This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography – Quiz 74 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 74 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The latitude of a place expresses its angular position relative to the plane of A) Axis of earth. B) North pole. C) South pole. D) Equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Equator. 2. The larger islands in the Caribbean region are known as the A) Mountain Range. B) Archipelago. C) Greater Antilles. D) Monsoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greater Antilles. 3. Which of the following is an example of unskilled labor? A) Building inspector. B) Computer technician. C) Dishwasher. D) Plumber. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dishwasher. 4. Which one of the following is not a correct example of tropical cyclone A) Tornadoes. B) Typhoons. C) Hurricanes. D) Northwesters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Northwesters. 5. Maps that show land and water forms and other natural features A) Physical maps. B) Thematic maps. C) Political maps. D) Monochromatic maps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical maps. 6. Why did the Portuguese bring African slaves to Brazil? A) To work on the sugar plantations. B) The build cities. C) To clear land. D) To mine gold and silver. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To work on the sugar plantations. 7. If two distinct places are linked together because the people share language, religion, and traditions, then geographers place them in A) Geographic Region. B) Perceptual Region. C) Cultural Region. D) Functional Region. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cultural Region. 8. The Brazilian government is struggling against farmers, miners, and ranchers to preserve what type of ecosystem? A) Desert. B) Grasslands. C) Rainforest. D) Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rainforest. 9. How many degrees is the prime meridian? A) 0 degrees latitude. B) 0 degrees longitude. C) 180 degrees longitude. D) 90 degrees latitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 0 degrees longitude. 10. Define climate. A) The side facing away from the wind and toward which the wind blows. B) The side facing into the wind and from which the wind blows. C) The characteristic pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time. D) The movement of water, as through an ocean or stream. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The characteristic pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time. 11. A diagram of a compass showing directions A) Blue Print. B) Compass Rose. C) Map Key. D) Time Zones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compass Rose. 12. 'Jimmy know the route from his school all the way home, and he can name all the streets. "This is an example of ..... A) Absolute location. B) Thematic mapping. C) Primary source. D) Mental mapping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mental mapping. 13. What was one reason why India was divided into two nations in 1947? A) Differences between Hindus and Muslims created religious conflict. B) Conflict over natural resources. C) Conflict over the region of Kashmir. D) Conflict over Bangladesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Differences between Hindus and Muslims created religious conflict. 14. The airports of the United States A) Landscape. B) Formal region. C) Functional region. D) Degree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Functional region. 15. The countries, connected by the Palk Strait, are A) Britain and France. B) North and South Korea. C) Pakistan and Iran. D) India and Sri Lanka. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) India and Sri Lanka. 16. Which country is known as 'playground of Europe'? A) Australia. B) Holland. C) Switzerland. D) Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Switzerland. 17. Because the Earth is tilted on its axis, ..... A) Ocean currents move in predictable patterns. B) The seasons occur at the same time in all parts of the world. C) Different places on the Earth receive different amounts of sunlight. D) It is never dark at the North and South Poles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Different places on the Earth receive different amounts of sunlight. 18. Place where there are cities? A) In the country. B) In urban areas. C) On islands. D) In rural areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In urban areas. 19. What was one of the main reason that India was divided into Pakistan and India? A) Religious division between Musims and Hindus. B) British Colonial Office demanded it. C) Political division between northern and southern India. D) Dispute over the province of Kashmir. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Religious division between Musims and Hindus. 20. What branch of Geography that refers to the study of the different physical features and process of the Earth like movement of air and water? A) Human geography. B) Cultural geography. C) Physical geography. D) None of above. 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