This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 14 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If you hired someone to make a map of your town, you would hire a ..... A) Cartographer. B) Mapographer. C) Directionologist. D) Compassographer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartographer. 2. ..... is a process by which a desert expands past its normal boaundaries. A) Deforestation. B) Acid Rain. C) Desertification. D) Terracing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desertification. 3. What is caused by the tilt of the Earth on its axis as it revolves around the sun? A) Stars. B) Day and Night. C) My Dizziness. D) Seasons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seasons. 4. The highest degree of concentration of mineral deposits are found in A) Northeastern zone. B) Northwestern zone. C) Southern zone. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Northeastern zone. 5. The islands with coral covered surfaces in Bay of Bengal are A) Andaman islands. B) Nicobar islands. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nicobar islands. 6. How do mountain barriers affect precipitation (rain)? A) The ocean side gets more rain. B) The eastern side gets more rain. C) The side with the gentler slope gets more rain. D) The side furthest from the ocean gets more rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ocean side gets more rain. 7. Christianity is a ..... religion based on the life and teachings of ..... A) Monotheistic; Paul of Tarsus. B) Polytheistic; Jesus of Nazareth. C) Monotheistic; Jesus of Nazareth. D) Polytheistic; Paul of Tarsus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monotheistic; Jesus of Nazareth. 8. What is the primary motivation for people to immigrate to the United States from Central and South America? A) Natural disasters. B) Religious persecution. C) Communist Oppression. D) Economic opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Economic opportunities. 9. Lines drawn on the globe to measure distance east and west of the prime meridian A) Topography. B) Latitude. C) Longitude. D) Atlas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Latitude. 10. The defeat of the Aztec's by Cortes is known as A) The Spanish Conquest. B) The Spanish Inquisition. C) The Spanish-French war. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Spanish Conquest. 11. When it comes to the time zones and you go from East to West you do what? A) Divide. B) Subtract. C) Add. D) Multiply. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subtract. 12. Mediterranean climate is A) Cold, snowy winters. B) Heavy rains. C) Warm, dry summers. D) Short growing seasons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warm, dry summers. 13. The mean distance of the earth from the sun is approximately A) 149,502,000 km. B) 150,503,000 km. C) 148,000,000 km. D) 150,000,000 km. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 149,502,000 km. 14. The largest country of the world by geographical area is A) Russia. B) Vatican City. C) Australia. D) USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Russia. 15. The physical, human, and cultural features of a place A) Atlas. B) Functional region. C) Formal region. D) Landscape. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Landscape. 16. The snow line of the Rocky Mountains of the USA is about A) 3 km above sea level. B) 6 km above sea level. C) It is at the sea level. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3 km above sea level. 17. Which region has the highest precipitation? A) North Pole (90 degree North). B) Equator (0 degree). C) Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degree North). D) Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 degree South). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equator (0 degree). 18. The most obvious effect of pressure on rocks is A) Foliation. B) Lineation. C) Lithification. D) The reorientation of mineral crystals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The reorientation of mineral crystals. 19. A dependent political unit occupying a defined, permanently populated area and having little control over its internal and foreign affairs A) Separatism. B) State. C) Colony. D) Province. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colony. 20. The movement of people within a country or region A) Emancipation. B) Immigration. C) Migration. D) Gentrification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Migration. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGeography QuizzesWorld Geography Quiz 1World Geography Quiz 2World Geography Quiz 3World Geography Quiz 4World Geography Quiz 5World Geography Quiz 6World Geography Quiz 7World Geography Quiz 8World Geography Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books