This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography – Quiz 81 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 81 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Atacama Desert in Peru is considered to be the driest place on the earth. Which geographic factor is most responsible for producing this phenomenon? A) Latitude. B) Longitude. C) Mountain barriers. D) Position on continent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mountain barriers. 2. During which season is the northern half of the earth tilted toward the sun? A) Summer. B) Fall. C) Spring. D) Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summer. 3. A cult differs from organized religion in that cults are usually organized around A) Powerful Personality. B) Powerful Creativity. C) Powerful Face. D) Powerful Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Powerful Personality. 4. Which of the following is true about places in high latitudes? A) Warmer climates. B) Has no affect on climate. C) A mix of hot summers and cold winters. D) The coldest climates on earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The coldest climates on earth. 5. A group of people who share a common culture and ancestry are A) Interdependent. B) An ethnic group. C) Globalized. D) Adaptive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An ethnic group. 6. What is a plateau? A) -An area containing geographically related mountains. B) An area of high, flat terrain. C) -Citizens vote on people to represent them in government. D) -The Himalayas (pictured) are the world's tallest mountain range. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An area of high, flat terrain. 7. Which resource would one most likely use to travel from school to the city park? A) Contour map. B) Globe. C) Mental map. D) Vegetation map. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mental map. 8. A system of authoritarian government, usually headed by a King, and whose position is usually inherited. A) Monarchy. B) Federation. C) Autocraticatism. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monarchy. 9. The Mississippi River empties into A) Indian Ocean. B) Pacific Ocean. C) Gulf of Mexico. D) Antarctic Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gulf of Mexico. 10. Which theme helps geographers understand the culture? A) Human-environment interaction. B) Regions. C) Place. D) Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Movement. 11. ..... is formed at the river mouth and is often affected by incoming tides. A) Fjord. B) Delta. C) Plateau. D) Canyon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Delta. 12. The Alps, Ural, and Pyrenees are examples of A) Eastern European Rivers. B) Densely populated countries. C) Natural borders that divide states. D) Migration patterns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural borders that divide states. 13. If the winds are blowing east to west across a mountain range, which side will be hot and dry? A) East. B) West. C) North. D) South. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) West. 14. The ancient religion of Japan characterized by worship of nature spirits and ancestors A) Hinduism. B) Taoism. C) Shintoism. D) Confucianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shintoism. 15. The plants grown in equatorial regions include A) Wheat, barley, maize. B) Evergreen dense forests, rubber trees, groundnuts. C) Groundnuts, soyabeens, potatoes. D) Evergreen coniferous forests, oats, cocoa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evergreen dense forests, rubber trees, groundnuts. 16. Canada is north of the United States A) Location. B) Place. C) Region. D) Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Location. 17. What is the main purpose for global positioning technology? A) To determine relative locations on Earth. B) To determine absolute locations on Earth. C) To determine elevations of geographic features on Earth. D) To determine the physical characteristics of regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To determine absolute locations on Earth. 18. Which of the following might be considered an optimistic effect of rapid population growth? A) Food shortage. B) Increased levels of technology. C) Increased levels of government. D) Housing shortage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increased levels of technology. 19. The advantage of a globe is A) It is very accurate. B) It is very practical. C) It is inexpensive. D) It clearly shows all five themes of geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is very accurate. 20. A street address is an example of? A) Relative Location. B) Movement. C) Absolute Location. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absolute Location. ← 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