World Geography Quiz 20 (20 MCQs)

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1. What factor most influenced the placement of settlements of early European colonies?

Correct Answer: A) Waterways for trade.

2. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers converge in ....., almost touching near the city of Baghdad.

Correct Answer: C) Iraq.

3. Which continent has highest number of countries?

Correct Answer: D) Africa.

4. Flat, treeless lands forming a ring around the Arctic Ocean are examples of

Correct Answer: A) Tundra.

5. Chinook is a

Correct Answer: C) Warm wind in North America.

6. The location of a city with respect to other regions, resources, and transportation routes is termed

Correct Answer: B) Situation.

7. A biome is

Correct Answer: A) A specific area containing interdependent plants and animals.

8. The seasons of the Earth are due to which of the following?

Correct Answer: B) The Earth's revolution around the sun and tilt.

9. What percent of the earth's water is drinkable?

Correct Answer: A) 3%.

10. A ring shaped reef made largely of coral

Correct Answer: D) Atoll.

11. Which is NOT one of the 5 themes of Geography?

Correct Answer: C) Corner Stone.

12. The river Sutlej, on which the Bhakra Dam has been built, originates from

Correct Answer: C) Rakas lake in Tibet.

13. What are the two hemispheres to the left and right of the Prime Meridian?

Correct Answer: A) Western & Eastern.

14. The study of day-to-day variations in weather called is called

Correct Answer: B) Meteorology.

15. Which of these is country?

Correct Answer: C) United States.

16. The major countries of central America are

Correct Answer: A) Belize, Costa Rica, Panama.

17. Erosion is the wearing away of Earth's .....

Correct Answer: D) Surface by wind and water.

18. The circle of illumination divides Earth into two hemispheres known as

Correct Answer: B) North and South.

19. About 70% of Earth's surface is part of the

Correct Answer: C) Hydrosphere.

20. What creates ridges and islands when plates spread apart?

Correct Answer: C) Magma.