This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography – Quiz 45 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 45 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why do some places in highland climate subregions experience warmer temperatures than other places? A) The slopes of mountains face different directions. B) Some places have more humidity. C) Some places receive less precipitation. D) The shade of trees allows varying sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The slopes of mountains face different directions. 2. Is a system of resource management in which the government supports and regulates enterprise thought decisions that affect the marketplace. A) Free Enterprise. B) Capitalism. C) Mixed Economy. D) Command Economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mixed Economy. 3. North America is in the ..... Hemisphere. A) Northern and Southern. B) Southern and Eastern. C) Northern and Western. D) Eastern and Western. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Northern and Western. 4. Political maps show A) Boundaries of countries, states & cities. B) Features such as lakes, rivers & mountains. C) Major leaders of a nation. D) Major political parties of a nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boundaries of countries, states & cities. 5. What was the term for a group of people who share common ancestry, language, religion, customs, or place of origin? A) Ethnic enclave. B) Culture region. C) Ethnic group. D) Language family. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethnic group. 6. The construction of polders in the Netherlands is an example of changing the landscape to A) Improve transportation. B) Increase the amount of arable land. C) Increase oil production. D) Strengthen foreign relations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increase the amount of arable land. 7. In condensation, warm air cools and A) Water vapor rises from bodies of water. B) Liquid water becomes vapor. C) Rain and snow fall to the Earth. D) Water vapor becomes liquid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water vapor becomes liquid. 8. What physical feature was most important for the development of ancient civilizations? A) Mountains. B) Deserts. C) Rivers. D) Permafrost. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rivers. 9. Which social change occurred during the Industrial Revolution? A) Growth of the working class. B) Development of the extended family. C) Expansion of privileges for the nobility. D) Increased status for religious leaders. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Growth of the working class. 10. The major motion of the planet earth includes A) Rotation. B) Revolution. C) Both (a) and (b). D) Any of these depending upon the questionunder construction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (a) and (b). 11. Which of the following is true about ice ages? A) Periods where glaciers receded to the poles. B) Eras where the Earth's orbit was farthest from the sun. C) Periods of time where the Earth was covered in glaciers. D) Times of human life thriving in history. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Periods of time where the Earth was covered in glaciers. 12. The longest era of the classification of the history of earth is A) Cainozoic era. B) Pre-Cambrian era. C) Palaeozoic era. D) Mesozoic era. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pre-Cambrian era. 13. The earth divides the earth into what two hemispheres? A) Southern & Western. B) Eastern & Norther. C) Field of Streams. D) Northern & Southern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Northern & Southern. 14. During World War II, many women experienced a change in role in that they A) Served in military combat positions. B) Chaired congressional committees. C) Worked in jobs formerly held by men. D) Controlled most non-war related corporations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Worked in jobs formerly held by men. 15. The Eiffel Tower is part of the cultural landscape of A) London. B) Rome. C) Paris. D) Stockholm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paris. 16. The main dividing line between the geological regions of the Indo Gangetic plain and the peninsula is A) The Vindhya range. B) The Aravallis. C) The Nilgiri hills. D) The Satpwas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Vindhya range. 17. Industrial growth in the United States has most directly contributed to the process of A) Innovation. B) Urbanization. C) Cultural diffusion. D) Multiculturalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urbanization. 18. What types of regions are created by the man-made borders shown on the above map? A) Political regions. B) Cultural regions. C) Climate regions. D) Vegetation regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political regions. 19. The radiation belts are zones in space around the A) Earth. B) Jupiter and Saturn. C) Mercury. D) Earth, Jupiter and Saturn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earth, Jupiter and Saturn. 20. Supreme Court justices are nominated by the ..... A) President. B) Speaker of the House. C) House of Representatives. D) Senate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) President. ← 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