This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Earth is one of the four A) Asteroids in the solar system. B) Terrestrial planets. C) Gas giant planets. D) Dwarf planets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Terrestrial planets. 2. In order for land to be used for industrial, commercial, and agricultural purposes, many of Canada's ..... have been drained. A) Lakes. B) Rivers. C) Forestland. D) Wetlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lakes. 3. The Continental Divide follows the same path as what physical feature in the United States? A) Andes Mountains. B) Appalachian Mountains. C) Pacific Coastal Range. D) Rocky Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rocky Mountains. 4. Based on the language map, which language should be easier for an English speaker to learn? A) Spanish. B) Italian. C) German. D) Russian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) German. 5. The average weather in an area. The average temperature in a region. The typical wind conditions that may occur. These three statements all describe? A) Weather. B) Physical Maps. C) Climate. D) Landforms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate. 6. Which of the following is the founder of Buddhism? A) Siddhartha Gautama. B) Muhammad. C) Rabindranath Tagore. D) Ramadan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Siddhartha Gautama. 7. ..... rulers, or sultans, governed the Maldives for many years. A) Sinhalese. B) Tamil. C) Muslim. D) British. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muslim. 8. How many major languages are there? A) 3. B) 25. C) 6. D) 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6. 9. Which continent is north of South America? A) Africa. B) Europe. C) North America. D) Antarctica. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) North America. 10. Which is true about subduction? A) It involves two oceanic plates colliding. B) It involves an oceanic plate moving beneath a continental plate. C) It involves two continental plates colliding. D) It involves a continental plate moving beneath an oceanic plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It involves an oceanic plate moving beneath a continental plate. 11. What kind of climate does Southern (Mediterranean) Europe have? A) Warm, moist all year round. B) Hot, wet summer with mild dry winters. C) Warm summers and cold winters. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warm summers and cold winters. 12. Which of the following makes the most use of a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers to determine precise and absolute locations on earth. A) GIS. B) Mercator Map Projection. C) GPS. D) Robinson Map Projection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) GPS. 13. Which is the staple agricultural product of Southern China? A) Rice. B) Grain. C) Soup. D) Sausage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rice. 14. What are the two ways to talk about location? A) Left & Right. B) Top & Bottom. C) Absolute & Relative. D) First & Last. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absolute & Relative. 15. Which of the following is a political border? A) The Amazon River. B) The border between Vermont and Massachusetts. C) The Himalaya Mountains. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The border between Vermont and Massachusetts. 16. The largest glaciers are A) Continental glaciers. B) Mountain glaciers. C) Alpine glaciers. D) Piedmont glaciers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Continental glaciers. 17. The strict social segregation of people-specifically in India's Hindu society-on the basis of ancestry and occupation A) Dowry. B) Caste System. C) Dharma. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caste System. 18. What do geographers use to indicate the absolute location of any place on Earth? A) A Global Grid. B) A map legend. C) A map scale. D) A compass rose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A map legend. 19. Which factor determines whether there will be precipitation? A) Water vapor. B) Location. C) Elevation. D) Cloud cover. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water vapor. 20. The typical soil of tropical region, formed by the weathering of laterite rock, which promotes leaching of the soil is A) Laterite soils. B) Black soil. C) Red and yellow soil. D) Peat and marshy soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laterite soils. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGeography QuizzesWorld Geography Quiz 1World Geography Quiz 2World Geography Quiz 4World Geography Quiz 5World Geography Quiz 6World Geography Quiz 7World Geography Quiz 8World Geography Quiz 9World Geography Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books