This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Geography > Class 11 Geography Chapter 4 Climate – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which climate region is typically located in the middle of continents and receives less than 10 inches of rain per year? A) Tropical savana. B) Tundra. C) Desert. D) Steppe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desert. 2. Venezuela's economy relies on this natural resource for 90% of it's income. However, it is also responsible for great destruction and environmental damage. A) Coal. B) Oil. C) Gold. D) Timber. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oil. 3. What type of climate does Alaska mainly have? A) Polar. B) Tropical. C) Temperate. D) Arid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polar. 4. Why are the barrier islands important to Georgia? A) They protect the mainland from erosion. B) They serve as a hunting preserve. C) They keep hurricanes from coming ashore. D) They allow ships to enter ports. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They protect the mainland from erosion. 5. What does climate change mean? A) Long-term change in the Earth's global climate. B) Rising sea levels. C) Global warming. D) Global dimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long-term change in the Earth's global climate. 6. Name Australia's capital city? A) Melbourne. B) Canberra. C) Perth. D) Sydney. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Canberra. 7. Which term best matches the definition? The height above a given level, especially sea level. A) Ocean Currents. B) Elevation. C) Wind Systems. D) Latitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elevation. 8. ..... people of Australia with ancient cultural heritage A) Aborigine. B) Outback. C) Convict. D) Territory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aborigine. 9. Australia is both a ..... and a ..... A) County/Peninsula. B) City/State. C) Continent/Country. D) State/City. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Continent/Country. 10. Climate has an effect on crops, clothing and housing A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Serves as protection to GA's mainland from inclement weather and erosion. A) Barrier Islands. B) Sea Walls. C) Okefenokee Swamp. D) Florida. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barrier Islands. 12. What bodies of water can be found at the eastern part of the Philippines? A) Bashi Channel. B) Pacific Ocean. C) Celebes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pacific Ocean. 13. What 3 things are included on a climograph? A) Temperature, precipitation, and time. B) Latitude, longitude, and altitude. C) Wind speed, humidity, and pressure. D) Population, area, and density. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperature, precipitation, and time. 14. What was the main reason for the Vikings becoming skilled boat builders and seafarers? A) Influence from other cultures. B) Necessity for travel. C) Boredom. D) Love for the sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Necessity for travel. 15. What is Canada's tallest mountain? A) Mount St. Elias. B) Mount McKinley. C) Mount Logan. D) Mount Denali. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mount Logan. 16. What did the geography and climate drive the Vikings to do? A) Engage in trade. B) Conquer other lands. C) Settle peacefully. D) Embrace agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conquer other lands. 17. How is Georgia's overall climate best described? A) Humid and extremely hot. B) Dry with mild temperatures. C) Dry and extremely cold. D) Humid with mild temperatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humid with mild temperatures. 18. In which region is Brasstown Bald located? A) Ridge & Valley. B) Appalachian Plateau. C) Blue Ridge. D) Piedmont. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blue Ridge. 19. In which physical region do you find California? A) Rocky Mountains. B) Pacific Coastal Ranges. C) Coastal Plains. D) Great Plains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pacific Coastal Ranges. 20. The degree of compactness of a substance A) Altitude. B) Mass. C) Density. D) Volume. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Density. 21. Why has the population of the world increased between 1950 and 2000? A) Decrease in birth rates. B) Increase in mortality rates. C) Advances in healthcare and technology in LDCs. D) Decrease in food production. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Advances in healthcare and technology in LDCs. 22. When people use, adapt, or modify the earth they are using what theme of geography? A) Movement. B) Human/environment interaction. C) Place. D) Region. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human/environment interaction. 23. Which climate zone is found in the northernmost part of Africa? A) Desert Zone. B) Humid Tropical Zone. C) Mediterranean Zone. D) Equatorial Zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mediterranean Zone. 24. Which factor brings warmer air and increases temperatures? A) Latitude. B) Altitude. C) Prevailing winds. D) Longitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prevailing winds. 25. Jamestown is significant in colonial history because it was: A) The first French settlement in Canada. B) A failed Spanish mission. C) A settlement in Virginia, the first English settlement. D) The capital of all the colonies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A settlement in Virginia, the first English settlement. 26. This climate zone is typical in low latitude zones between the tropics of Capricorn and Cancer. Rainforest is an example A) Tropical. B) Moderate. C) Polar. D) Dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical. 27. ..... dry wilderness with fewer people than animals A) Outback. B) Territory. C) Coast. D) Aborigine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outback. 28. Which two countries are noted for having populations over a billion? A) United States and Indonesia. B) China and India. C) Australia and Canada. D) Russia and Brazil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China and India. 29. The study of people, their environments, and their resources. A) Cultural Anthropology. B) Social Class. C) Geography. D) Political Map. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geography. 30. The climate of Mali varies, or is different depending on where in Mali you are. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. This was created when the earth's crust moved millions of years ago. It also created the Great Dividing Range. This physical feature is a part of the Pacific Ocean. What is its name? A) Great Victoria Desert. B) Great Barrier Reef. C) Coral Sea. D) Ayers Rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coral Sea. 32. What is the name of the line runs around the CENTER of the earth at 0 degrees latitude? A) Longitude. B) Latitude. C) Prime meridian. D) Equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Equator. 33. In what hemisphere is the continent of South America? A) Northern. B) Southern. C) Eastern. D) Western. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Southern. 34. A large flat-topped but steep-sided landform. A) Weather. B) Mesa. C) Aquifer. D) Wildcatter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mesa. 35. Which rivers irrigate and deposit fertile silt on the land in India? A) Ganges and Brahmaputra. B) Mississippi and Danube. C) Indus and Yangtze. D) Nile and Amazon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ganges and Brahmaputra. 36. What protects camels from the hot sun? A) Their ears. B) Their horns. C) Their teeth. D) Their fur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their fur. 37. What crop is commonly grown across parts of Asia? A) Barley. B) Wheat. C) Corn. D) Rice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rice. 38. What are the major agricultural products of the Midwest Region? A) Apples, cherries, potatoes. B) Corn, soybeans, wheat, dairy. C) Seafood, rice, cotton. D) Citrus fruits, sugarcane, rice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Corn, soybeans, wheat, dairy. 39. The Silk Road was a historic trade route that connected China with which other region? A) Africa. B) South America. C) Australia. D) Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Europe. 40. What climate zone covers the largest area in Africa south of the Sahara? A) Mediterranean. B) Tropical Rainforest. C) Savanna. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Savanna. 41. What is an island country in South Asia? A) Bangladesh. B) India. C) Pakistan. D) Sri Lanka. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sri Lanka. 42. Describe the characteristics of a Temperate climate. A) A) Extremely cold and dry with constant snow. B) B) Mild temperatures, four seasons, snow, changeable weather. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) Mild temperatures, four seasons, snow, changeable weather. 43. Which term best matches the definition? The north-to-south movement of air masses, combined with the deflection of the Coriolis effect, creates general surface wind patterns across the surface of the earth. A) Elevation. B) Wind Systems. C) Continent. D) Latitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind Systems. 44. Which river is the longest in China? A) Mekong River. B) Pearl River. C) Yangtze River. D) Yellow River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yangtze River. 45. The ..... Bowl during the 1930s involved a drought in the Great Plains. A) Rose. B) Sugar. C) Cotton. D) Dust. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dust. 46. Venezuela is one of the world leaders in oil production. However, it also leads South America in the production of ..... , which is harmful to the breathing of children and the elderly. A) Widespread Panic. B) Toxic Sludge. C) Acid Rain. D) Carbon Dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carbon Dioxide. 47. The looking at a religious map of the U.S., what explains why Roman Catholicism develops in Chicago? A) Industrialization brought immigrants from Europe to places like Chicago. B) Native Americans practiced a form of Catholicism. C) Spanish once owned the land and brought their culture to the Midwest. D) The Romans conquered the land. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrialization brought immigrants from Europe to places like Chicago. 48. True or False:A desert is always hot and sandy A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 49. How do standard time zones relate to longitude? A) Places east of a time zone are one hour ahead. B) They are independent of longitude. C) Places east of a time zone have the same time. D) Places west of a time zone are one hour ahead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Places east of a time zone are one hour ahead. 50. What is a major river in Georgia that serves as the GA-SC border, is important to shipping, and is along which the first English settlements in Georgia were established? A) Oconee River. B) Chattahoochee River. C) Savannah River. D) Mississippi River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Savannah River. 51. According to the excerpt, where does the Sahara Desert primarily span? A) Across the Arabian Peninsula. B) Across South Asia. C) Across North Africa. D) Across Southern Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Across North Africa. 52. What is a common characteristic of ocean currents? A) They remain constant throughout the year. B) They are influenced by the Earth's rotation. C) They only affect the southern hemisphere. D) They flow in a straight line. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are influenced by the Earth's rotation. 53. What do monsoons create in India? A) Tornadoes. B) Snowy winter season. C) Rainy summer season. D) Dry desert climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rainy summer season. 54. What is the treeline? A) The elevation above which trees cannot grow. B) The line of trees that is on either side of a river. C) The line of trees next to a cow pasture. D) Trees that form a straight line. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The elevation above which trees cannot grow. 55. Which of the following is a major plateau in the West region? A) Tibetan Plateau. B) Colorado Plateau. C) Yunnan Plateau. D) Deccan Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colorado Plateau. 56. ..... is the National Bird of India. A) Eagle. B) Sparrow. C) Peacock. D) Parrot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peacock. 57. Summer lasts from ..... A) May-October. B) June-August. C) November-January. D) December-March. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) December-March. 58. Canada ranks what in the world as a country in size? A) 5th. B) 3rd. C) 1st. D) 2nd. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2nd. 59. Daylight Saving Time (DST) is observed in some countries and involves: A) Abolishing time zones entirely. B) Moving clocks forward one hour in the spring and back one hour in the fall. C) Keeping the same time zone year-round. D) Implementing a uniform time zone for the entire world. 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