World Geography Quiz 55 (20 MCQs)

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1. The starting point for measuring longitude is .....

Correct Answer: C) Prime Meridian.

2. An example of a primary level economic activity wold be

Correct Answer: C) Fishing.

3. A compass rose shows

Correct Answer: C) Orientation.

4. The tropical cyclones with maximum sustained surface winds of 33 ms are called

Correct Answer: C) Hurricane.

5. Relative location is

Correct Answer: C) A description of how a place is related to other places.

6. The soil used for cutting bricks, use in the construction of houses is

Correct Answer: B) Laterite soil.

7. The Plio-Pleistocene boundary lies about ..... years ago, at the beginning of the interval of warming after the last Pleistocene glaciations.

Correct Answer: C) 10,000.

8. Which of the following is least likely to be found in a tundra region?

Correct Answer: A) Trees.

9. A geographical border between two different cultures

Correct Answer: C) Cultural Boundary.

10. Many people living in Canada deal with extreme weather conditions because of

Correct Answer: A) The risks of exposure in a cold climate.

11. A 3D representation of the earth is?

Correct Answer: B) Globe.

12. On physical maps, the color blue most often indicates/represents

Correct Answer: A) Bodies of water.

13. The smallest annual temperature range occurs in the

Correct Answer: A) Equatorial tropical climate zone.

14. The condition of the atmosphere at a particular location and time

Correct Answer: A) Weather.

15. What had the most influence on the rise of civilizations from culture hearths?

Correct Answer: A) The agricultural revolution.

16. The planets with no natural satellites (reported so far) are

Correct Answer: A) Mercury and Venus.

17. Which of the following accounts for why some American manufacturing companies have located factories in Mexico?

Correct Answer: B) Inexpensive labor.

18. The water that most people drink and use in their homes comes from

Correct Answer: D) Groundwater and aquifers.

19. The term 'Abyssal refers to

Correct Answer: C) Deeper parts of the oceans.

20. This theme answers the question, "Why and how are places related to one another? ''

Correct Answer: B) Movement.