This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > Geography > Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Chipko Movement was first started in- A) 1974. B) 1973. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1973. 2. The ability to adapt and change can be called A) Alteration. B) Stability. C) Resilience. D) Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resilience. 3. List of endangered species are recorded in ..... A) Endangered Record. B) Yellow Data Book. C) Green Data Book. D) Red Data Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red Data Book. 4. The thin layer of gases surrounding Earth A) Lithosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Atmosphere. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atmosphere. 5. Which of these countries would be MOST impacted by a drop in international gasoline prices? A) Venezuela. B) Argentina. C) Guyana. D) Bolivia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Venezuela. 6. How does pollution affect water quality and availability? A) Pollution degrades water quality and reduces its availability by contaminating sources and harming ecosystems. B) Pollution has no effect on water quality or availability. C) Pollution improves water quality and increases availability. D) Pollution only affects air quality, not water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pollution degrades water quality and reduces its availability by contaminating sources and harming ecosystems. 7. What is the significance of biodiversity in ecosystems? A) Biodiversity decreases competition among species. B) Biodiversity is crucial for ecosystem health, stability, and resilience. C) Biodiversity is irrelevant to ecosystem productivity. D) Biodiversity only benefits human activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biodiversity is crucial for ecosystem health, stability, and resilience. 8. A fan-shaped landform created as rivers leave behind sediment as they meet the ocean A) Delta. B) Valley. C) Canyon. D) Plains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delta. 9. Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere A) Noble gases. B) Sustainability. C) Climate change. D) Greenhouse gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greenhouse gases. 10. Ultra-violet radiation is absorbed and removed by A) Carbondioxide. B) Carbon tetrachloride. C) Oxygen. D) Ozone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ozone. 11. What are the major topics of geography? A) Latitude, longitude, temperature, and humidity. B) People, places, things, and locations. C) Location, place, region, movement, human environment interaction. D) Time zone, rainfall, population, and language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People, places, things, and locations. 12. What are the main sources of air pollution in Mexico City? A) Intense sunlight. B) The high altitude. C) Factories and cars. D) Cars that produce little or no air pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Factories and cars. 13. When environmental geographers study the Temporal Changes in an ecosystem, what are they primarily analyzing? A) The spatial distribution of organisms. B) The interactions within a Geo-ecosystem. C) Variations and transformation in ecosystem structure over time. D) The ethical dilemmas of resource use. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Variations and transformation in ecosystem structure over time. 14. Forests, wetlands and grasslands are a critical parts of the global water cycle. What is it called? A) Pollution. B) Scarcity. C) Ecosystems. D) Water cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ecosystems. 15. What is an example of human geography? A) Rivers. B) Population. C) Earthquakes. D) Volcanoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population. 16. What makes coastal cities historically significant? A) Better weather conditions. B) Easier transportation and trade. C) More attractive architecture. D) Lower living costs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Easier transportation and trade. 17. Identify the item that is clearly labeled as Bad because it pollutes water bodies. A) Re-using items. B) Untreated sewage into the sea. C) Using only what we need. D) Riding your bike. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Untreated sewage into the sea. 18. What term does this describe?People must find a way to meet their own needs, while not prevent future peoples from meeting their needs. A) Repeatable development. B) Futuristic development. C) Agricultural development. D) Sustainable development. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sustainable development. 19. Improper disposal and poor management of solid waste cause serious environmental problems, including: A) Increased population growth. B) Destruction of habitats and harm to ecosystems. C) Decreased industrialization. D) Increased carrying capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Destruction of habitats and harm to ecosystems. 20. What is acid rain? A) Smoke + frogs. B) Fog + smog. C) Smoke with chemicals + fog. D) Smoke with chemicals + rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smoke with chemicals + rain. 21. How does technology change with agriculture? A) People prefer to use older technology for farming. B) People do not want to use technology with farming. C) People find less ways to use technology in agriculture. D) People create new technology to grow more food. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People create new technology to grow more food. 22. Using the map and your knowledge of physical geography, what region of Africa has no estimate on water scarcity? A) The Sahel. B) The Atlas Mountains. C) Tropical rain forest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Sahel. 23. ..... is an organism that only eats flesh of other animals for energy. A) Herbivore. B) Tetrivore. C) Omnivore. D) Carnivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carnivore. 24. Which set includes landforms and the forces that change them as described in the passage? A) Mountains and rivers; changes caused by human communication. B) Plains and valleys; changes caused only by wind. C) Natural shape of the earth and changes caused by rivers, the sea, ice, and volcanoes. D) Urban neighborhoods; changes caused by driving. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural shape of the earth and changes caused by rivers, the sea, ice, and volcanoes. 25. Which geographic feature is best described by a narrow piece of land that connects two larger land masses? A) Island. B) Isthmus. C) Archipelago. D) Peninsula. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Isthmus. 26. Which statement describes how geography treats climate differences around the world? A) It ignores seasonal changes and focuses on daily weather only. B) It focuses on differences in climate between seasons and in different parts of the world. C) It studies only tropical climates. D) It concludes that all regions share identical seasonal patterns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It focuses on differences in climate between seasons and in different parts of the world. 27. Modern concerns related to pollution include: A) Soil erosion. B) Noise, light, and plastic pollution. C) Deforestation. D) Volcano eruptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noise, light, and plastic pollution. 28. Which human geography focus is concerned with the methods people use to move from one place to another for work or leisure? A) Transport. B) Settlement. C) Communications. D) Economic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transport. 29. The aquifers, lakes and river basins shared by two or more countries-support the lives and livelihoods of vast numbers of people across the world. Is the definition of what? A) Water cycle. B) Water scarcity. C) Water rights. D) Transboundary waters. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transboundary waters. 30. Which biome has the highest net primary productivity? A) Tundra. B) Desert. C) Tropical rainforest. D) Temperate grassland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropical rainforest. 31. How can urban planning mitigate the effects of climate change? A) Urban planning has no impact on climate change mitigation efforts. B) Urban planning can increase carbon emissions by promoting industrial zones. C) Urban planning can mitigate climate change by promoting sustainable land use and increasing green spaces. D) Urban planning focuses solely on transportation without considering environmental factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urban planning can mitigate climate change by promoting sustainable land use and increasing green spaces. 32. Which of these events had the GREATEST impact on the beginning of the Green Revolution in India? A) The Salt March led by Mohandas Gandhi. B) India's population passing one billion people. C) Low crop yields and repeated periods of famine. D) A large Indian Ocean earthquake which caused a catastrophic tsunami. E) The threat of war between India and Pakistan over nuclear technologies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Low crop yields and repeated periods of famine. 33. Environmental Degradation and Pollution refers to: A) Natural processes that maintain balance. B) The process of conservation and restoration. C) The damage and destruction of nature caused by harmful human activities and waste. D) Variations in ecosystem structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The damage and destruction of nature caused by harmful human activities and waste. 34. According to USDA soil taxonomy, which order is young and lacks horizons? A) Oxisols. B) Entisols. C) Mollisols. D) Alfisols. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Entisols. 35. What % of the world fish are in danger or worse. A) 80%. B) 50%. C) 70%. D) 60%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 70%. 36. ..... are an example of omnivores. A) Bears. B) Sheeps. C) Cows. D) Deers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bears. 37. Which of the following is NOT a way that dams and reservoirs impact the environment? A) Helps provide a reliable water source for people using irrigation. B) Changes the amount of water downstream, impacting the ecosystems. C) Floods areas behind the dam to create a lake, changing the habitats. D) Causes increased air pollution, leading to climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Causes increased air pollution, leading to climate change. 38. During an El Nino, trade winds are typically ..... A) About average. B) Stronger. C) Weaker. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weaker. 39. When did Hurricane Harvey form, based on the case study summary? A) July 30, 2015. B) October 5, 2018. C) September 1, 2016. D) August 17, 2017. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) August 17, 2017. 40. Which biome has a short growing season of approximately 50-60 days in a year? A) Arctic Tundra. B) Temperate Grassland. C) Tropical Rainforests. D) Subtropical Deserts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arctic Tundra. 41. Period of time when crop production began in the Fertile Crescent A) Green Revolution. B) American Revolution. C) Second Agricultural Revolution. D) First Agricultural Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) First Agricultural Revolution. 42. What is the main consumer of water in Southwest Asia? A) People. B) Industries. C) Livestock. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agriculture. 43. A long term weather pattern is A) Climate. B) Physical feature. C) Natural resource. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate. 44. The two largest fuel sources are? A) Wood and coal. B) Wood and natural gas. C) Oil and nuclear power. D) Coal and oil. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal and oil. 45. Economic geography investigates which of the following according to the material? A) How rainfall patterns shape landforms. B) Ways people make money and why some countries are more developed than others. C) The best routes for moving goods between cities. D) How languages spread across regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ways people make money and why some countries are more developed than others. 46. What is a negative effect of dam building 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: B) Alter the flow of waterways and permanently alters the surrounding area. 47. GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) are A) Organisms engineered to grow at a certain way that benefits the human population. B) Organism that only grow during certain seasons. C) Organisms that are domesticated to grow indoors only. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organisms engineered to grow at a certain way that benefits the human population. 48. What do the Colorado River and the Rio Grande have in common? A) The US and Mexico have to negotiate water rights to both rivers. B) Both are heavily polluted at the source. C) They are both at risk of disappearing due to desertification. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The US and Mexico have to negotiate water rights to both rivers. 49. How has the building of dams created problems for countries sharing rivers? A) Dams are too expensive to build. B) Dams limit the water available to countries downstream. C) Countries in Southwest Asia (Middle East) are NOT allowed to build dams along shared rivers. D) The building of dams causes flooding downstream. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dams limit the water available to countries downstream. 50. What is the mostly populated city in the world? A) Tokyo. B) Jakarta. C) Delhi. D) Shanghai. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tokyo. 51. Which country has the highest CO2 emissions? A) Russia. B) China. C) India. D) USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) China. 52. Which of the following innovations is NOT a result of the Green Revolution? A) Seed hybridization. B) GMOs (genetically modified organisms). C) Disease resistant crops. D) Mechanized agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mechanized agriculture. 53. Irrigation for Farming:The picture of modern irrigation techniques demonstrate the ability for humans to not longer need to: A) Locate fields near water sources like rivers. B) Collect rainwater in large basins for the "dry season" . C) Focus on growing crops that can withstand drought conditions. D) Hire "farm hands" to water fields since irrigation can be done with machines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Locate fields near water sources like rivers. 54. Is drought a natural disaster? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 55. Which of the following is NOT and EFFECT of El Nino-Southern Oscillation A) Increase of Flooding. B) Rainfall on Eastern Parts of the Pacific. C) Dry weather on the Western Parts of the Pacific. D) Droughts on the Eastern Parts of the Pacific. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Droughts on the Eastern Parts of the Pacific. 56. The over-extraction of groundwater for agricultural and industrial use faster than it can naturally replenish is a primary example of which general environmental problem? A) Air pollution. B) Resource Depletion. C) Land degradation. D) Noise pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resource Depletion. 57. Which philosophical concept suggests that the natural environment is the sole controller of human actions, decisions, and cultural development? A) Possibilism. B) Determinism. C) Environmentalism. D) Neodeterminism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Determinism. 58. Which of the following is true substance farming? A) Farmers grow enough food for their family. B) Common in parts of Africa, Asia, and Latin American countries. C) Usually grow the same crops yearly. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 59. Which of these would be the MOST likely affect of deforestation in central Africa? A) Soil degradation. B) Overpopulation. C) Pollution of the Amazon. D) Expansion of the Sahara Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soil degradation. 60. Biodiversity Day A) May 19. B) June 22. C) May 22. D) May 24. 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