This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography – Quiz 43 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 43 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the 1800s ..... opened up the western United States to immigration and business. A) The transcontinental railroad. B) The Underground Railroad. C) Route 66. D) Cattle farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The transcontinental railroad. 2. The average weather conditions over several years A) Weather. B) Rain Shadow. C) Climate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate. 3. Lawlessness, political disorder and violence; the absence of government control. A) Supranationalism. B) Devolution. C) Anarchy. D) Universal Suffrage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anarchy. 4. Which is an example of a pull factor? A) Lack of economic opportunities. B) War. C) Political persecution. D) Religious freedom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Religious freedom. 5. What branch is Congress? A) Legislative Branch. B) Executive Branch. C) Judicial Branch. D) Democratic Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legislative Branch. 6. With the time zones when you are going from West to East what do you do? A) Subtract. B) Multiply. C) Divide. D) Add. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Add. 7. The Tibetan Plateau is considered a physical region because A) It has its own governement. B) Its people share a common religion. C) Its people have their own language. D) It shares the same landforms, climate and vegetation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It shares the same landforms, climate and vegetation. 8. The ..... RIver's Drainage Basin covers almost one half of the United States. A) Indus. B) Mississippi. C) Yellow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mississippi. 9. How do seas, gulfs, and bays differ from oceans? A) They are larger. B) They are freshwater. C) They are partially enclosed by land. D) They are deeper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are partially enclosed by land. 10. The number of births compared to the number of deaths in a given time frame is called? A) Culture. B) Growth Rate. C) Society. D) Population. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Growth Rate. 11. What U.S. state includes areas that have a subarctic climate that supports a variety of wildlife, including grizzly bears, bald eagles, wolves, and bobcats? A) Maine. B) Idaho. C) Alaska. D) Michigan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alaska. 12. ..... & ..... are direct factors of a climate's precipitation and temperature. A) Latitude & Longitude. B) Weathering & Erosion. C) Convection & Subduction. D) Proximity to water & Latitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proximity to water & Latitude. 13. The use of the Euro and the removal of trade barriers in the European Union have led to what? A) High unemployment in non-EU countries. B) Increased demand for agricultural products. C) A large united trade zone across Europe. D) A shift from manufacturing jobs to service industries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A large united trade zone across Europe. 14. Which Brazilian dance has African influence? A) Samba. B) Capoeira. C) Cariocas. D) Carnival. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Samba. 15. Which of the following is not a kharif crop? A) Jute. B) Maize. C) Mustard. D) Rice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mustard. 16. The major control over the form of the developing slope is exerted by A) Inputs to the hill slope. B) Outputs from the hill slope. C) Balance between inputs and outputs from the hill slope system. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Balance between inputs and outputs from the hill slope system. 17. The process that directs precipitation down plant branches and stems is called A) Stem flow. B) Through flow. C) Interception. D) Canopy drip. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stem flow. 18. Which example best describes relative location? A) Sam's school is located at 6998. B) My house is 30$^ \circ$ N and 10$^ \circ$ E. C) I live south of Fredericksburg. D) Australia is 23.5$^ \circ$ S and 135$^ \circ$ E. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I live south of Fredericksburg. 19. What are tornadoes born from? A) Strong thunderstorms. B) Cold rain. C) Heavy snow. D) Warm hurricanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strong thunderstorms. 20. The traditional lands of the nomads of Central Asia are A) Mongolia and Tibet. B) Sinkiang and Turkistan. C) Kirghiz steppe. 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