This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography – Quiz 72 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 72 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... refers to a mathematical means to present the curved surface of Earth on a flat surface. (WG.21A) A) Relief. B) Spatial perspective. C) Planar projection. D) Map projection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Map projection. 2. A combination of lowtemperatures and low precipitation contributes to A) High Temperatures. B) Distribution of a tundra biome. C) Low Temperatures. D) Temperature Moderation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Distribution of a tundra biome. 3. The spring season in the north temperate zone is when A) The sun is directly overhead the equator. B) The sun is directly overhead the Tropic of Cancer. C) The sun returns to equator. D) The sun is at the Tropic of Cancer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun is directly overhead the equator. 4. Which of the following is the most common form of physical weathering at highelevations? A) Wind abrasion of rocks. B) Minerals dissolving into solution. C) Oxidation in the atmosphere. D) Alternate freezing and melting of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alternate freezing and melting of water. 5. In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin? A) Germany. B) Belgium. C) Great Britain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Great Britain. 6. Great mineral resources, technological inventions, and immigrants in need of work contributed greatly to the A) Industrialization of American cities. B) Growth of small farms. C) Rise of the U.S. as a world power. D) Bill of Rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrialization of American cities. 7. What is the disadvantage of a map compared to a globe? A) A map distorts properties like distance. B) A map shows little detail. C) A map indicates actual distances. D) A map is very large. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A map distorts properties like distance. 8. Where is most of Earth's freshwater found? A) Oceans. B) Polar ice caps. C) Vapor in the atmosphere. D) Rivers, lakes, and streams. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polar ice caps. 9. Latitude is A) Distance a place is east or west of the equator. B) Distance a place is east or west of the Prime Meridian. C) Distance a place is north or south of the equator. D) Shortest distance between two places. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Distance a place is north or south of the equator. 10. Which of these is not one of the Great Lakes? A) Lake Ontario. B) Lake Erie. C) Lake Mississippi. D) Lake Huron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lake Mississippi. 11. What problem has desalination technology been developed to resolve? A) Scarcity of freshwater. B) Dwindling fish populations. C) Extreme climate changes. D) Global economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scarcity of freshwater. 12. Which city is known as 'Gold capital of the world'? A) Paris. B) Johannesburg. C) London. D) Dubai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Johannesburg. 13. The process of particle detach ment by moving glacial ice is called A) Plucking. B) Abrasion. C) Scouring. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plucking. 14. Which specification is used by the most common method to describe climate regions? A) Elevation. B) Precipitation. C) Temperature. D) Topography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elevation. 15. What country is projected to have the highest population in 2025 according to page 33. A) Soviet Union. B) United States. C) India. D) Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) India. 16. The largest continent in the world is A) Africa. B) Asia. C) Australia. D) Antarctica. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asia. 17. Which choice is not a major economic activity in Northern Europe? A) Farming. B) Coal mining. C) Oil and gas production. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Farming. 18. Which statement best describes the Northern European plain? A) An area of soft rolling hills and flat valleys. B) An area of low plateaus and high mountains. C) An area of relatively flat and low-lying land. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An area of relatively flat and low-lying land. 19. The Andes Mountains line the west coast of A) Canada. B) Mexico. C) South America. D) Central America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) South America. 20. An interdependent community of plants and animals A) Ecosystem. B) Biome. C) Climate. D) Weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecosystem. ← 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