This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > Geography > Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was one result of Hurricane Katrina? A) National oil shortage. B) The economy of Louisiana grew because it took in the most migrants. C) Displacement of much of the population of Louisiana. D) An earthquake that nearly wiped out the city of New Orleans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Displacement of much of the population of Louisiana. 2. What is the widest point of the Earth? A) The poles. B) The equator. C) The Tropic of Cancer. D) The Prime Meridian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The equator. 3. What is the relationship between the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the temperature of the atmosphere? A) Direct. B) Inverse. C) No consistent relationship. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct. 4. Which study is concerned with the movement of water? A) Urban Geography. B) Climatology. C) Geomorphology. D) Hydrology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrology. 5. National parks and endangered wildlife need to be A) Protected. B) Managed. C) Conserved. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protected. 6. Select the natural hazards named in the passage that result from sudden changes. A) Hurricanes, floods, droughts, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes. B) Tornadoes, blizzards, heat waves, and wildfires. C) Oil spills, deforestation, pollution, and littering. D) Traffic accidents, building collapses, and power outages. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hurricanes, floods, droughts, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes. 7. Which human activity has contributed heavily to climate change A) Fracking. B) Strip mining. C) Burning fossil fuels. D) Building dams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Burning fossil fuels. 8. Pollution of the environment is caused by the combustion of? A) Mineral oils. B) Natural gases. C) Coal. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 9. The most common gas in the atmosphere (78%). A) Oxygen. B) Carbon Dioxide. C) Nitrogen. D) Trace gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen. 10. Which of the following is a more sustainable alternative to the lumber trade? A) Monoculture. B) Bamboo cultivation. C) Using horses for labor. D) Polyculrture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bamboo cultivation. 11. A country will ..... what it can market for a profit. A) Buy. B) Sell. C) Import. D) Export. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Export. 12. The Rainforests are home to the largest variety of plant and animals species on the planet and are known as the "lungs of the earth." What process occurs that justifies this statement? A) Trees in the rainforest convert carbon dioxide into valuable oxygen. B) Trees in the rainforests can be used as valuable lumber. C) Plants in the rainforests can be used as valuable medicine. D) Soil in the rainforests can be used as valuable farmland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trees in the rainforest convert carbon dioxide into valuable oxygen. 13. Africa's Water Shortage. Northern Africa suffers from: A) Little or no water scarcity. B) Physical water scarcity. C) Economic water scarcity. D) Approaching physical water scarcity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Physical water scarcity. 14. How did the FIRST Agricultural Revolution change society? A) By switching from human labor to machines. B) Introducing agricultural practices like planting and irrigation. C) Fewer people needed to be farmers as farmers could grow more. D) Farmers revolted against unfair taxes from the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Introducing agricultural practices like planting and irrigation. 15. Which aspect do the Natural Sciences primarily address in the context of environmental issues? A) Economic impacts of environmental issues. B) Policy-making and public acceptance. C) The physical extent and causes of an environmental issue. D) Human behavior driving the problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The physical extent and causes of an environmental issue. 16. Why does deforestation increase when the value of crops and cattle go up? A) The value of timber also goes up when the value of crops and cattle go up. B) The government gets rid of all laws stopping illegal deforestation when the value of crops and cattle go up. C) People know they can make a profit selling cattle and crops so violate national laws and clear more land to do this. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People know they can make a profit selling cattle and crops so violate national laws and clear more land to do this. 17. ..... geography is the combination between physical and human geography A) Map. B) Landforms. C) Social. D) Environmental. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Environmental. 18. Which practice from the Good list most directly reduces waste generation? A) Re-using items. B) Leaving chemicals in the air. C) Increasing car use. D) Allowing untreated sewage into the sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Re-using items. 19. The environmental protection act of India came in the year- A) 1986. B) 1988. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1986. 20. What language is spoken in Mexico? A) Roman. B) Spanish. C) English. D) Portuguese. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spanish. 21. Why are resource towns vulnerable to economic instability? A) They depend entirely on single resource extraction. B) They have strong government support. C) They attract multiple industries. D) They have diverse economic activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They depend entirely on single resource extraction. 22. What problem do the Sierra Madre Mountains cause Mexico City? A) They trap the pollution in the city since winds cannot easily blow the air pollution over the mountains. B) They stop the water from flowing to the oceans reducing trade. C) They create a lot of wind allowing the air pollution to easily be blown away from the city. D) They cause air pollution by releasing lots of carbon dioxide into the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They trap the pollution in the city since winds cannot easily blow the air pollution over the mountains. 23. How can individuals contribute to biodiversity conservation? A) Ignoring environmental issues. B) Promoting deforestation. C) Using more plastic products. D) Individuals can contribute to biodiversity conservation by engaging in local conservation activities, reducing waste, supporting sustainable practices, and educating others. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Individuals can contribute to biodiversity conservation by engaging in local conservation activities, reducing waste, supporting sustainable practices, and educating others. 24. The main importance of Environmental Geography is that it helps us: A) Identify new mineral reserves. B) Understand the relationship between humans and the environment and build a sustainable future. C) Predict the weather accurately. D) Focus exclusively on physical processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Understand the relationship between humans and the environment and build a sustainable future. 25. The role of Diagnosis & Evaluation involves analyzing the social processes that drive human behavior and decisions to determine: A) The economic value of a natural resource. B) Where change is most needed, acceptable, likely, and effective. C) The exact geological age of the Earth. D) New methods for agricultural production. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where change is most needed, acceptable, likely, and effective. 26. The field of engineering focused on structures and buildings of all kinds. A) Industrial Engineering. B) Civil Engineering. C) Mechanical Engineering. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Civil Engineering. 27. ..... lead to a depletion of natural resources, global warming, and pollution A) Industrialization. B) War. C) Natural Disasters. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Industrialization. 28. What is the cleanest city in the world? A) Ifrane, Morocco. B) Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. C) Sfax, Tunisia. D) New York, USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ifrane, Morocco. 29. This theme of geography focuses on how people and the natural environment interact A) Physical. B) Political. C) Economical. D) Environmental. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Environmental. 30. ..... is the study of the surroundings in which people, plants and animals live. A) Environmental Geography. B) Human Geography. C) GIS. D) Physical Geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmental Geography. 31. Where is the Great Green Wall located? A) In the Sahel in Africa. B) In Beijing, China. C) Between Tibet and Nepal. D) In La Paz, Bolivia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the Sahel in Africa. 32. Which option correctly lists the three main divisions of geography introduced in this lesson? A) Physical Geography, Environmental Geography, Human/Social Geography. B) Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Geology. C) Weather, Climate, Landforms. D) Hurricanes, Floods, Earthquakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical Geography, Environmental Geography, Human/Social Geography. 33. River travels 4, 000 miles and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Fed by over 1, 000 different tributaries A) Amazon River. B) Parana River. C) Orinoco River. D) Nile River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amazon River. 34. How has plantation farming impacted the environment? A) Planting one crop repeatedly in the same location taxes the soil. B) It increases the likelihood of diseases and pests that attack the crops. C) Often increases deforestation to clear land for farms. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 35. Climate change can lead to ..... A) Sea level rise and floods in coastal areas. B) Droughts. C) Spread of dengue fever and malaria. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 36. In the 1960s, the Soviet Union dammed up the rivers that led to the Aral Sea. Now the Aral Sea has dried up. Why is it hard for the area to recover? A) People use too much of the water left there. B) Water resources went to the mining industry. C) A natural disaster prevents the area from recovering. D) The area is too dry and salty for the land to return back. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The area is too dry and salty for the land to return back. 37. Freidrich Ratzel, father of Environmental Determinism was native of which country? A) Britain. B) Germany. C) USA. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germany. 38. Compared to the diameter measured through the poles, the Earth's diameter measured through the equator is: A) Longer. B) Shorter. C) Not measurable. D) The same. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Longer. 39. True or False. The Ozone absorbs most of the Suns radiation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 40. GMO's are created by injecting chemicals into food AFTER it is harvested. A) Fact. B) Fiction. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fiction. 41. What causes there to be LESS water in an area? A) Smaller populations. B) Wasteful water use. C) Reliable government. D) New water technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wasteful water use. 42. In which layer do all the pressure, wind, and precipitation changes occur? A) Stratosphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Outer space. D) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Troposphere. 43. How does climate change impact global sea levels? A) Climate change causes sea levels to rise only in polar regions. B) Climate change has no effect on sea levels. C) Climate change causes sea levels to rise due to melting ice and thermal expansion of water. D) Sea levels decrease due to increased rainfall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Climate change causes sea levels to rise due to melting ice and thermal expansion of water. 44. What is the name of the body of water being described? A) Aral Sea. B) Lake Victoria. C) Lake Baykal. D) Caspian Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aral Sea. 45. Select the geographic question that best guides an investigation into consequences after a flood. A) How has it happened / is it happening?. B) What are the effects?. C) Where is something located?. D) When did it / will it happen?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What are the effects?. 46. The force that holds the Earth's atmosphere and hydrosphere in place, making life possible, is: A) Centrifugal force. B) The magnetic field. C) Gravity. D) Solar radiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gravity. 47. What is the purpose of the Panama Canal? A) To improve relations among South & Central America. B) To provide a shorter route for trade. C) To avoid ocean currents that could destroy ships. D) To use all of South American ports for trade. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide a shorter route for trade. 48. The Earth completes one rotation every 23.9 hours. This movement is responsible for the daily occurrence of: A) Seasons. B) High and low tides. C) Day and night. D) Solar and lunar eclipses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Day and night. 49. The density of a planet is a Gross Feature. Earth is cited as the densest of the terrestrial planets, indicating a high concentration of: A) Water and air. B) Iron and nickel in its core. C) Lightweight gases. D) Surface vegetation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iron and nickel in its core. 50. Which country among the following has the lowest CO2 emissions? A) Poland. B) Mexico. C) Japan. D) Iran. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poland. 51. According to the section's purpose statement, what is geography mainly concerned with? A) Describing Earth and explaining how humans affect it. B) Counting populations to predict city growth. C) Inventing tools for exploration like compasses. D) Ranking countries by economic development. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Describing Earth and explaining how humans affect it. 52. Population Geography studies what aspect? A) Money. B) Climates. C) Human population. D) Ancient life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human population. 53. What does drought do on agriculture? A) Increase in aforestration. B) Increase in soil minerals. C) More fertile soil. D) Plants die due to lack of rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plants die due to lack of rain. 54. Social science input is vital for environmental management because it helps bridge the gap between scientific knowledge and: A) Policy-making and public acceptance. B) Natural resource discovery. C) Geological surveys. D) Satellite imagery analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Policy-making and public acceptance. 55. What type of agricultural production is pictured here? A) Extensive wheat planting. B) Commercial wheat planting. C) Intensive wheat planting. D) Intensive wet rice planting. E) Extensive wet rice planting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Intensive wet rice planting. 56. Nutrients are recycled in ecosystem by ..... A) Producers. B) Consumers. C) Energy flow. D) Biogeochemical cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biogeochemical cycle. 57. Environment management aim is? A) To Study Nature. B) To Study Business Environment. C) To Study Animals, Plants and Human Beings. D) To educate managers about the likely impact of industrial and economic activities on the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To educate managers about the likely impact of industrial and economic activities on the environment. 58. Desert biome covers about how much percent of total geographical area of the earth? A) 43%. B) 13%. C) 33%. D) 23%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 33%. 59. What is one effect of a drought(second paragraph)? A) Ponds and streams dry up. B) Animals travel farther to get food. C) Plants dry out and stop producing food. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plants dry out and stop producing food. 60. The environment is composed of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere. The biosphere is defined as the part of the Earth that is made up of: A) Only the air we breathe. B) Only water bodies. C) All the planet's life forms. 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