber tree. Which best explains why rubber is a major export from Southeast Asia? A) The rubber tree can grow 100-130 feet tall. B) The rubber tree can live up to 100 years. C) The milky white sap, called latex, is used to make rubber. D) The rubber tree grows best in a tropical environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The rubber tree grows best in a tropical environment. 57. This region includes Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. the Land is covered by plains, that slope from the west to the east A) Prairie Provinces. B) British Columbia. C) Northern Lands. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prairie Provinces. 58. Desalination is the process of ..... A) Building hydroelectric dams. B) Polluting fresh water with chemical fertilizers. C) Removing salt from seawater to make it drinkable. D) Drawing water from aquifers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Removing salt from seawater to make it drinkable. 59. What does elevation describe? A) How far above sea level something is. B) How deep the ocean is. C) How many square miles of land a country has. D) How much erosion has occured. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How far above sea level something is. 60. Europe is the world's .....? A) Largest continent. B) Smallest continent. C) Second to smallest continent. D) Second to largest continent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Second to smallest continent. ← 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