This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Geography > Physical > Physical Geography – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Physical Geography Quiz 11 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following typically occurs in the biosphere? A) Continuous circulation of hot and cold oceanic currents. B) The interaction of plants and animals within specific climate regions. C) Regulation of the rate at which thermal energy leaves the planet. D) The recycling of the continental crust in subduction zones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regulation of the rate at which thermal energy leaves the planet. 2. What is northern atlantic drift A) Hills and mountains. B) Forests and soils. C) Seas and oceans. D) An ocean current that brings warm moist air across the atlantic ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An ocean current that brings warm moist air across the atlantic ocean. 3. A system of canals and locks that provides shipping access deep into Canada interior A) St. Lawrence Seaway. B) The Great Lakes. C) Gulf of St. Lawrence. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) St. Lawrence Seaway. 4. Most of the oil in the Middle East is found in countries located around the ..... A) Red Sea. B) Persian Gulf. C) Mediterranean Sea. D) Tigris River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persian Gulf. 5. What term refers to people being changed by the environment? A) Modify. B) Depend. C) Adapt. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adapt. 6. Which of these natural resources is in short supply in the Middle East? A) Water. B) Oil. C) Natural gas. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 7. India has a coastline of ..... A) 7000 kms. B) 6000 kms. C) 7800 kms. D) 7500 kms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7500 kms. 8. Which of the following statements are true? A) Australia is not considered an island. B) Australia has mostly rainforests. C) Australia is the world's smallest continent. D) Australia is not considered a country. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Australia is the world's smallest continent. 9. The majority of Europe experiences this type of climate. A) Humid subtropic. B) Mediterranean. C) Marine West Coast. D) Semiarid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marine West Coast. 10. What is Africa's transition zone between desert and rain forest? A) Sahel. B) Sahara. C) Savanna. D) Kalahari. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sahel. 11. What are three natural barriers that have limited people's movement in East Asia? A) Deserts, high mountains, and rugged terrain. B) Shallow rivers, high mountains, and wide plains. C) Dense forests, deep rivers, and rugged terrain. D) Islands, peninsulas, and rugged terrain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deserts, high mountains, and rugged terrain. 12. Which agents break down earth materials? A) Wind only. B) Earthquakes and gravity. C) Ice and 007. D) Wind, water, and ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind, water, and ice. 13. The regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms A) Atmosphere. B) Lithosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biosphere. 14. Capital of Austria A) Vienna. B) Berlin. C) Riga. D) Bern. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vienna. 15. A long, narrow band of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean. A) Continent. B) Ring of Fire. C) Tsunami. D) Glacier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ring of Fire. 16. What effect can summer monsoons have on the Ganges River? A) They can cause devastating floods. B) They can make the river navigable. C) They can cause the river to shrink in size. D) They can make the river dry up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They can cause devastating floods. 17. What climate zone is found between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn? A) Polar. B) Temperate. C) Tropics. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropics. 18. Which of the following is an example of Physical Geography? A) Fishing. B) Population. C) Desert. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desert. 19. In steppe areas, clearing trees or herding large amounts of livestock can cause A) Farmers to become angry. B) Desertification. C) Irrigation problems. D) Soil to become compacted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desertification. 20. A vast, flat area stretching from France's coast to the Ural Mountains in Russia A) Danube River. B) Ural Mountains. C) European Plain. D) Ukraine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) European Plain. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian Geography QuizzesPhysical Geography Quiz 1Physical Geography Quiz 2Physical Geography Quiz 3Physical Geography Quiz 4Physical Geography Quiz 5Physical Geography Quiz 6Physical Geography Quiz 7Physical Geography Quiz 8Physical Geography Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books