This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography > World Geography – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 22 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A system of writing using wedge-shaped symbols that were pressed into clay tablets? A) Cuneiform. B) Heiroglyphics. C) Culture Hearth. D) Hebrew. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cuneiform. 2. Geography is A) The study of life. B) The study of rocks. C) The study of animals. D) The study of earth and its people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The study of earth and its people. 3. One of the most distinctive cultural features of culture in Central Asia includes- A) Hunting rituals. B) Gender equality. C) Islamic traditions. D) Speaking Russian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Islamic traditions. 4. Forms of unlimited government include all of the following except ..... A) Absolute Monarchy. B) Representative Democracy. C) Dictatorship. D) Totalitarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Representative Democracy. 5. Africa, Asia, and Europe primarily influenced the present population of the U.S. in that A) These continents led as world powers. B) These were all places of early industrialization. C) Major explorers from these continents colonized the U.S. D) Most are descendants of people from these continents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Most are descendants of people from these continents. 6. Where are the llanos? A) Argentina and Paraguay. B) Colombia and Venezuela. C) Uruguay and Bolivia. D) Brazil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colombia and Venezuela. 7. La Nina does which of the following? A) > Generally can reduce the number of hurricanes experienced during the Atlantic season. B) Generally increases the number of hurricanes experienced during the Atlantic hurricane season. C) Causes a more active tornado season for regions impacted by tornadoes. D) Can result in crop damage and landslides in California and flooding in the Southern US. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Generally increases the number of hurricanes experienced during the Atlantic hurricane season. 8. What crops are typically grown in the tierra caliente zone? A) Bananas and sugarcane. B) Yams and taro. C) Cotton and rice. D) Potatoes and barley. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Potatoes and barley. 9. Why was the Ruhr region of Germany so important to coal mining companies? A) Industrialization fueled the need for energy sources. B) Decreasing populations reduced the need for farmland. C) The end of world wars caused economic priorities to shift. D) Demand for jobs for immigrants in the European Union increased. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrialization fueled the need for energy sources. 10. The time when day and night are of equal length A) Equinox. B) Solstice. C) Biome. D) Season. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Equinox. 11. ..... climates have pronounced dry and wet seasons with high year-round temperatures? A) Tropical Wet and Dry. B) Steppe. C) Grassland. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical Wet and Dry. 12. Why is Mexico City considered to be a primate city? A) It is the primary destination for immigrants to Mexico. B) It is the largest city and the political, cultural, and economic center of Mexico. C) It is the capital city. D) It is the most populous city in North America. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is the largest city and the political, cultural, and economic center of Mexico. 13. Why is the United States known as "the melting pot" ? A) Zero people. B) More traditional notion of a cultural. C) -in a salad bowl cultures do not mix at all. D) One culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More traditional notion of a cultural. 14. Global wind patterns impact climate as they- A) Blow leaves off of trees. B) Carry heat around Earth's surface. C) Create earthquakes. D) Block the sun's rays. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carry heat around Earth's surface. 15. What is the United States' capital city? A) Dallas. B) Washington D.C. C) Washington. D) New York. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Washington D.C. 16. What does the word equinox mean? A) The number of days Earth revolves around the sun. B) The condition of the atmosphere in one place. C) The days of the year that daytime and nighttime hours are equal. D) An imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The days of the year that daytime and nighttime hours are equal. 17. With a population of more than 10 million, Turkey's largest city ..... straddles the Bosporus A) Istanbul. B) Baghdad. C) Ankara. D) Mosul. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Istanbul. 18. What is the best summary of the effects of the European Union? A) European Union trade policies have resulted in job losses in EU nations. B) Many living in the European Union are experiencing a loss of economic power. C) The expansion of technology has facilitated globalization in the European Union. D) Globalization has resulted in higher standards of living in European Union nations. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Globalization has resulted in higher standards of living in European Union nations. 19. Which latitude zone is between 30 and 60 degrees north in the Northern Hemisphere and between 30 degrees south and 60 degrees south in the Southern Hemisphere? A) Low. B) High. C) Mid-Latitude. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mid-Latitude. 20. Untreated waste from the ..... River flows into the Sea A) Volga. B) Bosporus. C) Nile. D) Riyadh. 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