This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography > World Geography – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 12 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What country is NOT part of NAFTA? A) Mexico. B) Honduras. C) United States. D) Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Honduras. 2. When studying how humans adapt, depend and modify their environment, geographers are studying- A) Movement. B) Place. C) Human environment interaction. D) Location. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human environment interaction. 3. Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn? A) The Tropic of Cancer is north of the Tropic of Capricorn. B) The Tropic of Cancer is south of the Tropic of Capricorn. C) The Tropic of Cancer is east of the Tropic of Capricorn. D) The Tropic of Cancer is west of the Tropic of Capricorn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Tropic of Cancer is north of the Tropic of Capricorn. 4. ..... led the Spanish forces that invaded and conquered the ..... in Mexico A) Hernan Cortes; Inca. B) Francisco Pizarro; Inca. C) Hernan Cortes; Aztec. D) Francisco Pizarro; Aztec. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hernan Cortes; Aztec. 5. What definition best describes Human & Environment Interaction? A) An act of changing physical location or position or of having this changed. B) An area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries. C) A particular place or position. D) Interactions between the human social system and (the "rest" of) the ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interactions between the human social system and (the "rest" of) the ecosystem. 6. A form of autocracy with a hereditary king or queen exercising supreme power? A) Monarchy. B) Democracy. C) Theocracy. D) Autocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monarchy. 7. What determines the direction of prevailing winds? A) Rising air near the Equator. B) Calm areas at the edge of the Tropics. C) Latitude and the Earth's movement. D) Diagonal movement of air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Latitude and the Earth's movement. 8. Why would healthy lifestyles and advanced medical care reduce the deathrate? A) Lower life expectancy. B) Birthrate increases. C) Higher life expectancy. D) Gni falls. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Higher life expectancy. 9. Who declared Brazilian Independence? A) Don Pedro. B) Pedro. C) Napoleon. D) Dom Pedro. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dom Pedro. 10. Gases put into the atmosphere cause a warming known as the greenhouse effect because A) They create a barrier that traps solar energy. B) They come from the burning of coal and petroleum. C) They create a barrier that traps carbon dioxide. D) They create an environment in which vegetation thrives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They create a barrier that traps solar energy. 11. How many states make up the United States of America? A) 36. B) 600. C) 50. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 50. 12. As of 2015, there were over 1.4 million British Indians living in the United Kingdom, making them the largest minority group in the state. Which of the following accounts for the large British Indian population in the United Kingdom? A) The British slave trade. B) Britain's colonization of India. C) Britain's lax immigration laws. D) Hindu pilgrimage sites in Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Britain's colonization of India. 13. Which statement best explains comparative advantage? A) Importing what a country already produces. B) Exporting what a country cannot produce profitably. C) Exporting what a country does not know how to produce. D) Exporting goods and services that a country can produce at lower relative costs than other countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exporting goods and services that a country can produce at lower relative costs than other countries. 14. The major reason the Mexican Government strongly supported the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was that this agreement would? A) Raise tariffs on United States products entering Mexico. B) Reduce Mexico's economic dependence on Europe. C) Promote investment and economic growth in Mexico. D) Stimulate trade between Asia and Latin America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Promote investment and economic growth in Mexico. 15. Russian territory nearest the Arctic Ocean experience low amounts of precipitation and low temperatures throughout the year creating a biome characterized by- A) Tundra. B) Desert. C) Grasslands. D) Taiga forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tundra. 16. If you wanted to see where the mountains, deserts, grasslands and forests of South America are located, you would use a- A) Population density map. B) Physical map. C) Resource map. D) Political map. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Physical map. 17. Texas is well known for its food and culture. Define the term culture. A) Housewives who gave up their jobs to stay home and have babies. B) The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group. C) A particular type or aspect of people's existence. D) Denoting advertising or products designed to appeal to a consumer by association with a desirable lifestyle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group. 18. The fact that the official language of Quebec, Canada is French while the rest of Canada speaks English makes Quebec a unique- A) Physical region. B) Cultural region. C) Perceptual region. D) Functional region. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cultural region. 19. How does a Geographic Information System (GIS) function as a resource for businesses or government officials? A) A GIS creates a variety of predictions about geographic patterns for consumers. B) A GIS generates several surveys used to gather data about geographic patterns. C) A GIS presents data in visual forms making it easier to see geographic patterns. D) A GIS produces reports about geographic decisions that have been made before. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A GIS presents data in visual forms making it easier to see geographic patterns. 20. Which statement most true? A) Santiago is the capital of Chile, Brazil is the capital of Brasilia, Quito is the capital of Equador. B) Santiago is the capital of Chile, Brasilia is the capital of Brazil, Quito is the capital of Equador. C) Santiago is the capital of Peru, Brasilia is the capital of Brazil, Quito is the capital of Argentina. D) In South America, every country speaks Spanish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Santiago is the capital of Chile, Brasilia is the capital of Brazil, Quito is the capital of Equador. ← 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