This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 40 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The rainfall in the peninsular interior averages about A) 650 mm a year. B) 750 mm a year. C) 850 mm a year. D) 550 mm a year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 650 mm a year. 2. A(n) ..... is a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level A) Island. B) Plateau. C) Glacier. D) Mountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mountain. 3. Which is the closest star to earth? A) Sirius. B) Sun. C) Rigel. D) Deneb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun. 4. Which of the following is part of the lithosphere? A) Rivers. B) Oceans. C) Ocean basins. D) Lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ocean basins. 5. Which factor can cause variations in the seasons in tropical zones? A) Shifting wind patterns. B) Rainfall. C) Sunlight. D) Evolving ocean currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shifting wind patterns. 6. The result of being covered by ice sheets A) Tsunami. B) Glaciation. C) Weathering. D) Soil building. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glaciation. 7. Snow, ice, and permanently freezing temperatures characterize this region; sometimes called polar deserts A) Ice Cap. B) Subarctic. C) Semiarid. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ice Cap. 8. Frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur in an area of the Pacific Ocean call the Ring of Fire. Which of the following causes such events? A) Earths rotation on its axis. B) The formation of canyons. C) The movement of tectonic plates. D) A rise in the oceans surface temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The movement of tectonic plates. 9. Which of the following has a highest wind velocity? A) Loo. B) Tornado. C) Typhoon. D) Hurricane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tornado. 10. By physical land area as well as population size, the largest continent is (WG.21B) A) North America. B) Africa. C) Australia. D) Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asia. 11. A country with a mostly rural population engaged in mainly primary economic activities is probably a A) Developing nation. B) Developed nation. C) Industrialized nation. D) Primary nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Developing nation. 12. The ..... River is a holy river to the people of the Hindu faith. A) Ganges. B) Mississippi. C) Yellow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganges. 13. What name do western societies give the Arabian Gulf? A) Gulf of Aden. B) Red Sea. C) Sea of Marmara. D) Persian Gulf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Persian Gulf. 14. Globalization is good because of an ..... in standard of living, but is bad because there is a ..... in local cultures and traditions A) Increase / decrease. B) Decrease / increase. C) Increase / increase. D) Decrease / decrease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase / decrease. 15. Two cultural elements that are uniquely American are A) The Group of Seven and abstraction. B) Literature and classical music. C) Realistic painting and sculpture. D) Skyscrapers and jazz. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skyscrapers and jazz. 16. This is a country created following World War I and World War II comprised of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, and is no longer one single country. A) Russia. B) Ukraine. C) Germany. D) Yugoslavia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yugoslavia. 17. The Saffir-Simpson scale measures the intensity of A) Earthquakes. B) Hurricanes. C) Tornadoes. D) Volcanoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hurricanes. 18. The Appalachian Mountain Range is located in ..... A) Europe. B) United States. C) Belgium. D) England. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) United States. 19. Which of the following landforms runs through both the United States and Canada? A) The Interior Lowlands. B) The Rocky Mountains. C) The Great Plains. D) The Canadian Shield. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Rocky Mountains. 20. The number of major ports in India is A) 13. B) 12. C) 14. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 13. ← 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