This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography – Quiz 69 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 69 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the time taken by the Earth to complete one rotation on its imaginary axis? A) 24 hr 37 min 23 sec. B) 24 hr. C) 23 hr 56 min 4 sec. D) 23 hr 52 min. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 23 hr 56 min 4 sec. 2. As part of the human systems element of geography, geographers might interview A) Meteorologists in Antarctica. B) Immigrants to the United States. C) Satellite engineers in North America. D) Cartographers in China. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immigrants to the United States. 3. When does the Southern Hemisphere have the coldest climate? A) When it receives the most direct solar rays. B) When it faces the sun exactly 12 hours a day. C) When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere. D) When the sun does not set in the Antarctic Circle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When the sun does not set in the Antarctic Circle. 4. The time interval between one vernal equinox and the next is nearest to which of the following figures? A) 359 days. B) 361 days. C) 363 days. D) 365 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 365 days. 5. A violently rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm is a A) Hurricane. B) Earthquake. C) Tornado. D) Volcano. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tornado. 6. Africa lies in which hemisphere (s)? A) All 4 hemisphers. B) North and South. C) East and West. D) North and East. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All 4 hemisphers. 7. Which of the following was NOT a major type of geography in Africa? A) Frozen Tundra. B) Mountain Range. C) Greater Antilles. D) Assimilation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frozen Tundra. 8. Southwest Asia and North Africa are generally referred to as "The Middle East" because the people there have a shared language, religion and similar cultures. A) Region. B) Location. C) Place. D) Human Environment Interaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Region. 9. Which statement is false? A) The United Kingdom and Ireland are one single island, but two separate countries. B) Norway, Sweden, and Finland are the northernmost countries in Europe. C) Portugal is bordered by Spain and the Atlantic Ocean. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The United Kingdom and Ireland are one single island, but two separate countries. 10. Which of the following parts of a map is used to show absolute location? A) Directional indicator. B) Latitude & longitude. C) Legend or key. D) Scale guide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Latitude & longitude. 11. The lasting legacy of the Inca is Quechua, which is their A) Language. B) Religion. C) Form of government. D) System of law. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Language. 12. The soils whose parent material tend to be rich in sand are A) Spodsols. B) Alfisols. C) Aridsols. D) Ultisols. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spodsols. 13. Which of the following examples is true about gender inequality? A) Access to education for all is an issue in the U.S. B) It affects both men and women. C) Most countries don't have a problem with gender inequality. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It affects both men and women. 14. Which of the following is NOT considered an element of culture? A) Language families. B) Religion. C) Climate. D) Social system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate. 15. European countries that belong to this world alliance use the same currency. A) NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization). B) NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement). C) EU (European Union). D) UN (United Nations). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) EU (European Union). 16. When highly skilled or educated people moving from one country to another in search of opportunity. A) Brain Drain. B) Know It All. C) Smarty Pants. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain Drain. 17. Absolute location is A) General. B) Not used on GPS. C) Is saying that Two Rivers is in East Hartford. D) Uses latitude and longitude to give a specific area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Uses latitude and longitude to give a specific area. 18. Half of the earth that is divided by either a latitude or longitude line is called? A) Asia. B) Equator. C) Prime Meridian. D) Hemisphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hemisphere. 19. What causes rivers to swell as they flow toward a lake, gulf, sea, or ocean? A) Water from tributaries. B) Water from lakes. C) Water from groundwater. D) Water from aquifers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water from tributaries. 20. Rotation is ..... A) One way in which the earth moves through space. B) The earths travels around the sun. C) How the earth tilts. D) The earth spinning on its axis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The earth spinning on its axis. ← 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