This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Geography > Physical > Physical Geography – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Physical Geography Quiz 17 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Source of the Indus River A) Arabian Sea. B) Himalayas. C) Bay of Bengal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Himalayas. 2. Which of the following is NOT the name of a hemisphere A) Northern hemisphere. B) Southern hemisphere. C) Equator hemisphere. D) Western hemisphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equator hemisphere. 3. What province is the capital of Canada A) Ontario. B) Alberta. C) British Columbia. D) New Brunswick. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ontario. 4. Why are many Africa countries promoting ecotourism? A) To allow tourists to distribute African plants. B) To attract more industry and investments. C) To encourage trade with other nations. D) To help preserve the rain forest and boost economies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To help preserve the rain forest and boost economies. 5. The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem. A) Invasive. B) Deciduous. C) Balkanization. D) Biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biodiversity. 6. Which of the following would MOST LIKELY have the warmest climate? A) 60oN. B) 50oS. C) 5oN. D) 35oS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5oN. 7. What are the imaginary lines that run north and south called? A) Latitude. B) Longitude. C) Parallels. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Longitude. 8. What is the most common type of vegetation in the central area of southern Canada and the United States? A) Desert and dry shrub. B) Tropical grassland. C) Deciduous and mixed forest. D) Temperate grassland. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Temperate grassland. 9. Most of China's population lives A) In the western interior of the country. B) In the Himalaya. C) In the plains and valleys along its three major rivers. D) In Inner Mongolia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the plains and valleys along its three major rivers. 10. The only landlocked country of East Asia is: A) China. B) Mongolia. C) North Korea. D) Taiwan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mongolia. 11. What is the sun's effect on the Earth? A) Solar radiation has no measurable effect on the Earth at all. B) Solar radiation combined with the tilt of the Earth makes the seasons. C) Solar radiation influences volcanic activity below the Earth's crust. D) Solar radiation prevents plants from releasing oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar radiation combined with the tilt of the Earth makes the seasons. 12. Capital of Sweden A) Stockholm. B) Bern. C) Vilnius. D) Kyiv. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stockholm. 13. The Namib and the Kalahari are two of Africa's A) Deserts. B) Rainforests. C) Highest mountains. D) Savanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deserts. 14. This Ocean lies to the North of Canada A) Atlantic. B) Arctic. C) Pacific. D) Indian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arctic. 15. Which river starts in the Czech Republic then flows through Germany? A) Oder. B) Po. C) Danube. D) Elbe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elbe. 16. Which mountain range separates Spain from the rest of Europe? A) Alps. B) Andes. C) Pyrenees. D) Rockies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pyrenees. 17. The Apennines are often called the "spine" of this country. A) Italy. B) Switzerland. C) Monaco. D) Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Italy. 18. Used to make drills and grinding tools A) Sapphires. B) Diamonds. C) Industrial diamonds. D) Succulent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Industrial diamonds. 19. Which of the following best describes how climates and ecosystems of some parts of Central America further from the Equator change with elevation? A) The higher the elevation, the wetter the climate. B) The higher the elevation, the warmer the climate. C) The higher the elevation, the colder the climate. D) The higher the elevation, the greater the biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The higher the elevation, the colder the climate. 20. MUGANUR HAS A HEIGHT OF ..... m A) 1, 280. B) 1, 277. C) 1, 279. D) 1, 635. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1, 277. ← 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