This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography > World Geography – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 10 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A man who lives in Bangalore, India, works in a customer-service center for a company that is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, Which development helped create this economic opportunity? A) Lower cost for international transportation. B) Advances in data processing. C) Improvements in communication technology. D) More restrictions on international trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Improvements in communication technology. 2. A tropical climate can be described as A) Warm year round. B) Having seasonal variations. C) Cold year round. D) Arid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warm year round. 3. Reliance on subsistence agriculture, few services or manufacturing enterprises, widespread poverty and low standard of living are all ..... A) Characteristics of a developing nation. B) Characteristics of Industrialized Nations. C) Characteristics of a Free-Enterprise System. D) Characteristics of a Command Economic System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Characteristics of a developing nation. 4. A cold or warm stream of seawater that flow in the oceans? A) Currents. B) Prevailing Wind. C) Coriolis Effect. D) Doldrums. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Currents. 5. Which of the following statements accurately states the relationship between latitude and vegetation? A) Vegetation decreases as one moves toward higher latitudes. B) Vegetation decreases as one moves toward lower latitudes. C) Vegetation increases as one moves toward higher latitudes. D) Changes in latitude have very little effect on the amount of vegetation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vegetation decreases as one moves toward higher latitudes. 6. *spread of language*introduction of Catholic religion*livestock and domestic animals*diseases such as smallpoxThe concepts above can be most closely related to which of the following? A) Spanish influence in Latin America. B) French colonialism in the Caribbean. C) English dominance of South America. D) Dutch exploration of the Atlantic coast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spanish influence in Latin America. 7. When the death rate is higher than the birthrate, ..... exists. A) Double time. B) Population density. C) Negative population growth. D) Zero population growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Negative population growth. 8. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF KAZAKHSTAN? ? A) ASTANA. B) NUR-SULTAN. C) DELHI. D) BAKU. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NUR-SULTAN. 9. The largest country in the world by geographical area is A) Australia. B) China. C) USA. D) Russia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Russia. 10. Windmills are a prominent piece of the cultural landscape in the Netherlands. What purpose do they primarily serve? A) Drain water from low lying coastal areas to create polders. B) Provide wind relief because of the Netherlands' hot arid climate. C) Supply power for the prosperous flower industry. D) Cut wood from the deforestation in the Tropical Rainforest in the Netherlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drain water from low lying coastal areas to create polders. 11. The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 was significant because it (19A) A) Opened inland ports, which reduced the influence and power of New York City as an Atlantic port. B) Forced shippers in Minnesota along the Mississippi River to raise rates in order to remain competitive. C) Made wagons and stagecoaches in the northeast United States obsolete virtually overnight. D) Increased trade, commerce, settlement, and the spread of social and religious movements. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increased trade, commerce, settlement, and the spread of social and religious movements. 12. This continent is the home of the Amazon River ..... A) Asia. B) South America. C) Mexico. D) Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) South America. 13. This sector of the economy includes major universities and research institutions. A) Primary. B) Secondary. C) Quaternary. D) Quinary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quaternary. 14. What are some positive effects of Globalization? A) Increased freedom to travel and immigrate, better access to medicine, information, and technology. B) Lower prices for developed countries and low paying jobs in underdeveloped countries. C) Less pollution in the world. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased freedom to travel and immigrate, better access to medicine, information, and technology. 15. How many countries are there in Asia A) 48. B) 56. C) 40. D) 39. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 48. 16. A ban on trade A) Embargo. B) Pastoralism. C) Natural Boundary. D) Cuneiform. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Embargo. 17. How did industrialization lead to changing uses of Earth s physical features? (2B) A) Humans began to dig and drill to obtain fossil fuels to burn for energy. B) Humans learned to plant seeds to grow food to eat. C) Humans built the first canals to connect different regions by water. D) People introduced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to handle natural disasters. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humans began to dig and drill to obtain fossil fuels to burn for energy. 18. Life does not exist on other planets in our solar system due to their A) Extreme temperatures. B) Size. C) Shape. D) Lack of carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extreme temperatures. 19. Individual Canadian provinces have been addressing climate change since the national government pulled out of the Kyoto Protocol after A) Recognizing that its role in climate change is too low to bother with. B) Deciding that compliance with the agreement was too expensive. C) The government failed to meet its goals. D) The citizens voted down a national environmental referendum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The government failed to meet its goals. 20. The ..... Mountains cover the northern portion of Iran with a series of peaks that exceed 9, 000 feet A) Elburz. B) Taurus. C) Caucasus. D) Carpathian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elburz. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWorld 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 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books