This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography > World Geography – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What percentage of water comes from the Earth's oceans? A) 50%. B) 97%. C) 85%. D) 72%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 97%. 2. Both universalizing and ethnic religions- A) Appeal primarily to one group of people living in one place. B) Can diffuse to different regions around the world. C) Attempt to be global and appeal to all people. D) Arose from changes in the physical environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can diffuse to different regions around the world. 3. Because ....., the population of North America has continued to grow. A) Native populations throughout the continent thrive. B) Immigrants find freedom and economic opportunity in the U.S. and Canada. C) The continent's abundant forests provide resources for housing. D) The trade surplus is growing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immigrants find freedom and economic opportunity in the U.S. and Canada. 4. Which of the following are caused by the rotation of the Earth? A) Seasons. B) Day and night. C) Earthquakes. D) Fault activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Day and night. 5. The spread of ideas and customs from one culture to another A) Trade. B) Diffusion. C) Culture. D) Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diffusion. 6. A boundary created by a physical feature, such as a mountain, river or strait? A) Natural Boundary. B) Pastoralism. C) Culture Hearth. D) Embargo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural Boundary. 7. A country that has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure relative to other less developed nations? A) More Developed. B) Less Developed. C) Newly Industrialized. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More Developed. 8. Why does Mexico City struggle with terrible air pollution? A) The city's physical geography is surrounded by mountains that trap in the pollution. B) Numerous factories and cars create harmful pollutants in the air increasing pollution. C) Mexico's poor infrastructure makes reducing carbon emissions too expensive. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 9. Cities such as St. Louis and New Orleans were established along the Mississippi River MOSTLY to- A) Establish protection from hurricanes. B) Generate electricity from water power. C) Guarantee access to trade routes. D) Provide protection from competitive markets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guarantee access to trade routes. 10. What is NOT a reason countries engage in trade? A) Import goods and services that they need. B) Increase dependence on foreign sources of energy like oil. C) Import goods and services that other countries can produce at a lower cost. D) Export goods and services that can be marketed for a profit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increase dependence on foreign sources of energy like oil. 11. During the Persian Gulf War in 1991, Iraqi troops retreating from ..... set fire to more than 700 oil wells. A) Kuwait. B) Iran. C) Saudi Arabia. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kuwait. 12. One of two days in which the sun is directly above the Equator, making day and night equal in length? A) Revolution. B) Equinox. C) Solstice. D) Midnight Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Equinox. 13. If you wanted to travel between countless islands that all share a similar cultural background and end your journey on an island continent populated predominantly with English speakers you would travel through- A) Russia and the CIS. B) South America. C) Sub-Saharan Africa. D) Australia and Oceania. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Australia and Oceania. 14. ..... are characterized by short, mild winters, and nearly year-round rain A) Humid Subtropical. B) Tropical Wet and Dry. C) Tropical. D) Steppe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humid Subtropical. 15. Which of the following describes the idea that a government can do whatever it wants, but rather is constrained by a set of laws? A) Salutary neglect. B) Colonialism. C) Representative government. D) Limited government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Limited government. 16. About how long does it take for the Earth to complete one revolution around the sun? A) 7 days. B) 31 days. C) 365 days. D) 1, 000 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 365 days. 17. A geographical boundary between two different cultures? A) Cultural Boundary. B) Natural Boundary. C) Geometric Boundary. D) Concentric Boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural Boundary. 18. Why is culture like an iceberg? A) Only certain aspects of culture are easily identifiable. B) Culture exists only in certain parts of the world. C) Culture easily falls apart. D) Culture is made up of only one element. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only certain aspects of culture are easily identifiable. 19. Which human geographic process has been most responsible for the cultural patterns of the Caucasus region? A) Trade. B) Migration. C) Colonization. D) Globalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Migration. 20. Define functional region. A) An area characterized by a certain unifying or characteristic. B) An area that includes a central place and the related places around it. C) An area connected by feeling or impressions, but not by factual data or specific qualities. D) A way of looking at human and physical patterns and their relationships. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An area that includes a central place and the related places around it. 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