This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Geography > Class 11 Geography Chapter 4 Climate – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 16 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The incoming solar radiation is known as A) Insotation. B) Isotherms. C) Air current. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of these. 2. What did the Vikings rely on for food due to limited farming areas? A) Wild game. B) Crops. C) Seafood. D) Livestock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seafood. 3. Which gas makes up most of Earth's atmosphere A) Nitrogen. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Oxygen. D) Carbon monoxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen. 4. Which statement best describes the effect of latitude on climate? A) Farther from the equator $\rightarrow$ warmer. B) Higher altitude $\rightarrow$ warmer. C) Closer to the sea $\rightarrow$ colder. D) Farther from the equator $\rightarrow$ colder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Farther from the equator $\rightarrow$ colder. 5. What is the name of the line that separates the river systems that flow into the Pacific Ocean from those that flow into the Atlantic Ocean? A) Prime Meridian. B) Equator. C) Continental Divide. D) Tropic of Cancer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Continental Divide. 6. Which canal links the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea? A) The Erie Canal. B) The Panama Canal. C) The Suez Canal. D) The Cape Cod Canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Suez Canal. 7. What tool measures temperature? A) Thermometer. B) Ruler. C) Map. D) Compass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thermometer. 8. Where should a rain gauge be placed? A) In a Stevenson screen. B) In the open, above ground. C) Outside, sheltered by buildings or trees. D) Under a Stevenson screen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the open, above ground. 9. Due to climate and geography, most Canadians live A) Close to the Atlantic Ocean. B) Close to the Pacific Ocean. C) Close to Alaska. D) Close to the United States border. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Close to the United States border. 10. True or False? North Africa does not get any rain. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. What is the main factor that determines climate zones? A) Temperature. B) Longitude. C) Altitude. D) Latitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Latitude. 12. Why are there so many different climate zones in Latin America? A) Spans a huge range of latitutes. B) Spans a huge range of longitudes. C) It is surrounded by water. D) There are a lot of people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spans a huge range of latitutes. 13. True or false. The highlands of Fiji stay just as hot as the coastal regions. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. What 'nickname' does our area of the country have that tells others we have extreme weather often? A) Havoc Haven. B) Blizzard Junction. C) Tornado Alley. D) Rainstorm Magnet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tornado Alley. 15. Which type of climate/ecosystem has rainfall above 2000 mm per year? A) Tropical rainforest. B) Mediterranean. C) Desert. D) Savanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tropical rainforest. 16. What is the meaning of the Chippewa word 'misi-ziibi' and the Algonquin word 'messipi'? A) Endless flow. B) Father of waters. C) Great river. D) Mighty stream. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Father of waters. 17. Sub-Sahara means? A) The Sahara Desert region of Africa. B) Africa south of the Sahara Desert. C) Africa north of the Sahara Desert. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Africa south of the Sahara Desert. 18. Which two oceans surround Australia? A) Indian and Arctic. B) Atlanta and Pacific. C) Atlantic and Indian. D) Pacific and Indian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pacific and Indian. 19. What is the definition of latitude? A) The distance north or south of the equator. B) The changes man made to his environment. C) The movement of people from one place to another. D) The distance east or west of the prime meridian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The distance north or south of the equator. 20. What does ELEVATION mean? A) Like an escalator, but faster. B) How high the land is above sea level. C) We get nosebleeds. D) Running is easier in other cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How high the land is above sea level. 21. Which climate zone is typically found at high latitudes? A) Tropical. B) Polar. C) Temperate. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Polar. 22. Select the correct answer to the following question:The Atacama Desert in Peru is considered to be the driest place on the earth. Which geographic factor is most responsible for producing this phenomenon? A) Latitude. B) Longitude. C) Position on continent. D) Mountain barriers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mountain barriers. 23. This extends into Georgia's northeast corner. A) Okefenokee Swamp. B) Appalachian Mountains. C) Chattahoochee River. D) Barrier Islands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appalachian Mountains. 24. Mia, Aria, and Harper are planning a trip. They are discussing how far their destination is from the equator. What are they essentially discussing? A) Distance from the North Pole. B) Latitude. C) Distance from the South Pole. D) Distance from the Prime Meridian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Latitude. 25. A plant introduced in the U.S. from Japan was used to control erosion A) Sugar Maple. B) Red buckeye. C) Kudzu. D) Palmetto Tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kudzu. 26. All of the following are true EXCEPT " ..... ". A) 1. The greenhouse effects can cause colder world's temperature. B) 4. Burning fossil fuel causes the increasing of air pollution. C) 3. Deforestation can lead to increase to flooding. D) 2. People need to change their behaviors to decrease world's heat. E) 5. Many human's behaviors cause world's climate changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. The greenhouse effects can cause colder world's temperature. 27. The sea exerts a moderating influence on climate. As the distance from the sea increases, its moderating influence decreases and the people experience extreme weather conditions. What is this condition known as? A) Contingency. B) Continentality. C) Continuum. D) Constituency. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continentality. 28. Why is the fall line important to Georgia? A) It provides waters for Mills and Factories and it allows Hydrolectic power production. B) The major cities are located there. C) It provides habitat for endangered and threatened species. D) Most earthquakes happen on the fall line. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It provides waters for Mills and Factories and it allows Hydrolectic power production. 29. The Coral Sea is located off the ..... coast of Australia. A) Southeast. B) Northeast. C) Northwest. D) Southwest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Northeast. 30. What does the term micronesia mean? A) Tiny islands. B) Big islands. C) Tiny ocean. D) Big ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tiny islands. 31. What is the climate zone that experiences high temperatures and heavy rainfall year-round? A) Desert. B) Temperate Rainforest. C) Tropical Rainforest. D) Tundra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropical Rainforest. 32. What happens to the temperature of water as it moves from the equator to other regions? A) It becomes colder. B) It becomes warmer. C) It remains the same. D) It fluctuates randomly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It becomes warmer. 33. What is the impact of Germany's location? A) Top of Europe-makes it super cold. B) Center of Europe-great for travel and trade. C) Bottom of Europe-has access to the Mediterranean Sea for lots of trade. D) Far away from everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Center of Europe-great for travel and trade. 34. What is the temperature pattern in the northern and southern parts of Brazil? A) Northern part is cooler than the southern part. B) Southern part is hotter than the northern part. C) Northern part is hot; southern part is cooler. D) Both parts have the same temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Northern part is hot; southern part is cooler. 35. What is the average temperature in Minneapolis in July? A) 30$^\circ$C (86$^\circ$F). B) 24.3$^\circ$C (76$^\circ$F). C) 20$^\circ$C (68$^\circ$F). D) 28$^\circ$C (83$^\circ$F). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 28$^\circ$C (83$^\circ$F). 36. Which one is the lowland bordering the Atlantic Ocean with excellent harbors? A) Hudson Bay. B) Mississippi Basin. C) Great Basin. D) Atlantic Coastal Plain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Atlantic Coastal Plain. 37. Which region is defined by flat-topped mountains that start the Appalachian Mountain chain? A) Blue Ridge. B) Valley and Ridge. C) Piedmont. D) Appalachian Plateau. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appalachian Plateau. 38. What role do water bodies play in precipitation patterns? A) They drive precipitation patterns. B) They have no effect. C) They only affect local precipitation. D) They decrease precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They drive precipitation patterns. 39. The interior of Australia is mostly dry and flat A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 40. Which country is a chain of 1, 190 islands? A) Bhutan. B) Sri Lanka. C) Maldives. D) Bangladesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maldives. 41. Who is the governor of South Carolina? A) Brian Kemp. B) Roy Cooper. C) Henry McMaster. D) Benjamin Tillman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Henry McMaster. 42. What are the characteristics of the Continental climate zone? A) High altitude and extremely cold. B) Warm and humid summers. C) Hot and humid zone. D) Hot and dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hot and humid zone. 43. These areas experience four ..... and the length of each season is determined by latitude. A) Mountains. B) Continents. C) Seasons. D) Oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seasons. 44. About how much of Canada is covered in forests? A) 1/2. B) 1/4. C) 5/8. D) 1/3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1/2. 45. What geographical feature is not found in the Midwest? A) Mountains. B) Hills. C) Plains. D) Plateaus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mountains. 46. The river that runs through the Piedmont region, northeast of Rock Hill A) Ashley River. B) Nile River. C) Cooper River. D) Catawba River. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Catawba River. 47. This is a transition period between the hot rainy season and cold dry season. Retreating monsoon winds results in clear skies, high temperature and high humidity. This state of weather is known as ..... A) October Heat. B) Burst of Monsoon. C) Bardoli Chheeraha. D) El-Nono Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) October Heat. 48. Define Elevation. A) The height above sea level. B) The depth below sea level. C) The distance from the equator. D) The temperature at sea level. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The height above sea level. 49. Which measurement best represents the Sahara Desert's approximate size described in the passage? A) 920 thousand square kilometers. B) 9.2 million square kilometers. C) 92 million square kilometers. D) 2.9 million square kilometers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 9.2 million square kilometers. 50. Why do mosquito eggs die in cold climates? A) They fly away. B) They freeze. C) They grow bigger. D) They melt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They freeze. 51. Why does Alaska have more daylight hours in the month of July than other US states? A) It is closer to the equator. B) It is located at a higher latitude. C) It is surrounded by water. D) It has a larger land area. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is located at a higher latitude. 52. The pre-monsoon mango showers occur predominantly in: A) West Bengal and Assam. B) Deccan Plateau. C) Gujarat and MAharashtra. D) Kerala and Karnataka. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) West Bengal and Assam. 53. In which areas does the temperature remain low due to moderating influence of the oceans? A) Deccan India. B) Western India. C) Northern India. D) Peninsular India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peninsular India. 54. An area where people share common characteristics A) Region. B) Perceptual Region. C) Hearth. D) Functional Region. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Region. 55. Which two mountain ranges can be found in Russia? A) Himalayas & Urals. B) Alps & Urals. C) Urals & Caucasus. D) Alps & Causasus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urals & Caucasus. 56. Which part of Russia makes up roughly 3/4 of its land mass? A) Kievan Rus'. B) Moscow. C) Siberia. D) St. Petersburg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Siberia. 57. The Piedmont region is made of type of land? A) Low rolling hills and flat areas with trees. B) Sandy beaches and the ocean. C) Mountains and rivers. D) Swamps and wetlands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Low rolling hills and flat areas with trees. 58. What was the climate like in the New England colonies? A) Cold with harsh winters and mild summers. B) Hot with extreme humidity. C) Mild with no seasonal variations. D) Tropical with frequent hurricanes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cold with harsh winters and mild summers. 59. The region of the country Georgia is in is commonly called? A) South, Southeast, or Sunbelt. B) North, South, Northwestern. C) Northwestern, West, and Southwest. D) Sunbible, Southnorth, South. 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