This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography > World Geography – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 15 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. After ..... and ....., ..... is considered the third most holy city to Muslims? A) Mecca, Istanbul, Kabul. B) Mecca, Medina, Istanbul. C) Mecca, Jerusalem, Medina. D) Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem. 2. Which of the following statements accurately defines weather? A) The atmosphere's condition in one place over an extended time period. B) A variety of patterns typical for an area over a long period of time. C) Direct and indirect sunlight falling on an area. D) The atmosphere's condition in one place during a short time period. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The atmosphere's condition in one place during a short time period. 3. GIS stands for which of the following? A) Geographic Intelligence Systems. B) Geologic Information Systems. C) Geographic Information Systems. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geographic Information Systems. 4. What early civilization in Mexico engaged in long-distance trade and built huge stone cities that had been abandoned by the time the Spanish arrived? A) The Olmec. B) The Actec. C) The Zapotec. D) The Maya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Maya. 5. One of two days in which the sun's rays strike directly on the Tropic of Cancer or Tropic of Capricorn, marking the beginning of summer to winter? A) Solstice. B) Revolution. C) Equinox. D) Midnight Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solstice. 6. Canada was not as seriously affected as the United States by the 2008 global recession largely because A) The housing market declined but employment rose. B) Canadian banks were more conservative in extending credit. C) The fishing industry provided steady employment for many Canadians. D) Few Canadians spent more than they earned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Canadian banks were more conservative in extending credit. 7. After the PRI lost power, who was elected to be President? A) Pancho Villa. B) Hidalgo. C) Porfirio Diaz. D) Vicente Fox. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vicente Fox. 8. The rapid growth of technology in the U.S. has had positive effects on all of the following EXCEPT A) The economy. B) Medical community. C) The environment. D) Communications. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The environment. 9. ..... is technological and economic growth that does not deplete the human and natural resources of a given area. A) Sustainable development. B) Ecotourism. C) Syncretism. D) Laissez-fair capitalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sustainable development. 10. About how long does it take for Earth to complete a revolution around the sun? A) 7 days. B) 31 days. C) 365 days. D) 1, 000 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 365 days. 11. What is an outbreak or spreading of a disease worldwide? A) Pandemic. B) Epidemic. C) Bubonic Plague. D) Disease spreading. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pandemic. 12. Which of the following lists of characteristics are related to Hinduism? A) Vedas, polytheistic, Indus River Valley, reincarnation. B) Abraham, Torah, Israel, monotheistic. C) Polytheistic, worldwide, natural world, shamanism. D) Siddhartha Gautama, Eight Fold Path, Meditation, Nepal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vedas, polytheistic, Indus River Valley, reincarnation. 13. Which country is in South America? A) Mexico. B) Spain. C) Brazil. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brazil. 14. System of government in which leaders rule with consent of the citizens? A) Democracy. B) Natural Boundary. C) Theocracy. D) Autocracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democracy. 15. The formula to calculate GDP per Capita (average annual income per person)? A) Total population divided by GDP. B) GDP added to total population. C) Total population subtracted from GDP. D) GDP divided by total population. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) GDP divided by total population. 16. World's largest island is ..... A) Greenland. B) Iceland. C) Hawaii. D) Ireland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenland. 17. Referring to vegetation having cones and needle-shaped leaves, including many evergreens, that keep their foilage throughout the winter A) Coniferous. B) Prairie. C) Decidious. D) Mixed Forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coniferous. 18. All of the following are results of tectonic activity EXCEPT- A) Mountains. B) Faults. C) Volcanoes. D) Deserts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deserts. 19. The three Gorges Dam Project did which of the following? A) Brought Eco-tourism to Africa. B) Brought cleaner energy to China despite the destruction of the natural environment that took place to create the dam. C) Brought cleaner energy to Houston despite destroying the wetlands of Pearland. D) Created a city that runs entirely on hydroelectric energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brought cleaner energy to China despite the destruction of the natural environment that took place to create the dam. 20. What is deforestation? A) The contamination of the air by the introduction of pollutants from human and natural sources. B) When vehicle exhaust and factory smoke (air pollution) combine with fog; a gray-brown haze. C) The process of planting more trees. D) The clearing of trees; transforming of a forest into cleared land. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The clearing of trees; transforming of a forest into cleared land. ← 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