This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography – Quiz 79 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 79 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The two 'equinoxes' take place respectively in the months of A) January and June. B) July and December. C) March and September. D) September and December. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) March and September. 2. Who discovered the solar system? A) Copernicus. B) Kepler. C) Aryabhatta. D) Newton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Copernicus. 3. A phenomenon that causes dry areas to develop on the leeward sides of mountain ranges A) Coriolis Effect. B) Rain Shadow. C) Steppe. D) Equinox. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rain Shadow. 4. Cracks in the Earths crust is called ..... A) Plates. B) Continental Shelves. C) Earthquakes. D) Faults. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Faults. 5. Oceanic currents along the coastprovide these areas with similarclimates. A) Pacific Coast from Northern California all theway to Alaska. B) Atlantic Coast to Gulf of Mexico. C) None Of These. D) Pacific Coast to Northern Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pacific Coast from Northern California all theway to Alaska. 6. Which Hemisphere do you live in? A) North West. B) North East. C) South West. D) South East. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) North West. 7. The moon's volume is about ..... that of earth. A) 1/40 th. B) 1/50 th. C) 1/60 th. D) 1/20 th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1/50 th. 8. Lines of Latitude run A) Parallel to Africa. B) Parallel to the Equator. C) Parallel to Latitude. D) Parallel to Longitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parallel to the Equator. 9. A wind turbine is a source of ..... energy. A) Fossil fuel. B) Solar. C) Renewable. D) Geothermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renewable. 10. To be labeled a geographer, one must A) Actively explore geography. B) Serve as a geography teacher. C) Always use maps. D) Be consulted before construction projects. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Actively explore geography. 11. An imaginary circle around the middle of the Earth, halfway between the North and South Pole is A) Mountain. B) Longitude. C) Weather. D) Equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Equator. 12. When finding the absolute location what is the second thing that you need to find? A) Latitude. B) Longitude. C) Direction of the Equator. D) Direction of the Prime Meridian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Longitude. 13. When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere? A) Summer. B) Spring. C) Winter. D) Autumn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summer. 14. Which country benefits most from an economic alliance with the United States? A) Chile. B) Brazil. C) Guatemala. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mexico. 15. People in the United States and Canada have modified the environment to provide inexpensive electricity and recreational areas by A) Creating vast irrigation systems. B) Engaging in strip mining for coal. C) Constructing dams with reservoirs. D) Building small solar energy power plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Constructing dams with reservoirs. 16. The Nazca Plate converges with this plate, forming the Andes Mountain Range. A) Pacific Plate. B) Cocos Plate. C) South American Plate. D) Antarctic Plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) South American Plate. 17. What is the movement of ideas, religion, cultureETC ..... from one place to another? A) Sikihsm. B) Heterogenos. C) Diffusion. D) Traditional economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diffusion. 18. Which natural landform joins two continents? A) Isthmus of Panama. B) Continental shelf. C) Suez Canal. D) Sinai Peninsula. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Isthmus of Panama. 19. What is the head of the government A) The elected head of a republican state. B) *a dry land with little precipitation and little to no vegetation. C) *an area of land surrounded by water on three sides. D) *term frequently used to describe the highest ranking government official. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) *term frequently used to describe the highest ranking government official. 20. The great Victoria Desert is located in A) North America. B) West Africa. C) Australia. D) Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Australia. ← 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