This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography > World Geography – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 2 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which river is described below? "Ferries crossing the river between Texas and Mexico have been in operation for 60 years. With the proper credentials and 75 cents, each day 2, 000 day-workers make the ten minute journey into the United States." A) Colorado River. B) Mississippi River. C) Rio Grande River. D) San Juan River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rio Grande River. 2. In what way did the physical geography of northern Europe affect the ethnic diversity of the region? A) Vast waterways across the plains blocked the flow of migrants. B) Multiple mountain ranges acted as a barrier to cultural convergence. C) Extremely cold climate conditions made it difficult to live in the region. D) Lack of significant physical barriers allowed for easy migration to the area. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lack of significant physical barriers allowed for easy migration to the area. 3. Which terms are examples of uplands? A) Mesetas; seaworks. B) Peat and polders. C) Mesetas; massif central. D) Massif canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mesetas; massif central. 4. What is a political map? A) A map that focuses on government or administrative boundaries. B) A map that focuses on the geography of the area. C) A map that depicts prevailing weather patterns in a given area. D) A map marked with contour lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A map that focuses on government or administrative boundaries. 5. When did the American Revolution start? A) 1775-1783. B) 1686-1691. C) 1793-1807. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1775-1783. 6. What country is also a continent? A) Africa. B) North America. C) Australia. D) South America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Australia. 7. Operation Enduring Freedom was designed to do what? A) Maintain peace between Egypt and Israel. B) Bring down Saddam Hussein and find weapons of mass destruction. C) Liberate Kuwait. D) Bring down the Taliban and root out terrorists in Afghanistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bring down the Taliban and root out terrorists in Afghanistan. 8. The features of Urban Sprawl are A) Urban sprawl-High density (Not crowded)-Single dating (Residential or commercial)-Automatic (difficult to get around). B) Urban sprawl-Low density (Not crowded)-Single purpose (Residential or commercial)-Auto dependant (difficult to get around). C) Urban sprawl-Low density (Not crowded)-Multiple purposes (Residential or commercial)-Auto independant (difficult to get alone). D) Urban sprawl-Intensity (crowded with many people)-No purpose (Residential or commercial)-Independant woman (difficult to get around). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Urban sprawl-Low density (Not crowded)-Single purpose (Residential or commercial)-Auto dependant (difficult to get around). 9. Why does the death rate drop in Stage 2? A) Heart transplants and other difficult operations are now available. B) Improved medical care. C) Improvements in the quality of food, water, and sanitation. D) There is better medical care for babies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Improvements in the quality of food, water, and sanitation. 10. Forest with both coniferous and deciduous trees? A) Tundra. B) Mixed Forests. C) Forest Deluxe. D) Redwood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mixed Forests. 11. In what ways have the people of the Netherlands changed the physical geography of their land? A) They reclaimed land from the sea & made a freshwater lake. B) They made a saltwater lake. C) They gave up land. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They reclaimed land from the sea & made a freshwater lake. 12. Which of the following geography themes includes the changes of location of people, goods, ideas, and the effects of these changes? A) Region. B) Location. C) Movement. D) Place. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Movement. 13. System of government in which those who rule are regarded as divinely inspired? A) Theocracy. B) Monarchy. C) Democracy. D) Natural Boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Theocracy. 14. Manufacturing, automobiles production, assembling electronic goods are all examples of what type of economic activity? A) Traditional. B) Primary. C) Secondary. D) Quaternary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Secondary. 15. How does the North Atlantic Drift influence climate? A) The easterlies carry heat over europe warming it. B) The westerlies cool europe down. C) The westerlies carry heat over europe warming it. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The westerlies carry heat over europe warming it. 16. Which of the following are true? A) The continents were pulled apart by tectonic plates over the past 2 centuries. B) The continents are being pushed together over the next millennia. C) The continents were once joined in a single massive super continent. D) The Earth is thousands of years old. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The continents were once joined in a single massive super continent. 17. Where are the most important oil fields of Europe located, and which countries pump oil from them? A) The Black sea; sweden and italy. B) The atlantic ocean; africa and new york. C) The mediteranean sea; europe. D) The North Sea; norway, the netherlands, UK, and denmark. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The North Sea; norway, the netherlands, UK, and denmark. 18. The condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place. A) Weather. B) Climate. C) Equinox. D) Solstice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weather. 19. Which is the best comparison to the geographic term "situation" ? A) A socially-important location. B) A specific site in a certain time period. C) A latitude and longitude location where something happens. D) A position relative to other places or features. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A position relative to other places or features. 20. Religious festival are celebrated in several countries, including Mexico, the US, and India However festivals in individual countries are characterized by different costumes, religions, and foods. This highlights that the character of a place is:(5A) A) Focused on populated areas. B) Based on outside influences. C) Related to cultural elements. D) Determined by other countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Related to cultural elements. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesWorld QuizzesGeography QuizzesWorld Geography Quiz 1World Geography Quiz 3World Geography Quiz 4World Geography Quiz 5World Geography Quiz 6World Geography Quiz 7World Geography Quiz 8World Geography Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books