This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography > World Geography – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 19 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is TRUE concerning monsoons in India? A) Summer monsoons bring heavy rainfall while winter monsoons bring dry weather. B) Monsoons bring heavy rainfall in all seasons in India. C) Winter monsoons bring heavy rainfall while summer monsoons are fairly dry. D) Monsoons only affect the coastal regions of the Indian subcontinent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summer monsoons bring heavy rainfall while winter monsoons bring dry weather. 2. The Middle East is located in A) Northeast Asia. B) Southwest Asia. C) Southeast Asia. D) Northwest Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Southwest Asia. 3. The process by which land becomes increasingly dry to a point of being useless. A) Desertification. B) Marginal land. C) Drought. D) Pastoral nomads. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desertification. 4. Side of the mountain which is drier/receives less moisture, precipitation? A) Windward. B) Leeward. C) Rain Shadow. D) Equinox. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leeward. 5. We use the acronym MR.HELP to remember the 5 Themes of Geography? What does each letter represent? A) Mediterranean, Rotation, Health and Environment, Latitude, and Polar. B) Movement, Region, Health and Energy, Longitude, and Place. C) Movement, Region, Human & Environment Interaction, Location, and Place. D) Manilla, Rome, Herzogonia and Europe, Latvia, and Prussia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Movement, Region, Human & Environment Interaction, Location, and Place. 6. ..... are a type of thematic map used in cartography to show the movement of objects between different areas. A) Flow-Line Map. B) Political Map. C) Cartogram Map. D) Histogram Map. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flow-Line Map. 7. What is an extended family? A) A group of things sharing certain characteristics a family of languages. B) A number of people or things that are located close together or are considered or classed together. C) Household made of several generations of family members. D) Relating to society or its organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Household made of several generations of family members. 8. What is the economic, political and cultural center of Brazil respectively? A) Brasilia, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro. B) Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro. C) Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Brasilia. D) Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, Sao Paulo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sao Paulo, Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro. 9. Which of the following best describes the move of Brazil's capital in the 1960s? A) The capital was moved from Brasilia to Rio de Janeiro to discourage deforestation. B) The capital was moved from Rio de Janeiro to Sau Paulo to discourage crime. C) The capital was moved from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia to encourage human settlement and economic opportunities in the interior of Brazil. D) The capital was moved from Sau Paulo to Rio de Janeiro to encourage economic growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The capital was moved from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia to encourage human settlement and economic opportunities in the interior of Brazil. 10. What keeps humidity levels high in a humid subtropical climate? A) Ocean winds that bring cool summers and wet winters. B) The proximity between about 30$^ \circ$N and 60$^ \circ$N and 30$^ \circ$S and 60$^ \circ$S latitude. C) Wind patterns and high pressure from nearby oceans. D) The varying temperature ranges from winter to summer by 120$^ \circ$ F (49$^ \circ$C). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wind patterns and high pressure from nearby oceans. 11. The major ethnic groups in the Middle East are:Persians, Arabs and A) Greeks. B) Jews. C) Kurds. D) African Americans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kurds. 12. Which latitude zone is between 30 degrees south and 30 degrees north? A) Low. B) High. C) Mid-Latitude. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Low. 13. An increase in greenhouse gases might be contributing to what? A) Global warming. B) Greenhouse Effect. C) Earth Effect. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Global warming. 14. California's Silicon Valley; Seattle, Washington; and Austin, Texas are urban areas that have become leaders in the A) Manufacturing industry. B) High-tech industry. C) Offshore industry. D) Automotive industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High-tech industry. 15. What is an outbreak or spreading of a disease in only one geographical location? A) Pandemic. B) Epidemic. C) COVID-19. D) Disease spreading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epidemic. 16. Which country has a history of the most ethnic conflict? A) Brazil. B) Canada. C) Australia. D) Yugoslavia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yugoslavia. 17. Which of the following is one MAIN factor in deciding where railroad tracks are built? A) Tree lines. B) Hiking trails. C) Location of markets. D) Location of reservoirs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Location of markets. 18. The major distinction between weather and climate is that- A) Weather and climate are exactly the same. B) Climate simply describes the atmosphere at any given point. C) Weather supports diverse ecosystems, while climate does not. D) Climate is weather in a region over a long period of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climate is weather in a region over a long period of time. 19. What are polders and where are they found? A) Land that is reclaimed by diking & drainage from the sea in the Netherlands. B) They are steep, u-shaped valleys. C) They are used as fuel. D) I have no idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land that is reclaimed by diking & drainage from the sea in the Netherlands. 20. What is a potentially negative impact of the greenhouse effect? A) Leaking radiation could cause the Earth to become too warm. B) Parts of Northern Europe may become too cold to support livestock and agriculture. C) Not enough radiation will enter into Earth's atmosphere. D) The ocean's surface could become too cold, threatening marine life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leaking radiation could cause the Earth to become too warm. ← 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