Physical Geography Quiz 6 (20 MCQs)

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1. Due to its location, the predominant climates of South America are

Correct Answer: C) Tropical wet and tropical wet/dry.

2. In which of the following climate zones do giant pandas live?

Correct Answer: D) The deciduous forest.

3. Why might the Mediterranean Sea be very populated?

Correct Answer: C) It's near water.

4. It is composed of Whales, Scotland, England, and Northern Ireland

Correct Answer: B) United Kingdom.

5. How much does the Syrian desert take up Jordan's territory?

Correct Answer: B) 4/5.

6. This country is part of both mainland & island Southeast Asia

Correct Answer: B) Malaysia.

7. The greater the number of different species of animals and plants in an environment, the greater the A.biodiversity of the environment.

Correct Answer: D) Precipitation in the climate.

8. What affects climate?

Correct Answer: A) The distance from the equator.

9. Russia is the world's largest exporter of what?

Correct Answer: A) Natural Gas.

10. A body of land completely surrounded by water

Correct Answer: C) Island.

11. What issue in SE Asia is shrinking the natural habitats of many animal species?

Correct Answer: B) Deforestation.

12. This ocean brings rain and mild temperatures to western Canada and provides a trade route to the west and is home to important Canadian fisheries

Correct Answer: B) Pacific Ocean.

13. Natural resource that the environment continues to supply as it is used

Correct Answer: D) Renewable Resources.

14. Which Great Lake is not shared between the U.S. and Canada?

Correct Answer: A) Lake Michigan.

15. Capital of Finland

Correct Answer: A) Helsinki.

16. The Jabal ..... has vegetation

Correct Answer: A) Al-akhdar.

17. The rapids and gorges of rivers in the ..... make them unsuitable for navigation but ideal for hydropower.

Correct Answer: B) Western Ghats.

18. An underwater plain that borders a continent

Correct Answer: B) Continental Shelf.

19. What term refers to the description of an area? (ex. Eiffel Tower in France, Grand Canyon in Arizona)

Correct Answer: B) Place.

20. What term refers to the spread of people, goods, and ideas?

Correct Answer: A) Movement.