This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography – Quiz 73 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 73 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Canadian Parliament is made up of the Senate A) And Supreme Court. B) House of Representatives. C) Legislature. D) House of Commons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) House of Commons. 2. Lines of latitude measure the distance north and south of the A) Equator. B) Prime meridian. C) 180 degrees latitude. D) 90 degrees latitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Equator. 3. The Panama Canal was placed where it was in Panama mainly because of Panama's A) History. B) Culture. C) Economy. D) Geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geography. 4. The ability to travel and communicate over greater distances represents advances in A) Remote sensing. B) Aerospace technologies. C) Technological innovation. D) Assimilation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Technological innovation. 5. The Senate and the House of Representatives is also called A) Party. B) Congress. C) Term. D) Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Congress. 6. Man has impacted his environment in all of the following ways EXCEPT A) Earthquakes. B) Deforestation. C) Polders. D) Terracing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earthquakes. 7. To find relative location, first find A) Latitude lines. B) A reference point. C) Longitude lines. D) A map projection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A reference point. 8. Broad, grassy plains would be MOST likely to be found in an area of A) Steppe. B) Tundra. C) Taiga. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Steppe. 9. Which of the following are high income countries? A) The USA, Canada and the UK. B) Australia, New Zealand and South Korea. C) Peru, Bolivia and Argentina. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The USA, Canada and the UK. 10. Which sector includes top executives or officials in such fields as government, science, universities, nonprofits, health care, culture, and the media? Also it can include police and fire departments. A) Quaternary Sector. B) Primary Sector. C) Quinary Sector. D) Tertiary Sector. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quinary Sector. 11. All of the living organisms on earth, including all plants and animals. A) Geosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biosphere. 12. Which of the following is concerned with the study of characteristics, origin and development of land forms? A) Ecology. B) Geography. C) Geology. D) Geomorphology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Geomorphology. 13. Which of the following is NOT a body of water? A) Channel. B) Mesa. C) Strait. D) Bay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mesa. 14. Which is an example of an absolute location? A) South of London. B) The Northern hemisphere. C) 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. D) 30$^ \circ$N latitude, 150$^ \circ$W longitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 30$^ \circ$N latitude, 150$^ \circ$W longitude. 15. Sri Lanka is one of the world's leading ..... producing countries. A) Rice. B) Fruit. C) Yak. D) Tea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tea. 16. The texture of a soil refers to A) The size distribution of the mineral particles composing the soil. B) The distribution of mineral particles in the soil. C) The crystal distribution in soil. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The size distribution of the mineral particles composing the soil. 17. Gifts or payments made to a groom's family by a bride's family A) Dowry. B) Caste System. C) Dharma. D) Karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dowry. 18. Which city is NOT correctly matched with its description? A) Brasilia:Government Center. B) Mexico City; Polluted by smog. C) Pittsburgh:Ghost town. D) Richmond:Fall line site. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pittsburgh:Ghost town. 19. Movement of plates along faults has produced ..... in the Northeast A) Earthquakes. B) Hurricanes. C) Tornados. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Earthquakes. 20. Population clusters in Canada and the U.S. are located A) In the warmest regions. B) In regions with abundant mineral deposits. C) Along the coasts and inland waterways. D) Along the Great Lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Along the coasts and inland waterways. ← 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