This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography > World Geography – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 28 (15 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A dry area receiving less than 10 inches of rain per year A) Tundra. B) Desert. C) Savannah. D) Permafrost. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desert. 2. The enduring behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people A) Diffusion. B) Economy. C) Clansmanship. D) Culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Culture. 3. Which activity describes the more typical interaction of humans with the environment of Central Asia? A) Extracting minerals. B) Clearing rainforests. C) Building massive dams. D) Preparing for earthquakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Extracting minerals. 4. What is the United Nations? A) *acts of chief public representative of their government. B) *term frequently used to describe the highest ranking government official. C) *an organization established to promote international cooperation. D) -Citizens rule directly or through elected representatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) *an organization established to promote international cooperation. 5. Doctors, teachers, lawyers, bankers, truck drivers, and store clerks are all examples of what type of economic activity? A) Tertiary. B) Secondary. C) Primary. D) Quaternary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tertiary. 6. The population density and distribution of Texas can best be described as: A) An uneven distribution with more people in the eastern areas of the state. B) An even distribution throughout the state. C) An uneven distribution with more people in the southern areas of the state. D) A mostly even distribution with slightly more people in central areas of the state. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An uneven distribution with more people in the eastern areas of the state. 7. What was the name of the 18th and 19th century trade route that shifted goods and people between Europe, Africa, and the Americas? A) Rectangular Trade. B) Circular Trade. C) Triangular Trade. D) Spherical Trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Triangular Trade. 8. What is geographic scale A) Is a flow of products, people, services, or information among places in response to localized supply and demand. B) A system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographical data. C) The scanning of the Earth by satellite or high-flying aircraft in order to obtain information about it. D) The scale of a map is the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The scale of a map is the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground. 9. What causes the changing seasons on earth A) Wind patterns. B) Earth's revolution and tilt. C) The sun moving closer to the equator. D) Ocean currents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earth's revolution and tilt. 10. Which change is a direct result of the diffusion of popular American chain of restaurants throughout the world? A) The cultural landscapes of commercial eras have become increasingly similar. B) Local production of fresh produce has declined. C) The service sectors of developing countries have begun to decline. D) Religious dietary restrictions have been ignored. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cultural landscapes of commercial eras have become increasingly similar. 11. What is the natural vegetation of the desert? A) Water. B) Sun. C) Scattered shrubs and cacti. D) Sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scattered shrubs and cacti. 12. In Mexico City's geography makes air pollution a greater problem because it is located A) On a mountainside, where the air is thinner. B) In a valley, which often traps carbon emissions. C) On the coast, which creates the heat island effect. D) On a plain, so there is little wind to disperse the pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In a valley, which often traps carbon emissions. 13. Which of the following is a type of political conflict that inspires fear and includes any violent and destructive acts committed to intimidate a people or a government? A) Terrorism. B) Anarchism. C) Syndicalism. D) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Terrorism. 14. Which of the following changes occurred as a result of Great Britain's division of the Indian subcontinent into the countries of India and Pakistan in 1947? A) Regional population growth began to slow. B) Both countries began to import huge quantities of raw cotton. C) Large numbers of religious minorities were displaced. D) English became the official language in both countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Large numbers of religious minorities were displaced. 15. The Mountains and Basins region has a strong Hispanic cultural tradition and close ties with people in New Mexico, California, and Arizona due to its ..... A) Location on the Gulf of Mexico. B) Location in the western area of Texas. C) Proximity to major cities. D) Location in the southern area of Texas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Location in the western area of Texas. ← PreviousRelated 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