World Geography Quiz 32 (20 MCQs)

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1. The group of minerals chemically containing hydrocarbons is

Correct Answer: B) Organic group.

2. What causes winds to form on Earth?

Correct Answer: D) Uneven heating of the Earth by the sun.

3. Largest body of water on the planet?

Correct Answer: C) Pacific Ocean.

4. The Yellow and Yangtze River are located in .....

Correct Answer: B) China.

5. Which region is an area defined by an idea rather than actual boundaries?

Correct Answer: C) Perceptual.

6. What weather system contain season winds that bring heavy rains to south Asia?

Correct Answer: C) Monsoons.

7. The set of beliefs, goals, and practices that a group of people share is known as

Correct Answer: C) Culture.

8. Describes characteristics of people, Culture, Religion, Buildings, Landmarks, Landforms, and Climate

Correct Answer: D) Place.

9. Most of Russia's expansion since the 1580's has been in which direction?

Correct Answer: C) East.

10. Where is it exactly on the Earth?

Correct Answer: C) Absolute Location.

11. The dividing line between "European" Russia and Siberia is

Correct Answer: A) The Ural Mountains.

12. What is the theory of Continental Drift?

Correct Answer: C) Pangea.

13. What renewable energy resource for most of Northern Europe, is produced by rivers formed from melting glaciers?

Correct Answer: C) Hydro eclectric power.

14. Which are the two hemispheres that India lies in?

Correct Answer: C) Eastern and Northern.

15. The polar diameter is ..... to the equatorial diameter.

Correct Answer: C) Less.

16. What region of Florida providing rich habitats for a variety of animals and plant species is threatened by environmental degradation?

Correct Answer: B) The Everglades.

17. The ridges of the waves are where the jet stream of waves closes to the

Correct Answer: A) Poles.

18. Polytheism is a belief in how many gods?

Correct Answer: C) Many.

19. Which pull factor is responsible for the east to west migration pattern evident in the European Union region?

Correct Answer: D) Seeking economic opportunities.

20. Which planet was named after the Roman God Zesus?

Correct Answer: D) Jupiter.