This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 16 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The points in the ecliptic farthest north and south of the celestial equator are called A) Summer and winter solstices. B) Autumnal and vernal equinox. C) North celestial pole and south celestial pole. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summer and winter solstices. 2. A large Australian landholding used for livestock production A) Station. B) Ranch. C) Outback. D) Reserve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Station. 3. What does a map's scale compare? A) Distortion of a place animal of body of land. B) Distortion of a landform or body of water. C) Distortion on a globe with distortion on a map. D) Distortion on a map with distortion on a globe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Distortion on a map with distortion on a globe. 4. What is the name of the mountain range on the Eastern side of the United States? A) Rocky Mountains. B) Sierra Madre. C) Appalachian Mountains. D) Atlas Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appalachian Mountains. 5. The way humans interact positively or negatively with their environments is A) Location. B) Human environment interaction. C) Place. D) Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human environment interaction. 6. Land, Labor, and Capital are examples of A) Site factors. B) Situation factors. C) Raw materials. D) Primary economic activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Primary economic activities. 7. The part of continental margin that is structurally a part of continent? A) Continental shelf. B) Continental Slope. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (a) and (b). 8. A system of government in which citizens elect their officials, including the head of state A) USMCA. B) Colony. C) Republic. D) Province. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republic. 9. The process where the particle moves from the surface to the medium in quick, continuous, repeated cycles is called A) Saltation. B) Suspension. C) Traction. D) Solution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saltation. 10. Which country borders the Yellow Sea, is dominated by plateaus and deserts in its western region and has the Himalaya Mountains on its southern border? A) China. B) Peru. C) U.S. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) India. 11. Which is the highest point in North America A) Mt. St. Helens. B) Mt. McKinley. C) Mt. Rainier. D) Mt. Everest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mt. McKinley. 12. The spread of cultural traits from one region to another is A) Globalization. B) Colonialism. C) Cultural diffusion. D) A trait. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cultural diffusion. 13. What was a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States? A) The U.S.-lead coalition forces invaded Iraq. B) The U.S. overthrew the Taliban government of Afghanistan. C) The U.S. boycotted the sell of oil. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The U.S. overthrew the Taliban government of Afghanistan. 14. The imaginary line that runs between the N. & S. Pole to help measure Longitude. A) Latitude. B) Prime Meridian. C) Equator. D) Chop Zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prime Meridian. 15. This farming uses very little technology and the output is very low. The farmer uses the output to feed his own family and only the surplus is sold. A) Subsistence. B) Plantation. C) Commercial. D) Intensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subsistence. 16. Enslaved African Americans were ..... when they escaped to Canada. A) Protected. B) Hunted. C) Returned to the South. D) Jailed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protected. 17. The ..... is a new but relatively common currency adopted by many countries in Europe. A) Monotheistic. B) Oasis. C) Euro. D) Phoenician. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Euro. 18. A feast day celebrated with floats that parade through Rio de Janeiro A) Mardi Gras. B) Carnival. C) Festivus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carnival. 19. What are the two most densely populated continents today? A) Asia and South America. B) Europe and North America. C) Asia and Europe. D) Europe and South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asia and Europe. 20. In geography, what are things that move? A) People. B) Products. C) Ideas. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. ← 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