World Geography Quiz 23 (20 MCQs)

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1. How do geographers use numerical measurement in their research?

Correct Answer: B) Determining landform sizes from satellite images.

2. The Great Plains is an example of?

Correct Answer: B) Region.

3. The ..... River Watershed drains a substantial portion of the United States.

Correct Answer: B) Mississippi.

4. A giant core of rock anchoring North America and centered on Hudson Bay and James Bay is known as the

Correct Answer: C) Canadian Shield.

5. A collection of maps

Correct Answer: A) Atlas.

6. The limit beyond which the stars suffer internal collapse is called the

Correct Answer: B) Chandrasekhar limit.

7. Concerned with or engaged in commerce, making or intended to make money.

Correct Answer: C) Commercial.

8. Weather conditions over time; long term

Correct Answer: A) Climate.

9. The Palaeozoic era starts at ..... million years ago and ends at ..... million years ago.

Correct Answer: B) 570, 225.

10. Who has complete control over the market in a command economy?

Correct Answer: A) Government.

11. How do scientists think that Pangaea separated?

Correct Answer: B) Continental drift.

12. The steady or initial phase of the magnetic storms is

Correct Answer: A) Preceded by storm sudden commencement.

13. The patterns and habits of people is called?

Correct Answer: C) Customs.

14. Describing where a city is situated is part of which element of geography?

Correct Answer: D) The world in spatial terms.

15. AN illustration that depicts the distribution of a population by age and gender

Correct Answer: A) Population pyramid.

16. Northern Canada has no trees and moss/lichen for vegetation. What type of biome is it?

Correct Answer: B) Tundra.

17. Which of the following is the most common type of map?

Correct Answer: A) Mercator Map.

18. Which plate boundary is responsible for earthquakes?

Correct Answer: C) Transform.

19. A subduction zone is formed .....

Correct Answer: A) When one tectonic plate sinks below another.

20. What type of region is based on peoples feelings and opinions.

Correct Answer: C) Perceptual region.