This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography > World Geography – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 16 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Countries with high standards of living have all of the following EXCEPT ..... A) Low infant mortality rates. B) High literacy rates. C) Short life expectancy. D) Long life expectancy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Short life expectancy. 2. This is when company relocates a piece (or all)of its manufacturing operations to factories in othercountries due to cheaper resources/labor A) Job shipping. B) Outsourcing. C) Resourcing. D) Layoffs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outsourcing. 3. Which of the following is one reason why the death rate is high in stage 1? A) Abundance of clean drinking water. B) Women are highly educated. C) Lack of medical knowledge and how disease spreads. D) Knowledge of how disease spreads. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lack of medical knowledge and how disease spreads. 4. The city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia is the most holy of religious places for Muslims, but only has historical significance for non-Muslims. This statement helps to support the fact that- A) Mecca is the most holy city in the Middle East. B) All major religions share the same exct holy sites. C) Different groups of people perceive a place's character differently. D) Only Eastern religions view Mecca as a holy site. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Different groups of people perceive a place's character differently. 5. In astronomy, the Earth's yearly trip around the sun, taking 365 days A) Revolution. B) Solstice. C) Equinox. D) Midnight Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Revolution. 6. A state that assumes primary responsibility for social welfare of its citizens is a A) Democracy. B) Republic. C) City State. D) Welfare State. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Welfare State. 7. Why do parts of the low latitude zone have warm to hot climates? A) The Earth's poles receive continuous, indirect sunlight. B) They receive direct rays from the sun year-round. C) The Earth's atmosphere thins as altitude increases. D) The lower the elevation, the higher the temperatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They receive direct rays from the sun year-round. 8. The United States is an example of a(n) A) Industrializing country. B) More developed country. C) Newly industrialized country. D) Less developed country. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More developed country. 9. Which of the following is a positive effect of globalization? A) It has made people more understanding and accepting of cultures. B) It produces tension and conflict as people from different cultures come into contact with one another. C) Some people do not want to change their culture. D) Sometimes the changes come too fast and destroy culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It has made people more understanding and accepting of cultures. 10. A country that has begun transitioning from primarily agricultural to primarily manufacturing and industrial activity? A) Newly Industrialized. B) More Developed. C) Less Developed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Newly Industrialized. 11. What effect do large bodies of water tend to have on coastal areas? A) They cause extreme changes in seasonal temperatures. B) They cause temperatures to be more uniform and moderate. C) They cause year-round high temperatures. D) They cause year-round cold temperatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They cause temperatures to be more uniform and moderate. 12. What is absolute location? A) The exact location. B) In relation to another place. C) A place outside the Earth. D) A place that does not exist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The exact location. 13. Which of the following best describes conditions found in a high-latitude climate zone? A) Mild, rainy winters; warm, dry summers. B) Year-round freezing temperatures and limited vegetation. C) Direct sunlight year-round with long summers, but cool temperatures. D) Cool summers and winters with abundant rainfall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Year-round freezing temperatures and limited vegetation. 14. Which of the following best explains how elevation influences temperature? A) Higher elevations experience cooler temperatures compared to lower elevations. B) Higher elevations experience warmer temperatures compared to lower elevations. C) Higher elevations experience very little temperature variation from lower elevations. D) Higher elevations experience varied temperatures depending on proximity to oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Higher elevations experience cooler temperatures compared to lower elevations. 15. The Tigris and ..... River bound a region known since ancient times as Mesopotamia which means the land between the rivers? A) Euphrates. B) Nile. C) Indus. D) Yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Euphrates. 16. What kinds of pollutants are found in the Venice canals? A) Industrial waste & algae. B) Industrial waste, sewage & saltwater. C) Freshwater & algae. D) Air pollution & moss. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Industrial waste, sewage & saltwater. 17. Huge land mass A) Country. B) County. C) City. D) Continent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Continent. 18. Al-Qaeda is best described as which of the following? A) A radical Islamic terrorist group. B) A group of Muslims. C) Rulers of Afghanistan. D) Followers of Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A radical Islamic terrorist group. 19. Why are economic systems essential to the development and function of a society? A) They produce and distribute goods and services. B) They provide for equal distribution of wealth among the people. C) They provide equal opportunity for individual prosperity. D) They ensure that all members of society have adequate resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They produce and distribute goods and services. 20. Who took over the Aztecs? A) Hernando Cortes. B) FranciscoPizarro. C) Vasco de Gama. D) Hernando de Soto. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hernando Cortes. ← 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