This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Geography > World > World Geography > World Geography – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books World Geography Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is GPS? A) A continuous area or expanse that is free, available, or unoccupied. B) A particular position or point in space. C) A system of satellites, computers, and receivers that is able to determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by calculating the time difference for signals to reach the reciever. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A system of satellites, computers, and receivers that is able to determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by calculating the time difference for signals to reach the reciever. 2. The three cities that dominate social and cultural life in Iran, Iraq, and Turkey are Istanbul, Baghdad and ..... A) Tehran. B) Mosul. C) Kabul. D) Ankara. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tehran. 3. What continent do you live on? A) South America. B) Virginia. C) United States. D) North America. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) North America. 4. Why are the rivers of Europe an important aspect of its geography? A) They dont like traveling ans spreading ideas, goods, and people. B) They encourage travel & trade; helps with spreading ideas, goods, and people. C) Creates a border between the countries. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They encourage travel & trade; helps with spreading ideas, goods, and people. 5. Why did the Dutch build seaworks? A) To give up land. B) To remain unharmed by the sea & to get more land. C) Sea causes harm to the dutch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To remain unharmed by the sea & to get more land. 6. Which Middle East country is the world's largest oil producer? A) Turkey. B) Iraq. C) Saudi Arabia. D) Israel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saudi Arabia. 7. Which of the following locational factors most directly impacts the climate a person might live in? A) At what point of LONGITUDE a person is located. B) How close to grasslands a person is located. C) At what point of LATITUDE a person is located. D) How near an airport a person is located. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At what point of LATITUDE a person is located. 8. The mayor of Mexico City launched programs to reduce pollution in the city by A) Banning the burning of fossil fuels within city limits. B) Requiring commuters to carpool, or ride-share. C) Encouraging more use of bicycles. D) Constructing additional highway lanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Encouraging more use of bicycles. 9. An inland grass area A) Prairie. B) Coniferous. C) Decidious. D) Mixed Forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prairie. 10. What industry would be most affected by hybrid cars? A) Water industry. B) Solar industry. C) Oil industry. D) Natural gas industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oil industry. 11. Why do most areas near the equator have warm climates? A) They receive the most direct rays from the sun. B) Their surfaces reflect the greatest amount of sunlight. C) The sun is directly over the equator at noon year-round. D) They receive equal amounts of daylight hours and night time hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They receive the most direct rays from the sun. 12. What geographical term describes southern Mexico (the part that connects North America to South America)? A) Peninsula. B) Land bridge. C) Crossroads. D) Steppe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Land bridge. 13. Due to its large land area, the development of Canada's ..... has been essential to the country's economic growth. A) Manufacturing. B) Tourism. C) Fishing industry. D) Transportation systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transportation systems. 14. The two days of the year on which the sun's rays shine directly overhead at noon A) Solstice. B) Equinox. C) Diffusion. D) Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solstice. 15. What type of government does the United States use? A) Democracy. B) Nationalism. C) Autocracy. D) Illiteracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democracy. 16. What determines how much sunlight reaches different locations on Earth at different times of the year? A) The amount of sunlight in a seasonal pattern. B) Earth's revolution and its tilted axis. C) Direct sunlight on the Equator. D) Weather patterns typical for an area. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earth's revolution and its tilted axis. 17. Which statement best describes formal regions? A) They have overlapping boundaries that are not clearly defined. B) They have clear boundaries with one or more common feature. C) They are defined by how they reflect human feelings and attitudes. D) They are comprised of different places that are linked together. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They have clear boundaries with one or more common feature. 18. If you wanted to understand the meaning of a symbol on a map, you could use the map's- A) Grid system (longitude and latitude). B) Title. C) Scale. D) Key. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Key. 19. These were invented to transport oil. You find them mostly in Alaska, but are now all over North America. They were needed so that transporting oil can take place even in very bad weather. What are they? A) 18 wheel trucks. B) Pipelines. C) Helicopters. D) Railroads. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pipelines. 20. What causes solar radiation to warm Earth? A) A. the Coriolis effect. B) B. the lunar effect. C) C. the shadow effect. D) D. the greenhouse effect. 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