Geography Quiz PDF

1) Absolute location is how two places are located about each other. A) True B) False Answer: B) False 2) Modern geographers no longer need direct observation and measurement as they have been replaced by more accurate geospatial technology. A) True B) False Answer: A) True 3) To use remote sens...

1) Absolute location is how two places are located about each other. A) True B) False Answer: B) False 2) Modern geographers no longer need direct observation and measurement as they have been replaced by more accurate geospatial technology. A) True B) False Answer: A) True 3) To use remote sensing correctly, a geographer needs to be physically at the place of study. A) True B) False Answer: B) False 4) The amount of water in the water cycle is constantly changing. A) True B) False Answer: B) False 5) Of all of Earth’s water, 70 percent is salt water. A) True B) False Answer: A) True 6) The Equator experiences the most dramatic variation in the amount of sunlight. A) True B) False Answer: B) False 7) Earth would be too hot to support life without the greenhouse effect. A) True B) False Answer: A) True 8) All five of the early culture hearths, or centers where cultures developed and from which ideas and traditions spread outward, were located near a major river or source of water. A) True B) False Answer: A) True 9) The Sierra Nevada is the oldest mountain in the United States. A) True B) False Answer: B) False 10) First Nations is a term that refers to indigenous peoples of Canada who are neither Inuit nor Métis. A) True B) False Answer: A) True 11) A reading of 36 degrees North latitude and 140 degrees East longitude provides: A) Japan B) China C) Indonesia D) Philippines Answer: A) Japan 12) Which is the best example of the geographic term, “site”? A) The site of Paris on the Seine River B) Paris as a capital city C) The distance between Paris and London D) The country of France Answer: A) The site of Paris on the Seine River 13) Before computers, how did mapmakers create map projections? A) Using globes, compasses, and geometric techniques B) Using satellite technology C) Using GIS software D) By observing the stars Answer: A) Using globes, compasses, and geometric techniques 14) What is map scale? A) The ratio of map distance to real-world distance B) The level of detail on a map C) The size of the map relative to the Earth D) The number of geographic features on the map Answer: A) The ratio of map distance to real-world distance 15) What type of projection is a Mercator Projection? A) Conic B) Cylindrical C) Azimuthal D) Interrupted Answer: B) Cylindrical 16) Earth’s lithosphere consists of? A) Crust and uppermost mantle B) Crust and inner core C) Mantle and outer core D) Outer core and crust Answer: A) Crust and uppermost mantle 17) Which external force most likely formed the Great Lakes? A) Tectonic plate movements B) Volcanic activity C) Glacial activity D) Wind erosion Answer: C) Glacial activity 18) What are the three layers of Earth? A) Crust, mantle, core B) Crust, lithosphere, hydrosphere C) Mantle, outer core, inner core D) Crust, outer core, mantle Answer: A) Crust, mantle, core 19) A solar system consists of? A) A star and its orbiting bodies (planets, moons, etc.) B) A planet and its moons C) The Sun and planets only D) A galaxy of stars Answer: A) A star and its orbiting bodies (planets, moons, etc.) 20) What are moraines? A) Large bodies of water formed by glaciers B) Ridges/mounds of earth deposited by glaciers C) Coastal plains formed by rising sea levels D) Earthquakes caused by tectonic movements Answer: B) Ridges/mounds of earth deposited by glaciers 21) What is the equinox? A) The longest day of the year B) The shortest day of the year C) Equal daylight and night, occurs twice a year D) The point at which the Earth’s tilt changes Answer: C) Equal daylight and night, occurs twice a year 22) When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere? A) Spring B) Summer C) Fall D) Winter Answer: B) Summer 23) How does the Coriolis effect influence winds? A) Deflects winds right (N. Hemisphere), left (S. Hemisphere) B) Causes winds to blow directly east to west C) Changes in wind speed D) Makes winds blow faster at the equator Answer: A) Deflects winds right (N. Hemisphere), left (S. Hemisphere) 24) The ________ occur(s) because Earth’s rotation causes prevailing winds to move diagonally. A) Jetstream B) Coriolis effect C) El Niño D) Weather front Answer: B) Coriolis effect 25) Why are temperatures cooler in Quito, Ecuador, than in most other places near the Equator? A) High elevation in the Andes B) Proximity to the ocean C) Tropical rainforests D) Constant rainfall Answer: A) High elevation in the Andes 26) ________ refers to the movement of people from rural areas to cities. A) Globalization B) Urbanization C) Migration D) Suburbanization Answer: B) Urbanization 27) ________, or the belief that the individual’s loyalty to the nation or state surpasses other interests, can lead to war in its most extreme forms. A) Imperialism B) Nationalism C) Communism D) Democracy Answer: B) Nationalism 28) A political border established by a physical geographic feature such as a mountain range or a river is a? A) Political boundary B) Cultural boundary C) Physical boundary D) Economic boundary Answer: C) Physical boundary 29) The doubling time, or the number of years it takes a population to double in size, is typically ________ in more developed countries than in less developed countries. A) Shorter B) Longer C) The same D) Unpredictable Answer: B) Longer 30) What is the World Trade Organization (WTO)? A) A global environmental agency B) A military alliance C) Regulates international trade D) Controls the global supply of oil Answer: C) Regulates international trade 31) Why did the thirteen colonies fight a war for independence from Britain? A) For religious freedom B) Taxation without representation, desire for autonomy C) To expand westward D) To end slavery Answer: B) Taxation without representation, desire for autonomy 32) What is the area between the Pacific Ranges and the Rocky Mountains that often experiences the rain shadow effect? A) Great Plains B) Great Basin C) Coastal Range D) Sierra Nevada Answer: B) Great Basin 33) What was the series of safe houses that helped thousands of African Americans escape slavery before the Civil War? A) Underground Railroad B) Freedom Trail C) Emancipation Route D) Safe Passage Answer: A) Underground Railroad 34) What are the Great Plains of the United States? A) Mountainous regions in the East B) Flat, grassland area in central U.S. C) Fertile river valleys in the West D) Desert regions in the Southwest Answer: B) Flat, grassland area in the central U.S. 35) Where do the largest concentrations of Asians and Pacific Islanders live in the United States? A) New York B) California C) Texas D) Florida Answer: B) California 36) Due to heavy natural resource extraction, Canada’s ________ has been shrinking. A) Coastal wetlands B) Boreal forest C) Prairie grasslands D) Arctic ice sheets Answer: B) Boreal forest 37) Which of the following is North America’s oldest mountain range? A) Rocky Mountains B) Sierra Nevada C) Appalachian Mountains D) Cascade Range Answer: C) Appalachian Mountains You said: Why didn't you do it with all 45 questions ChatGPT said: ChatGPT You're right! I only did the first 37 questions in the format you requested. Let me finish up the quiz with all 45 questions for you. Here it is: 38) The ________ are persons who have both indigenous and French Canadian ancestry. A) Métis B) Inuit C) First Nations D) Acadians Answer: A) Métis 39) The arrival of a million people from Great Britain to Canada between 1815 and 1844 caused an increase in? A) Unemployment B) Population C) Industrialization D) Indigenous conflicts Answer: B) Population 40) The ________, the indigenous people of the Canadian Arctic, were once known as Eskimos. A) Métis B) Inuit C) First Nations D) Aboriginals Answer: B) Inuit 41) Most of the food grown in Mexico comes from the ________, where there is also greater population density. A) Baja California B) Central Plateau C) Yucatán Peninsula D) Sierra Madre Answer: B) Central Plateau 42) Northern Mexico has a ________ climate. A) Tropical B) Desert C) Temperate D) Mediterranean Answer: B) Desert 43) Southern Mexico is part of a ________ that connects North America and South America. A) Mesoamerican biological corridor B) Central American rainforest C) Andes mountain range D) Amazon River basin Answer: A) Mesoamerican biological corridor 44) What is the largest freshwater lake in Central America? A) Lake Titicaca B) Lake Nicaragua C) Lake Cocibolca D) Lake Izabal Answer: B) Lake Nicaragua 45) Since major volcanic eruptions occurred on the island of ________ in 1997, scientists have been closely monitoring the volcano to develop better forecasts and predictions of volcanic eruptions in other parts of the world. A) Iceland B) Montserrat C) Hawaii D) Tonga Answer: B) Montserrat