This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography > World Geography – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Latin America is predominantly Spanish and Portuguese speaking and Roman Catholic as a result of- A) North America's influence in the region. B) South America's experience of European colonization. C) The indigenous populations' interest in other cultures. D) An interest in economic development. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) South America's experience of European colonization. 2. ..... are usually located away from oceans or large bodies of water and therefore are less humid. A) Steppe. B) Tropical. C) Tropical Wet and Dry. D) Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Steppe. 3. Which is the deepest river in the world? A) Nile river. B) Congo river. C) Colorado river. D) Rhine river. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Congo river. 4. A large temple built by the Sumerians? A) Pyramid. B) Ziggurat. C) Skyscraper. D) Mole Hill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ziggurat. 5. The capacity of certain gases in the atmosphere to trap heat, thereby warming the Earth? A) Greenhouse Effect. B) Climate. C) Midnight Sun. D) Solstice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenhouse Effect. 6. Temperatures at higher elevations are ..... compared to temperatures at lower elevations A) Hotter. B) Higher. C) The same. D) Colder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Colder. 7. Which statement best describes how Earth's position affects temperatures? A) Temperature is measured in degrees on a set scale. B) Earth's axis runs from the North Pole to the South Pole. C) Earth's rotation from west to east creates unpredictable temperatures. D) Temperatures vary depending on which side of the planet is facing the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temperatures vary depending on which side of the planet is facing the sun. 8. Eco-tourism is A) Based on traveling to chemical plants in an effort to shut them down. B) Practice of using renewable resources. C) Practice/business of recreational travel based on the concern for the environment. D) Unsafe for the environment as it destroys natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Practice/business of recreational travel based on the concern for the environment. 9. What is geography? A) The study of strategies on fishing. B) The study of basketball. C) The study of Earth's physical features and the living things humans, animals, and plants that inhabit it. D) The study of cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The study of Earth's physical features and the living things humans, animals, and plants that inhabit it. 10. Earths Arctic biome is located above 66N latitude. Which statement best explains why low-growing plants in this biome thrive only in the spring and summer months? A) Excessive levels of precipitation in early spring cause frequent floods in the biome. B) The biome receives the greatest amount of solar energy during this spring and summer months. C) The permafrost in the biome traps toxic levels of carbon dioxide during winter months. D) Year round human activity disrupts the life cycles of native organisms in the biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The biome receives the greatest amount of solar energy during this spring and summer months. 11. Which of these describes one way England changed as a result of the Industrial Revolution? (6B) A) The economy became heavily dependent on commercial agriculture. B) Towns near supplies of natural resources were abandoned. C) Urban areas grew as more jobs became available. D) The amount of goods produced in factories declined. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urban areas grew as more jobs became available. 12. Which is the largest continent? A) South America. B) Africa. C) Europe. D) Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Asia. 13. Where would you find the Sahara Desert? A) Asia. B) Antarctica. C) Europe. D) Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Africa. 14. Which cultural attraction would you most likely visit on a tour of Central Asia? A) Mosque. B) Cathedral. C) Mountain lodge. D) Ice hockey arena. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mosque. 15. Imaginary lines that follow Earth's curvature to identify the shortest distance between two points are called A) Conical projections. B) Geometric meridians. C) Great circle routes. D) Longitudinal circle lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Great circle routes. 16. The raising of animals for food and other products? A) Pastoralism. B) Natural Boundary. C) Culture Hearths. D) Cuneiform. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pastoralism. 17. .... refers to the movement of people from rural areas to cities. A) Suburbanization. B) Modernization. C) Destabilization. D) Urbanization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Urbanization. 18. Why was the European Union created? A) To help rebuild the European economy after WWII. B) Resolving the ethnic conflicts that plagued Europe in the 1900s. C) Creating a market to provide food for a growing European population. D) Addressing worker shortages arising from a low birth rate in Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To help rebuild the European economy after WWII. 19. Whose coup led to the undermine of education in Chile? A) Porfirio Diaz. B) Salvador Allende. C) Augusto Pinochet. D) Education was always undermined. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Augusto Pinochet. 20. Major type of ecological community defined primarily by distinctive plant and animal groups? A) Biome. B) Natural Vegetation. C) Tropical wet and dry. D) Polar. 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