World Geography Quiz 30 (20 MCQs)

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1. This focuses on movement of people, products, and ideas and the impact of that movement on regions

Correct Answer: B) Diffusion.

2. The Penumbra is

Correct Answer: C) Both (a) and (b).

3. Which ethnic group was NOT involved in the breakup of Yugoslavia?

Correct Answer: D) Azerbijanis.

4. A map that highlights differences in height between mountains and lower regions is called (WG.21A)

Correct Answer: C) A physical map.

5. As warm, moist air encounters a mountain, it does all of the following except what?

Correct Answer: C) Sinks.

6. Eagle Rock Rd, Elkton, VA 22827 This is the ..... location of our high school.

Correct Answer: D) Absolute.

7. The Suez canal connects the

Correct Answer: B) Mediterranean sea and the Red sea.

8. A government in which a majority of the citizens make the decisions is a(n)

Correct Answer: A) Democracy.

9. Which of the following describes the Indus River?

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

10. New Orleans is located at 90 degrees West.

Correct Answer: A) West of the Prime Meridian.

11. Which mountain range forms the natural border between India and China

Correct Answer: A) Himalayan.

12. The highest mountain peak of Oceania is

Correct Answer: D) Puncak Jaya, Indonesia.

13. The culture of Central America differs from Mexico because it was also influenced by

Correct Answer: B) Other Europeans and Africans.

14. Which type of map would be best for a person traveling on a mountain trail on foot?

Correct Answer: D) A large scale physical map.

15. This group was a major force behind the Indian Independence movement.

Correct Answer: B) Indian National Congress.

16. Factories in Mexico along the border with the U.S. are called

Correct Answer: B) Maquiladoras.

17. Geographers divide the world into ..... which are areas that people share common traditions like language, religion, and values.

Correct Answer: D) Cultural Regions.

18. The heavier silicates named as 'Sima' or silica + magnesium are most abundant in the

Correct Answer: D) Ocean floors.

19. Air moving across Earth's surface

Correct Answer: A) Wind.

20. Which level of economic development is typical of nations with high infant mortality rates, low literacy rates and low life expectancy rates?

Correct Answer: A) Less developed.