This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Geography > Physical > Physical Geography – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Physical Geography Quiz 9 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... is a type of large ecosystem with similar life forms and climates. A) Rotation. B) Revolution. C) Latitude. D) Biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biome. 2. What is an atoll? A) A large landmass that is smaller than a continent. B) Fertile farmlands. C) A small collection of islands. D) Island formed by a volcano peak emerging from the ocean. Ring shaped coral reef. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Island formed by a volcano peak emerging from the ocean. Ring shaped coral reef. 3. Which mountain range is under water? A) Mount Everest. B) Mid-Atlantic Ridge. C) Blue Ridge Mountain. D) Mariana Trench. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mid-Atlantic Ridge. 4. Which of the following statement best describes Physical Geography? A) The distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries. B) Branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or is influenced by the earth's surface. C) Branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes. D) The study of Continents and Oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes. 5. A major energy source used by the Dutch to power the pumps that drain the sea and create polders A) Wind Power. B) Hydroelectricity. C) Geothermal Energy. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind Power. 6. What is the 0$^ \circ$ line of latitude called? A) Prime Parallel. B) Prime Meridian. C) Equator. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equator. 7. What tells you the ratio between the distance on a map and the distance in real life? A) Title. B) Scale. C) Legend. D) Key. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scale. 8. The absence of rainfall from an area of land A) Arid. B) Drought. C) Harmattan. D) Desertification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drought. 9. Following WWII, Germany underwent a major political boundary change. Which statement best describes this change? A) Germany was annexed by Russia and became a territory of Russia. B) Germany was absorbed by France, Belgium, Austria, and Poland. C) Germany was split into two regions. D) Germany was divided into four zones, each controlled by a different country. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Germany was divided into four zones, each controlled by a different country. 10. Which of the following about Southwest Asia's oil deposits is accurate? A) The region has few or limited deposits. B) Oil production is not a leading economic activity. C) The revenues from oil sales have been shared equally among the region's people. D) The region holds more than half of the oil discovered in the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The region holds more than half of the oil discovered in the world. 11. Why is India regarded as sub continent? A) As it was once a continent. B) As it migrated south and became part of Asia. C) As it was a distinct geographical plate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As it was once a continent. 12. Erosion means A) Wearing away of land by rivers, sea, ice, and wind. B) Laying down of material that has been carried by rivers, glaciers, and the sea. C) Natural features formed by rivers, the sea, ice, and volcanoes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wearing away of land by rivers, sea, ice, and wind. 13. A high point or ridge that determines the direction that rivers flow A) Divide. B) Fall line. C) Chinook. D) Praire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divide. 14. The state lying on the ..... tip of the Indian Peninsula is Tamil Nadu. A) Southern. B) Western. C) Eastern. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Southern. 15. Which of the following is NOT an example of physical geography? A) Desert. B) Coastline. C) Dam. D) Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dam. 16. What is the source of river water at high elevations in South Asia? A) Melting snow. B) Tropical rains. C) Monsoon winds. D) Underground lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melting snow. 17. Which of the following best describes a subcontinent? A) A large landmass that is smaller than a continent. B) Fertile farmlands. C) A small collection of islands. D) Island formed by a volcano peak emerging from the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A large landmass that is smaller than a continent. 18. What kind of soil does anti-lebanaon have? A) Thin and rocky. B) Ice and smooth. C) Hard and rocky. D) Soft and rocky. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thin and rocky. 19. A branch of geography that analyzes Earth's natural features. A) Human Geography. B) Physical Geography. C) Geography. D) Oceanography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Physical Geography. 20. In response to the Russian blockade of western Germany, Great Britain and the United States executed this relief plan to supply citizens with basic necessities. A) Operation Freedom. B) Operation Berlin. C) The Berlin Airlift. D) Stamp out Stalin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Berlin Airlift. ← 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 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books