This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Arts Humanities > Geography > Class 11 Geography Chapter 4 Climate – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 19 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Latitude and Longitude effect climate. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Which river valley was home to the first Indian civilization? A) Ganges River valley. B) Indus River valley. C) Brahmaputra River valley. D) Yamuna River valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indus River valley. 3. About 50% of Australia's iron exports go to ..... A) Japan. B) The US. C) China. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) China. 4. Which makes the UK ideal for international banking A) Location. B) Climate. C) Natural resources. D) Airports. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Location. 5. The vertical movement of air is called A) Wind. B) Vertical air. C) Air current. D) None of the others. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Air current. 6. The 0 degree of longitude is called? A) Tropic of Cancer. B) Prime Meridian. C) Equator. D) Arctic cirlce. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prime Meridian. 7. Climate has an impact on all of following EXCEPT A) Tourism. B) Industry. C) Shopping. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shopping. 8. A lake is best defined as: A) Salt water connected to an ocean. B) Flowing water moving downhill. C) Still water surrounded by land. D) A narrow channel between land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Still water surrounded by land. 9. What is the average temperature in Minneapolis in January? A) -4.6$^\circ$C (24$^\circ$F). B) 0$^\circ$C (32$^\circ$F). C) 8.4$^\circ$C (47$^\circ$F). D) 5$^\circ$C (41$^\circ$F). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -4.6$^\circ$C (24$^\circ$F). 10. What happens to the monsoon trough during October-November? A) It strengthens and brings more rainfall. B) It becomes weaker and is replaced by a high-pressure system. C) It moves towards the Bay of Bengal. D) It leads to increased cyclone activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It becomes weaker and is replaced by a high-pressure system. 11. How much does temperature decrease with altitude? A) 1 C per 15 m. B) 1 C per 1 km. C) 1 C per 1500 m. D) 1 C per 150 m. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1 C per 150 m. 12. Australia can be defined by which of the following? A) Country. B) Continent. C) Island. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 13. Ice at the poles of the earth are ..... A) Producing more ice. B) Getting colder. C) Rising. D) Melting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Melting. 14. Which term best matches the definition? An imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0$^\circ$ A) Equator. B) Elevation. C) Continent. D) Pangea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Equator. 15. The highest temperature recorded in March is A) About 43$^\circ$ Celsius. B) About 38$^\circ$ Celsius. C) About 35$^\circ$ Celsius. D) About 40$^\circ$ Celsius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About 38$^\circ$ Celsius. 16. It gets so ..... in this part of the country.d A) Frosty. B) Clear. C) Misty. D) Mild. E) D. humid. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) D. humid. 17. All of the following define the U.S. as a superpower EXCEPT A) Powerful economy. B) Strong cultural influence. C) Strong political influence. D) Updated infrastructure system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strong cultural influence. 18. The rain forest is a ..... region located in the Tropical Zone with a heavy concentration of different species of ..... trees. A) Forest, broadleaf. B) Desert, coniferous. C) Mountain, palm. D) Grassland, needleleaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forest, broadleaf. 19. A city planner is deciding where to build a new city in Georgia. Which geographic factors should they consider, and why? A) Only the color of the soil. B) Access to water, transportation routes, and natural resources for economic growth. C) The number of trees only. D) The region's distance from the ocean only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Access to water, transportation routes, and natural resources for economic growth. 20. Sub Arctic, Ice Cap and Tundra are climate zones associated with A) High latitudes. B) Middle latitudes. C) Low latitudes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High latitudes. 21. What is the tilt of the Earth's axis in degrees? A) 15 degrees. B) 45 degrees. C) 23.5 degrees. D) 30 degrees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 23.5 degrees. 22. The majority of people in Australia live in which part of the country? A) Southeast. B) East. C) West. D) Northwest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Southeast. 23. What advantage does Mexico have because it is located between two major bodies of water? A) It allows Mexico to trade with the United States, but not Chile. B) It allows Mexico to trade with Europe and Africa, but not the United States. C) It allows Mexico to trade with all countries that border the Atlantic Ocean. D) It allows Mexico to trade with countries that border both the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It allows Mexico to trade with countries that border both the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. 24. Goods and ideas traveled from China to Europe through this route A) Silk Road. B) Isolation. C) Khyber Pass. D) Green Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silk Road. 25. This body of water is located on the west coast of Canada. A) Arctic Ocean. B) Pacific Ocean. C) Atlantic Ocean. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pacific Ocean. 26. Which term refers to a seasonal wind pattern that brings heavy rains to certain regions? A) Climate. B) Monsoons. C) Exporting. D) Rural. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monsoons. 27. Describe a monsoon A) Heavy rain that occurs seasonally in Southeast Asia. B) Heavy rains on the Sahara Desert. C) Heavy rains in the high latitudes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heavy rain that occurs seasonally in Southeast Asia. 28. The Mississippi River flows into which body of water? A) Great Lakes. B) Pacific Ocean. C) Gulf of Mexico. D) Atlantic Ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gulf of Mexico. 29. Which factor has the greatest influence on the climate of a place? A) Type of animals living there. B) Color of the soil. C) Distance from the equator. D) Shape of buildings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Distance from the equator. 30. What makes Canada one of the world leaders in agricultural and industrial nations? A) Cities. B) Exports. C) Real Estate. D) Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resources. 31. The warm, low latitude regions near the Equator both north and south are called the- A) Poles. B) Tropics. C) Tundra. D) Arctic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropics. 32. What are strong, gusty, hot, dry winds blowing during the day over the north and northwestern India? A) Loo. B) Dry winds. C) Land breeze. D) Polar winds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loo. 33. What is Humid Continental climate? A) A climate of hot dry winters and warm summers. B) A climate that has cold winters and hot summers. C) A climate that doesn't change much in the tropics. D) A climate that has mild winters and warm, dry summers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A climate that has cold winters and hot summers. 34. Describe a hurricane. A) A long period without rain. B) Brings a lot of rain which causes flooding. C) A lot of wind and snow. D) A fierce rainstorm with winds blowing more than 74 miles per hour. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A fierce rainstorm with winds blowing more than 74 miles per hour. 35. What climate is best for camels? A) Polar. B) Hot desert. C) Rainforest. D) Cold and snowy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hot desert. 36. Which statement about the effects of rising temperatures is true? A) Warmer temperatures will not cause extreme changes. B) Warmer temperatures will change climates almost everywhere but not affect the polar regions. C) Warmer temperatures will affect only people living in the center of continental areas. D) Warmer temperatures will change climates, and rising water from melting glaciers could flood coastal cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Warmer temperatures will change climates, and rising water from melting glaciers could flood coastal cities. 37. Which describes the climate of most of Germany? A) Cool winters and mild summers with good precipitation for crops (moderate). B) Very cold winters with hot and dry summers (extreme). C) Cool summers with land deep in snow most of the winter (cold). D) Hot summers and cold winters with little precipitaition except for winter snow (dry). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cool winters and mild summers with good precipitation for crops (moderate). 38. Which geographic region does this describe? "Panhandle and land along the western border, Black Mesa" A) Ozark Plateau. B) High Plains. C) Gypsum Hills. D) Red Bed Plains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High Plains. 39. A large number of the early settlers in Australia were A) Missionaries. B) Prisoners. C) Pilgrims. D) Conquistadors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prisoners. 40. What was the primary reason for the Congress funding a 41, 000-mile national network of interstate highways in 1956? A) To help military travel in the Cold War. B) To promote tourism. C) To reduce traffic congestion. D) To improve public transportation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To help military travel in the Cold War. 41. Where do most people in Mexico live? A) In the northern part because it is dry and good for farming. B) In the mountains because it is cooler there. C) In the central and southern area where the weather is better. D) In rural areas because people in Mexico love farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the central and southern area where the weather is better. 42. What is the main economic activity in the region of the Middle East? A) Oil production. B) Agriculture. C) Manufacturing. D) Information Technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oil production. 43. How many states are in Australia? A) 7. B) 4. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6. 44. Which climate region has animals like elephants, zebras, giraffes, and lions. A) Desert. B) Tropical Rain Forest. C) Sahel. D) Savanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Savanna. 45. What is the primary reason the air inside a greenhouse is warmer than the outside air? A) The air inside is warmer due to trapped solar energy. B) The air inside is cooler due to no sunlight at night. C) The air inside is cooler due to solar energy. D) The air inside is warmer because sunlight escapes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The air inside is warmer due to trapped solar energy. 46. A global temperature would increase between about 3 and 5 degree celsius in year? A) 2022. B) 2100. C) 2121. D) 1997. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2100. 47. How did transportation improve in the United States during the first half of the 1800s? A) Through the development of railroads and canals. B) By the invention of the automobile. C) With the introduction of commercial airplanes. D) By the construction of interstate highways. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through the development of railroads and canals. 48. What is the other name for the Huang He river? A) Blue River. B) Green River. C) Yellow River. D) Red River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yellow River. 49. Boston, New York and New Orleans were both founded as- A) Industrial centers. B) Port cities. C) Farming communities. D) Military outposts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Port cities. 50. Discuss the impact of climate change on sea levels and coastal areas. A) Climate change has no impact on sea levels and coastal areas. B) Climate change only affects sea levels, not coastal areas. C) Climate change causes sea levels to decrease, leading to more land in coastal areas. D) Climate change causes sea levels to rise, leading to increased flooding, erosion, and loss of coastal habitats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Climate change causes sea levels to rise, leading to increased flooding, erosion, and loss of coastal habitats. 51. What is the average annual temperature in the Philippines? A) 27 degrees Celsius. B) 28 degrees Celsius. C) 25 degrees Celsius. D) 26 degrees Celsius. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 26 degrees Celsius. 52. The Great Plains region has mainly ..... climate. A) Arid. B) Continental. C) Mediterranean. D) Semiarid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Semiarid. 53. What is the primary factor that influences the temperature of ocean currents? A) Earth's rotation. B) Salinity levels. C) Solar radiation. D) Deep heat from inside the Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar radiation. 54. Skill/Concept:Which statement best explains why camels, gazelles, and desert foxes are able to thrive in the Sahara? A) They avoid daytime activity and rely solely on underground water sources. B) They exhibit unique adaptations that support survival in harsh climates. C) They migrate to coastal regions during dry seasons to find food. D) They depend on dense forest cover to regulate body temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They exhibit unique adaptations that support survival in harsh climates. 55. An example of a fossil fuel is A) Oil. B) Gas. C) Coal. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 56. De Soto and his followers traveled through many parts of what today is known as the southeastern United States. What was the main reason they covered so much ground? A) Another Spanish explorer had named the land "La Florida.". B) They were looking for gold. C) They needed to find food and water. D) They met many native groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were looking for gold. 57. What is mitigation in the context of climate change? A) Adapting to live with climate change. B) Limiting or preventing greenhouse gas emissions. C) Increasing greenhouse gas emissions. D) Ignoring climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limiting or preventing greenhouse gas emissions. 58. Countries on which continent are Australia's major trading partners? A) Africa. B) South America. C) Asia. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Asia. 59. True or False:Seville is in the Northern Hemisphere, and Santiago is in the Southern Hemisphere. A) A) True. B) B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) True. 60. Carbon capture reduces the CO$_{2}$ emissions from large industrial sources A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesArts Humanities QuizzesClass 11 QuizzesClass 11 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 1Class 11 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 2Class 11 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 3Class 11 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 4Class 11 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 5Class 11 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 6Class 11 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 7Class 11 Geography Chapter 4 Climate Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books