This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 17 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The typical weather conditions at a particular location as observed over time A) Climate. B) Weather. C) Ecosystem. D) Biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate. 2. The magnetic field of earth, Magnetosphere expands to about A) 9600 km above the earth's surface. B) 8000 km above the earth's surface. C) 64,000 km above the earth's surface. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 64,000 km above the earth's surface. 3. Permanently frozen ground A) Permafrost. B) Prairie. C) Tundra. D) Tiaga. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permafrost. 4. Which region is bordered by the yellow sea, has plateaus and deserts, and the southern and western borders are surrounded by the Himalayan mountains? A) Western Europe. B) India. C) China. D) Southeast Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) China. 5. The soil found in areas of heavy rainfall and high humidity, where there is good growth of vegetation is A) Peat and marshy soil. B) Saline and alkaline soil. C) Black soil. D) Alluvial soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peat and marshy soil. 6. The mountains that separate European and Arctic Russia are A) The Pyranees. B) The Balkans. C) The Carpathians. D) The Urals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Urals. 7. Which physical process is most responsible for creating the climate pattern in Europe? A) Erosion. B) Deforestation. C) Wind currents. D) Mountain barriers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wind currents. 8. Food, language, religion, and art are all examples of how modern Mexico is a blend of A) Toltec and Mayan influences. B) African and Spanish influences. C) Native and Spanish influences. D) Natives and African influences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Native and Spanish influences. 9. During which period did people move to cities in the largest numbers? A) The Information Revolution. B) The Agricultural Revolution. C) The Industrial Revolution. D) The Cultural Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Industrial Revolution. 10. Which countries are located in Europe? A) France, England, and Canada. B) Germany, Italy, and Norway. C) Rusia, Indonesia, and Spain. D) Denmark, Greece, and Nairobi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germany, Italy, and Norway. 11. ..... studies how factors such as a country's size, location, and resources influence politics. (WG.14A) . A) Biophysics. B) Physical Geography. C) Demography. D) Geopolitics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geopolitics. 12. What do developing countries lack that makes developed nations so successful? A) Farmland. B) Government. C) Infrastructure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infrastructure. 13. The uses of nuclear energy causes problems with-mining A) Contamination and waste. B) Deforestation. C) Desertification. D) Increases in electricity costs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contamination and waste. 14. Land that is or can be cultivated A) Arable Land. B) Arid. C) Rural. D) Reserve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arable Land. 15. Years ago what was the name of St. Petersburg A) Leningrad. B) Stalingrad. C) Petroburg. D) Trotskygrad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leningrad. 16. What is the largest body of water on the planet? A) Atlantic Ocean. B) Coral Sea. C) Pacific Ocean. D) Indian Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pacific Ocean. 17. Some people in the province of ..... are interested in gaining independence from Canada. A) Nunavut. B) Alberta. C) Quebec. D) Montreal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quebec. 18. The physical processes that create most of Earth's physical features, including mountains, are known as A) Accretion. B) Plate tectonics. C) Continental drift. D) Subduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plate tectonics. 19. Type of government where the government controls most of a country's means of production but other aspects are subject to market forces. A) Socialism. B) Communism. C) Dictatorship. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Socialism. 20. The main watershed of most of the peninsular river lies in the A) Aravalli hills. B) Raj Mahal hills. C) Siwalik hills. D) Western Ghats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Western Ghats. ← 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