This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography – Quiz 77 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 77 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Cold or warm stream of seawater that flows in the oceans, generally in circular patterns A) Currents. B) Air Circulation. C) Oceanic Winds. D) Climate Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Currents. 2. What is the largest freshwater lake in Central America? A) Lake Nicaragua. B) Lake Titicaca. C) Lake Managua. D) Lake Chapala. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lake Nicaragua. 3. What is the largest body of water? A) Pacific Ocean. B) Atlantic Ocean. C) North Sea. D) Black Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pacific Ocean. 4. A map which shows state/country boundary lines, names of cities, and waterways is a ..... map. A) Political. B) Physical. C) Thematic. D) Contour. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Political. 5. What is the acronym to remember the Five Themes of Geography? A) MAD. B) MRHELP. C) PIG. D) COW. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) MRHELP. 6. Largest continent in the world A) Africa. B) United States. C) Asia. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asia. 7. The smallest glaciers are A) Mountain or alpine glaciers. B) Continental glaciers. C) Piedmont glaciers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mountain or alpine glaciers. 8. The term for the flat, grassy, mostly treeless plains in the tropical grassland region A) Savanna. B) Tundra. C) Steppe. D) Rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Savanna. 9. What are steep-walled inlets, reaching like fingers of water from the sea into coastal mountains? A) Fjords. B) Glaciers. C) Geysers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fjords. 10. Which climate has the least amount of vegetation? A) Ice Cap. B) Steppe. C) Desert. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ice Cap. 11. The separation of Northern Ireland from the Republic of Ireland is an example of A) Immigrants trying to adapt to a new government. B) Language differences affecting growth in a region. C) All citizens agreeing to a political process. D) Religion as a dividing force in a region. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Religion as a dividing force in a region. 12. The climate in the Sahara desert is really hot and dry A) Place. B) Location. C) Human-Environment Interaction. D) Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Place. 13. Which is a characteristic of a developed nation? A) Low per capita income. B) Few industrial activities. C) High literacy rate. D) High birth rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Few industrial activities. 14. What effect do large bodies of water have on climate? A) They experience extreme cold and extreme heat. B) They cause high temperatures year-round. C) They cause cold temperatures year-round. D) They make seasons milder (less dramatic). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They make seasons milder (less dramatic). 15. A land mass that is surrounded entirely by water is A) Mountain. B) Desert. C) Island. D) Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Island. 16. Which sector of the economy extracts raw materials and basic goods from the earth? A) Primary Sector. B) Tertiary Sector. C) Secondary Sector. D) Quaternary Sector. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary Sector. 17. The soils common to the south eastern USA are called A) Ultisols. B) Alfisols. C) Aridsols. D) Mollisols. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ultisols. 18. If a country has a high infant mortality rate, low life expectancy, and a low literacy rate, it can best be defined as a ..... A) Developed or Industrialized Country. B) Developing Country. C) Command Economy. D) Republic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Developing Country. 19. Highest point on Earth A) Mount Everest. B) Mount McKinley. C) Mount Denali. D) The Mariana Trench. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mount Everest. 20. What drives the water cycle? A) The sun. B) The wind. C) Precipitation. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun. ← 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