World Geography Quiz 24 (20 MCQs)

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1. Russia's wealth comes from .....

Correct Answer: D) Its abundant natural resources.

2. The mean radius of the earth is approximately

Correct Answer: A) 32,000 km.

3. What is the primary factor that influences climate?

Correct Answer: A) Latitude.

4. The smallest state, population wise, in the world is

Correct Answer: A) Vatican City.

5. Which map shows man-made features like countries, states, and cities?

Correct Answer: B) Political.

6. What are the main factors that influence climate?

Correct Answer: C) Burning fossil fuels.

7. All life on earth falls into the

Correct Answer: C) Biosphere.

8. The theme of ..... involves the study of how people and things change locations and the effects of those changes.

Correct Answer: B) Movement.

9. What causes day and night

Correct Answer: C) Rotation of the earth.

10. What is the largest country in South America?

Correct Answer: A) Brazil.

11. Humans are most likely to heavily populate a ..... area.

Correct Answer: C) River delta.

12. Increased educational opportunities, high levels of air pollution, and the loss of traditional beliefs are changes that are associated with

Correct Answer: A) Urbanization.

13. What are conditions of the atmosphere in one place during a short period of time

Correct Answer: A) Weather.

14. The cultural diversity found throughout much of South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia is due in large part to

Correct Answer: A) Geographic factors.

15. How many STATES are there in the United States?

Correct Answer: C) 50.

16. Because of its immigration history, ..... in the United States.

Correct Answer: D) Many different religions are practiced.

17. What internal process leads to earthquakes in places like California?

Correct Answer: C) Faulting.

18. The major events of Pre-Cambrian era include

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

19. This type of map depicts features such as mountains, plains, and bodies of water.

Correct Answer: D) Physical.

20. When warm air moves into a region of cold air it leads to the formation of

Correct Answer: B) Warm front.