This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 28 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Coal, oil, and natural gas are all examples of A) Alternative energy sources. B) Capital resources. C) Fossil fuels. D) Renewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fossil fuels. 2. Capital of Spain A) Madrid. B) Barolona. C) On the story. D) ?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Madrid. 3. Which best explains why we experience four seasons on Earth? A) The gravitational pull of the moon. B) The distance between the Earth and the sun. C) The tilt of the earth on its axis as it revolves around the sun. D) The effect of tectonic plate movement on Earth's oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The tilt of the earth on its axis as it revolves around the sun. 4. The major crude oil markets are the A) Middle East regions. B) Far east regions. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (a) and (b). 5. Which one of the these is NOT one of the four major oceans of the world? A) Indian Ocean. B) Atlantic Ocean. C) Antarctic Ocean. D) Pacific Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antarctic Ocean. 6. Which factor helped to form the Atacama Desert? A) Cold ocean currents. B) Warm air currents. C) Elevation. D) Landforms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cold ocean currents. 7. A system of government in which a small group holds power. A) Monarchy. B) Oligarchy. C) Theocracy. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oligarchy. 8. What is one location where tropical wet climates are found? A) Central America. B) Canada. C) Australia. D) Western Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central America. 9. The imaginary axis at which the earth rotates remains inclined at an angle of ..... to the plane of earth's orbit. A) 44 1/2 $^ \circ$. B) 55 1/2 $^ \circ$. C) 66 1/2 $^ \circ$. D) 0 $^ \circ$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 44 1/2 $^ \circ$. 10. Desalinization A) Removal of sand from water. B) Removal of sugar from the water. C) More salt than sand in the water. D) Removal of salt from the water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Removal of salt from the water. 11. How many continents are located on the Earth? A) Nine. B) Eight. C) Seven. D) Six. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seven. 12. What makes up the human development index? A) Life expectancy. B) Per capita income. C) Education level and literacy rate. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. When it is summer in Virginia, what season is it in Uruguay? A) Winter. B) Spring. C) Fall. D) Summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Winter. 14. The lowermost and the oldest epoch of the Tertiary Period of geologic time is A) Pliocene. B) Palaeozoic. C) Holocene. D) Palaeocene. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Palaeocene. 15. The ratio of the weight of water vapour to the total weight of air (including the water vapor) is called A) Specific humidity. B) Mixing ratio. C) Relative humidity. D) Absolute humidity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Specific humidity. 16. Little variation in temperature over the year; always hot, with an average temperature of 80$^ \circ$F A) Tropical Wet. B) Tropical Wet & Dry. C) Humid Continental. D) Humid Subtropical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical Wet. 17. ..... is most directly responsible for the variation in seasonal weather patterns A) Phases of the Moon. B) Tilt of the Earth's Axis. C) Distance from the Sun. D) Rotation of the Earth on its Axis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tilt of the Earth's Axis. 18. The amount of cars on the road has led to a high amount of smog in cities A) Absolute Location. B) Movement. C) Human Environment Interaction. D) Place:Physical Characteristic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human Environment Interaction. 19. The time difference between each side of the International Date line is A) 12 hours. B) 24 hours. C) 36 hours. D) 48 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 24 hours. 20. What are reasons people move? A) Environmental factors. B) Social factors. C) Economic factors. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. ← 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