This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > Geography > Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Our use of fossil fuels and our pollution levels need to be A) Protected. B) Managed. C) Used. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Managed. 2. Why are the Social Sciences deeply connected to the environment? A) They only study physical geography. B) They focus solely on animal behavior. C) They help understand how human behavior, decisions, and lifestyles affect the environment. D) They prove that the environment is only about nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They help understand how human behavior, decisions, and lifestyles affect the environment. 3. Which mountain range can be found in South America? A) Andes. B) Rockies. C) Himalayas. D) Alps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Andes. 4. What is the approximate equatorial circumference of the Earth? A) 25, 000 km. B) 6, 371 km. C) 40, 075 km. D) 50, 000 km. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 40, 075 km. 5. Sea surface temperature changes great than .5$^{o}$C for greater than 5 months across the centeral ropical Pacific OCean are known as A) El Nino-Southern Oscillation. B) The get stream. C) The arctic effect. D) A typhoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) El Nino-Southern Oscillation. 6. What are the benefits of using renewable energy sources? A) Decreased job opportunities. B) The benefits of using renewable energy sources include reduced emissions, lower pollution, energy independence, job creation, and economic growth. C) Higher energy costs. D) Increased reliance on fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The benefits of using renewable energy sources include reduced emissions, lower pollution, energy independence, job creation, and economic growth. 7. Definition:A source of natural goods and materials that create wealth and enhance quality of life. A) Landform. B) Resources. C) Modify. D) Region. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resources. 8. What is the windward side of a mountain? A) The side of the mountain with the most people. B) The dry side that is downwind of the mountain. C) The side of the mountain with the rain shadow. D) The wet side that is hit by the moist damp air. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The wet side that is hit by the moist damp air. 9. Why is the population in the northern part of Chile so scarce? A) Sierra Madre Mountains; high elevation & cold climate. B) Amazon Rainforest; hot rainy climate only good for animals. C) Atacama Desert:driest place on earth so no farms or work. D) Kalahari Desert; too hot and dry to support high population. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atacama Desert:driest place on earth so no farms or work. 10. What is the most popular industry in Mexico City that contributes to its air pollution problem? A) Tourism. B) Agriculture. C) Oil. D) Manufacturing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Manufacturing. 11. What is the primary cause of modern concerns like Noise and Light pollution? A) Agricultural chemicals. B) Excessive human activity and infrastructure in cities. C) Geological processes. D) Volcanic eruptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excessive human activity and infrastructure in cities. 12. This country is the most populous country in the world and the second richest. A) Russia. B) The United States. C) China. D) Brazil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) China. 13. What type of farming practice is recommended to help reduce the negative environmental effects of agriculture? A) Monoculture. B) Extensive farming. C) Sustainable farming practices. D) Slash-and-burn farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sustainable farming practices. 14. The United States and Mexico have an agreement over the use of the water in the Colorado River and Rio Grande. This is an example of A) Water insecurity. B) Erosion. C) Water rights. D) Natural disasters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water rights. 15. Which Latin American country borders the United States and has air pollution as a problem in its capital? A) Panama. B) Brazil. C) Cuba. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mexico. 16. When the Mortality Rate of a population decreases significantly (e.g., due to better medicine and sanitation), what is the immediate effect on population growth? A) The fertility rate decreases. B) The growth rate decreases. C) The carrying capacity decreases. D) The growth rate increases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The growth rate increases. 17. What are the social implications of water scarcity? A) Water scarcity improves agricultural productivity. B) Water scarcity has no impact on social structures. C) Water scarcity can lead to social inequality, conflict, migration, health issues, and hindered economic development. D) Water scarcity leads to increased biodiversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water scarcity can lead to social inequality, conflict, migration, health issues, and hindered economic development. 18. This is the world's largest river. A) Mississippi. B) Rhine. C) Amazon. D) Ganges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amazon. 19. Most of the freshwater around the world is used for the following purpose. A) Recreation. B) Agriculture. C) Residential. D) Industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agriculture. 20. What is included in science-based answers for specific problems? A) Developing new renewable energy technologies. B) Developing and use co-production and public engagement methods. C) Discovering new biological species. D) Analyzing chemical composition of pollutants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Developing and use co-production and public engagement methods. 21. Before farming, how did humans acquire food? A) Fishing. B) Sleeping. C) Hunting and gathering. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hunting and gathering. 22. How can cities become more sustainable in their development? A) Increase reliance on fossil fuels. B) Reduce green spaces in urban areas. C) Implement green building practices and enhance public transportation. D) Limit access to public parks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Implement green building practices and enhance public transportation. 23. Climate change can cause increases in asthma, allergies and heart disease. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Environmental Geography combines which two main branches of geography? A) Regional and Systematic. B) Physical and Human. C) Climatology and Geomorphology. D) Cultural and Political. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Physical and Human. 25. What is a consequence of overfishing? A) Traffic jams at ports. B) Water scarcity. C) Water pollution. D) Most fish species in crisis or worse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Most fish species in crisis or worse. 26. Seas:fresh or salt water? A) Fresh. B) Salt. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salt. 27. The process by which fertile land becomes desert as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture. A) Desertification. B) Deforestation. C) Dam building. D) Fracking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desertification. 28. The service provided by natural systems that helps stabilize environmental conditions such as climate and air quality A) Supporting services. B) Regulating services. C) Cultural services. D) Provisioning services. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regulating services. 29. One of the main aims of Environmental Geography is to help conserve and manage ecological resources through various programs. This is primarily done to achieve: A) Economic exploitation. B) Environmental sustainability. C) Increased population growth. D) Complete elimination of human interference. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental sustainability. 30. Primary succession begins on which type of surface? A) Abandoned farmland. B) Burned forest. C) Bare rock. D) Fallow field. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bare rock. 31. What is the main cause of the current ozone hole's gradual recovery? A) Phasing out of CFCs. B) Reduced CO2 emissions. C) Global cooling. D) Increased cloud cover. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phasing out of CFCs. 32. How long a person is expected to live is called what ..... A) Low GDP. B) High GDP. C) Life expectancy. D) Labor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Life expectancy. 33. Mexico was once a colony of ..... ? A) Great Britain. B) Africa. C) Germany. D) Spain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spain. 34. Among the terrestrial planets, Earth is considered the: A) Smallest. B) Largest. C) Least dense. D) Coldest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Largest. 35. What is a negative effect of strip mining A) Pollute nearby streams, and rivers because of erosion and excessive runoff. B) Alter the flow of waterways and permanently alters the surrounding area. C) Gas explosion. D) Deprives earth of oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pollute nearby streams, and rivers because of erosion and excessive runoff. 36. Industrialization is a change in society from farming to: A) Trading goods. B) Making goods in factories. C) Tourism. D) Hunting and gathering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Making goods in factories. 37. Swachchha Bharat Abhiyan is an example of ..... A) Environmental awareness by mass media. B) Social movement. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental awareness by mass media. 38. According to the vocabulary bank, which action is listed as environmentally good? A) Driving a car for short trips. B) Using only what we need. C) Dumping untreated sewage into the sea. D) Releasing chemicals into the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using only what we need. 39. How can sustainable activities help the environment? A) They preserve nature. B) They help make products cheaper to buy. C) They give people access to jobs. D) They allow a government to make more money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They preserve nature. 40. What are some ways the Native Americans modified the land to survive? A) Cutting down trees to build roads and businesses. B) Building dams to filter water. C) Cutting down trees to build boats and clearing rocks to plant crops. D) Building airplanes to fly over water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cutting down trees to build boats and clearing rocks to plant crops. 41. Which industry requires the most water usage? A) Transportation. B) Manufacturing. C) Construction. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agriculture. 42. Wasteful water use and rising population has lead to issue with A) Water insecuity. B) Overfishing. C) Desertification. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water insecuity. 43. The government is creating laws and national parks to help keep the animals and the environment safe A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 44. How can water resource management promote sustainability? A) Water resource management increases water consumption. B) Water resource management promotes sustainability by ensuring efficient use, protecting quality, and maintaining ecological balance. C) Water resource management leads to pollution of water bodies. D) Water resource management eliminates the need for conservation efforts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water resource management promotes sustainability by ensuring efficient use, protecting quality, and maintaining ecological balance. 45. The sudden movement of the Earth's crust, usually at a fault line A) Fracking. B) Earthquake. C) Tsunami. D) Godzilla doing the Renegade for his Tik Tok channel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earthquake. 46. Which of the following is an aim of Environmental Geography regarding ecological resources? A) Exploit them rapidly. B) Conserve and manage them. C) Leave them completely untouched. D) Convert them into non-ecological resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conserve and manage them. 47. This is an overflow of water onto land. A) Flood. B) Drought. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flood. 48. What is a genetically modified organism (GMO)? A) Foods that have been created through genetic engineering. B) Foods that are forbidden in many world religions. C) Foods that cause allergies in people who eat them. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foods that have been created through genetic engineering. 49. What are the main threats to freshwater resources? A) Overpopulation of fish species. B) Pollution, over-extraction, climate change, habitat destruction, and invasive species. C) Increased tourism activities. D) Excessive rainfall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollution, over-extraction, climate change, habitat destruction, and invasive species. 50. Which Geographers describe the state as "Living organism" ? A) Greek. B) French. C) German. D) Roman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) German. 51. California has vegetation and Nevada is a desert but they are located at the same latitude. What explains this difference? A) Rain shadow effect. B) Coriolis effect. C) Climate zones. D) Global wind patterns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rain shadow effect. 52. Using the Environmental Disaster Profile example for Typhoon Matma, which location is identified? A) Philippines. B) Vietnam. C) Japan. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) China. 53. Where weather happens A) Mesosphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troposphere. 54. The act of ensuring that we have a continued supply of natural resources. A) Sustainable Development. B) Fracking. C) Resupply. D) Renewable Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sustainable Development. 55. The Kyoto Protocol primarily targeted the reduction of what? A) Acid rain precursors. B) Greenhouse gas. C) CFC emissions. D) Marine plastic waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greenhouse gas. 56. Irrigation helps to provide water to farmland. However, this usage can lead to what? A) Overgrazing. B) Drought. C) Water stress and insecurity for some areas. D) Depletion of soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water stress and insecurity for some areas. 57. What is the relationship between urbanization and environmental degradation? A) Environmental degradation is solely caused by natural disasters, not urbanization. B) Urbanization leads to increased biodiversity and ecosystem health. C) Urbanization has no impact on resource consumption or pollution levels. D) Urbanization contributes to environmental degradation through resource overuse and pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Urbanization contributes to environmental degradation through resource overuse and pollution. 58. A negative impact of industrial/commercial agriculture is A) A decrease in amount of crops produced. B) An increase in amount of crops produced. C) Increased water and air pollution. D) Decrease in the amount of machinery used. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increased water and air pollution. 59. Water found just underneath the Earth's surface is called ..... It is used for wells and springs. A) Rain water. B) Acid rain. C) Groundwater. D) None of the above. 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