This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > Geography > Class 12 Geography Chapter 1 Human Geography Nature And Scope – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Geography Chapter 1 Human Geography Nature And Scope Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Seawater flows into the Mediterranean Sea through the ..... A) The Strait of Hormuz. B) The Bering Strait. C) The Bosporus Strait. D) The Strait of Gibraltar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Strait of Gibraltar. 2. What is the Louisiana Purchase? A) United States bought the land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains from France in 1803. B) When the United States bought California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado from Mexico. C) When the United States bought the land East of the Mississippi River from France. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) United States bought the land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains from France in 1803. 3. In which of the following climate zones do giant pandas live? A) The tundra. B) The highlands. C) The coniferous forest. D) The deciduous forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The deciduous forest. 4. Which of the following is NOT a landlocked state? A) Czech Republic. B) Switzerland. C) Afghanistan. D) South Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) South Africa. 5. Which of the following resources is used to produce the largest amount of electricity in the United States? A) Oil (petroleum) imported from foreign countries by ships. B) Oil (petroleum) drilled and transported within the United States via pipelines. C) Natural gas drilled and imported from foreign countries by pipelines. D) Coal imported from foreign countries by ships. E) Coal mined and transported within the United States by railroads. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Coal mined and transported within the United States by railroads. 6. Humanity's ability to innovate new ideas is going to be needed to deal with A) The growing population and increase of resources. B) The shrinking population and increase of resources. C) The growing population and reduction of resources. D) The shrinking population and reduction of resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The growing population and reduction of resources. 7. Most immigrants to the U.S since 1965 have come from what part of the world? A) Southern Europe. B) Latin America. C) Australia. D) Ireland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Latin America. 8. What is an example of tertiary economic activity? A) Data Processing. B) Selling fish to the market. C) Making steel out of iron ore to sell to the market. D) Lawyers providing a service to their clients. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lawyers providing a service to their clients. 9. Which of the following crops is not grown in the tropical climates of Asia? A) Jute. B) Yams. C) Rubber. D) Wheat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wheat. 10. This ecosystem is common in northern China. This is a dry climate which is home to short shrubs, sheep, goats, and Mongolian Gerbils. Which of the following ecosystems is described in the passage above? A) Tundra. B) Highland. C) Mediterranean. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desert. 11. Which one would be the best example of a region defined by human characteristics? A) Share the same mountain ranges. B) Share the same rivers. C) Share the same weather. D) Share the same type of government. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Share the same type of government. 12. Language reflects the identity of a culture. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Which of the following was not a cause of increased populations of cities in the early 1800s? A) Agricultural advancements. B) Rural poverty due to decreased demand for crops. C) Immigration. D) Improved sanitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rural poverty due to decreased demand for crops. 14. Which of the following modern trends is most directly responsible for the phenomenon of space-time compression? A) Periodization. B) Regionalization. C) Globalization. D) Acculturation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Globalization. 15. Which of the following is an branch of economic geography. A) Military geography. B) Medical geography. C) Geography of marketing. D) Geography of leisure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geography of marketing. 16. The United States uses which form of government? A) Absolute monarchy. B) Direct democracy. C) Oligarchy. D) Representative democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Representative democracy. 17. Place can be described by both physical and ..... characteristics. A) Weather. B) Regional. C) Human. D) Logistical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human. 18. The map described the countries and inhabitants of the world as known to A) Muslim scholars in the Middle East. B) Europeans during the Middle Ages. C) German scholars in the 17th century. D) Ancient Greeks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ancient Greeks. 19. Which of these is an example of Cultural Diffusion A) Isolation from other cultures. B) Government control of media. C) McDonald's having a world wide influence. D) The Amish only marrying within their faith. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) McDonald's having a world wide influence. 20. 'Neither is there a situation of absolute necessity nor is there a condition of absolute freedom' relates to which of the following concepts? A) Environmental determinism. B) Possibilism. C) Environmentalism. D) Neo determinism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neo determinism. 21. The concept of neo determinism was developed by A) Ellen Churchill Semple. B) Richard Hartshone. C) Paul Videl De La Blache. D) Griffith Taylor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Griffith Taylor. 22. Which 5 country boundaries meet at Indira Col A) India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, China. B) India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Tajikistan. C) India, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Nepal, Burma. D) India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Burma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Tajikistan. 23. At some point in their recent history, all of the following countries became divided into two political entities as a result of cultural or ideological conflict EXCEPT A) Korea. B) Vietnam. C) Germany. D) Ireland. E) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Japan. 24. A positive example of how the world impacts us is ..... A) A tornado. B) An earthquake. C) A hurricane. D) A gentle spring rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A gentle spring rain. 25. Someone who flees his/her country for safety A) Migration. B) Refugee. C) Suburban. D) Urban. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Refugee. 26. Europe's moderate climate is largely due to the: A) Presence of numerous mountain ranges in its landmass. B) Climate-moderating effects of the large bodies of water that surround it. C) Gulf Stream and the jet stream. D) Atmospheric cooling effects of volcanic eruptions in Scandinavia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Climate-moderating effects of the large bodies of water that surround it. 27. Redrawing legislative boundaries to benefit the party in power is called what? A) Gerrymandering. B) Alliance. C) Federal state. D) Terrorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerrymandering. 28. Culture is ..... A) The set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a group of people. B) The attitude and behaviors of a group of people. C) The location of people around the world. D) The physical characteristics of an area in the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by a group of people. 29. True or False:Climate on Earth never changes A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. Which one of the following statements does not describe geography? A) An integrative discipline. B) Study of the inter-relationship between humans and environment. C) Subjected to dualism. D) Not relevant in the present time due to the development of technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not relevant in the present time due to the development of technology. 31. Which is an example of how cultural convergence may occur A) Separated by natural borders. B) Ban on social media. C) Having different languages. D) Embracing social media. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Embracing social media. 32. Interconnected nature of present day politics, economics, and social issues around. the world often referred to as A) Globalization. B) Communism. C) Nationalism. D) Isolationism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Globalization. 33. The multiple-nuclei model of city structure tends to be most applicable to A) Small cities. B) Traditional cities. C) Latin American cities. D) Newer, fast-growing cities. E) Cities with homogeneous land use. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Newer, fast-growing cities. 34. Papanasam dam is also known as ..... A) Vaigai. B) Krishnagiri dam. C) Karaiyar dam. D) Manmuthar dam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Karaiyar dam. 35. Which early civilization developed along the Nile River? A) Mesopotamia. B) Indus Valley. C) China. D) Egypt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Egypt. 36. In 1846 the Potato Famine left many people in Ireland without food. A) Push. B) Pull. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Push. 37. The rapid and widespread diffusion of the disease COVID-19 is known as what type of diffusion? A) Expansion diffusion. B) Stimulus diffusion. C) Contagious diffusion. D) Hierarchical diffusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contagious diffusion. 38. The deliberate modification of Earths surface through cultivation of plants and reading or animals to obtain subsistence or economic gain A) Choke point. B) Environmental determinism. C) Hierarchical diffusion. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agriculture. 39. Which of the following is NOT a major grain exporter? A) Australia. B) USA. C) China. D) Canada. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) China. 40. All of the following are forms of commercial agriculture EXCEPT A) Specialized fruit production. B) Cattle ranching. C) Grain farming. D) Dairy farming. E) Pastoral nomadism. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Pastoral nomadism. 41. Which one is NOT an example of Push Factors? A) War. B) Violence. C) Family. D) Natural Disaster. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Family. 42. What is the name of the spirit of the forest? A) Gajjhara-Kucha. B) Chi-Mini. C) Benda-Benda. D) Loi-Lugi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Loi-Lugi. 43. This ecosystem is common in northern China. This is a dry climate which is home to short shrubs, sheep, goats, and Mongolian Gerbils. A) Tundra. B) Highlands. C) Mediterranean. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desert. 44. Which of the following is NOT a factor that distinguishes commercial agriculture from subsistence agriculture? A) Purpose of farming. B) Percent of farmers in the labor force. C) Cost of farm land. D) Use of machinery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cost of farm land. 45. A ..... contains two or more ethnic groups with traditions of self-determination. A) Multinational state. B) Nation-state. C) State. D) Trinational state. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Multinational state. 46. What term describes the political parties of Europe that are most interested in environmental policies? A) Green. B) Gold. C) Red. D) Blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Green. 47. What is the final step that must happen for cultural change to occur? A) Diffusion. B) Conversion. C) Innovation. D) Acculturation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acculturation. 48. What religion called their main deity as "Yahweh" ? A) Hinduism. B) Buddhism. C) Judaism. D) Confucianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Judaism. 49. Who proposed the concept of possibilism? A) Taylor. B) Ratzel. C) Sample. D) Paul Vidal de la Blache. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paul Vidal de la Blache. 50. Manufacturing (creating products) is an example of A) Tertiary activity. B) Secondary activity. C) Primary activity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary activity. 51. Which of the following best accounts for the universal appeal of blue jeans? A) Need for durable clothing. B) Lack of barriers in communist countries. C) Impact of high income on clothing habits. D) Diffusion of popular culture. E) Adoption of unique folk culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diffusion of popular culture. 52. Immigrate means to enter and live in a new country. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. Because of its proximity to the Ring of Fire, Southeast Asia is threatened by massive and destructive waves called ..... A) Earthquakes. B) Tsunamis. C) Monsoons. D) Typhoons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tsunamis. 54. Yugoslavia was a good example of A) Colony divided between more than one ethnicity. B) Nation-state existing in a unified condition. C) A sovereign state. D) Ethnicity divided between more than one state. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nation-state existing in a unified condition. 55. A population pyramid is an illustration that depicts the distribution of a population by age and gender A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. What is the study of human geography focused on? A) Physical patterns of people. B) Historical patterns of people. C) Spatial patterns of people. D) Cultural patterns of people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spatial patterns of people. 57. In which type of government does the leadership role get passed down to the next family member in line? A) Democracy. B) Monarchy. C) Oligarchy. D) Dictatorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monarchy. 58. In this type of region the relationship between core and peripheral areas are emphasized. A) Perceptual Regions. B) Functional Regions. C) Uniform Regions. D) Vernacular Regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Functional Regions. 59. The expansion of economic, political, and cultural processes to the point that they become global in scale and impact A) Cultural Diffusion. B) Strict Migration. C) Combinational Cultures. D) Globalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Globalization. 60. Which of the following describes a way in which Ancient Egyptians adapted the environment to meet their needs as a society? A) Constructing pyramids. B) Developing advanced medical techniques. C) Building irrigation systems. D) Creating a system of writing. 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