World Geography Quiz 18 (20 MCQs)

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1. A phenomenon in which the pattern of ocean currents and water temperatures in the mid-Pacific region reverse

Correct Answer: B) EL Nino.

2. What does climate

Correct Answer: D) -Weather conditions over a period of time.

3. Which was developed to make their economy of South America more stable?

Correct Answer: C) MERCOSUR.

4. Imaginary line found at zero degrees longitude

Correct Answer: A) Prime Meridian.

5. The Ice age ended about ..... years ago.

Correct Answer: C) 14,000.

6. The compass rose identifies what feature on a map?

Correct Answer: A) Orientation.

7. Examples of popular culture include all of the following EXCEPT

Correct Answer: C) Diversity.

8. The "Bible Belt" of America is a region best described by its common

Correct Answer: A) Religious beliefs.

9. The major crops found in Sudan are

Correct Answer: B) Maize, cotton, bananas, groundnut.

10. What mountain range separates the northern and southern cultural regions of India?

Correct Answer: D) Vindhya Range.

11. The planet with the maximum number of natural satellites (moons), so far discovered is

Correct Answer: A) Jupiter.

12. What American musical form had its roots in Africa and Europe?

Correct Answer: C) Jazz.

13. Weather and climate are driven by all of the following except .....

Correct Answer: D) Our government.

14. Which factor is most responsible for increasing life expectancy in many less industrialized nations?

Correct Answer: D) Improved health care programs.

15. Government regulates certain industries and others are privately owned.

Correct Answer: D) Mixed economy.

16. The arrival of a million people to Canada from Great Britain between 1815 and 1844 caused an increase in

Correct Answer: A) French nationalism.

17. To measure the distance between two point on a map, you use the .....

Correct Answer: B) Map scale.

18. Where is the most active area in the ring of fire?

Correct Answer: C) Japan.

19. Conflicts between the Hutu and Tutsi have occurred in

Correct Answer: D) Rwanda.

20. Which of the following is considered a major reason for world trade?

Correct Answer: D) An unequal distribution of natural resources.