This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography – Quiz 48 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 48 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is an advantage to building a city at a confluence site? A) Decreased regional conflicts. B) Improved technological innovations. C) Reduced risk of natural disasters. D) Increased access to trade routes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increased access to trade routes. 2. What is the time difference between longitude? A) 5 minutes. B) 5 minutes 10 seconds. C) 4 minutes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4 minutes. 3. The iron and steel industries of which of the following countries are almost fully dependent on imported raw materials? A) Britain. B) Japan. C) Poland. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Japan. 4. MR HELP, also known as movement, region, human environment interaction, location, and place, are collectively known as A) Physical processes. B) Glaciation. C) ESPN's of Geography. D) Five Themes of Geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Five Themes of Geography. 5. Which climate subregion is suitable for growing rice? A) Humid subtropical. B) Tundra. C) Semiarid. D) Humid continental. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humid subtropical. 6. Which structure is known primarily as a national seat of government? A) Eiffel Tower. B) Kaaba. C) Kremlin. D) Taj Mahal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kremlin. 7. The transverse, longitudinal and surface waves in an earthquake originate from A) The epicentre within the body of the earth. B) The focus on the surface of the earth. C) The focus within the body of the earth. D) The epicentre on the body of the earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The focus within the body of the earth. 8. The following are renewable resources except ..... A) Trees. B) Coal. C) Animals. D) Rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal. 9. How people and their surroundings interact A) Human/environment interaction. B) Place. C) Region. D) Location. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Human/environment interaction. 10. Huge temperature variations occur in this subregion between summer and winter; summers are short and cool while winters are always very cold; temperatures at or below freezing last 5-8 months of the year A) Subarctic. B) Semiarid. C) Desert. D) Ice Cap. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subarctic. 11. The snow line on the northern side of greater Himalayas range about A) 4,500 to 6,000 metres. B) 5,500 to 6,000 metres. C) 3,500 to 6,000 metres. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4,500 to 6,000 metres. 12. Which of the following countries is in North America? A) Canada. B) Chile. C) Greece. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Canada. 13. Which describes zero population growth? A) Birthrate is higher than death rate by zero percent. B) Birthrate is higher than death rate by 60 percent. C) Death rate is higher than birthrate by 30 percent. D) Birthrate is lower than death rate by 50 percent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Birthrate is higher than death rate by zero percent. 14. Large natural elevation on the Earth's surface; higher than a hill A) Valley. B) Mountain. C) Ocean. D) River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mountain. 15. Which of these negative effects is most likely to occur because of global warming? A) Rising sea levels. B) Shorter growing seasons. C) Increased volcanic eruptions. D) Falling sea levels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rising sea levels. 16. Birch and cottonwood trees are A) Examples of deciduous trees. B) Particularly drought resistant. C) Examples of coniferous trees. D) Examples of trees that thrive on the savanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Examples of deciduous trees. 17. The tide of minimum rise is called A) Spring tide. B) Low tide. C) Ebb tide. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Low tide. 18. The main percentage of the volume of water in the hydrosphere is in A) Oceans and seas. B) Oceans and seas. C) Glaciers and ice sheets. D) Freshwater lakes and water vapours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oceans and seas. 19. The hunting and gathering economy can support only A) 1 person per sq. km. B) 3 persons per sq. km. C) 5 persons per sq. km. D) 7 persons per sq. km. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 person per sq. km. 20. On which continent would you find the Baltic Sea, the Pyrenees Mountains and the Danube River? A) Europe. B) Africa. C) North America. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Europe. ← 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