This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Art Humanities > Geography > Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 9 (55 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Both Japan and Haiti experienced earthquakes in the early 2000s. Why was recovery in Japan faster than Haiti? A) Haiti is poor and relied heavily on international help. B) Japan is poor and relied heavily on international help. C) International humanitarian groups refused to help Haiti. D) Rich countries, like the United States, gave more money to Japan than Haiti. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haiti is poor and relied heavily on international help. 2. How does poor soil typically affect human settlement patterns? A) It has no impact on settlement. B) It limits agricultural development. C) It encourages large agricultural communities. D) It increases population density. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It limits agricultural development. 3. The Mexican government has encouraged their citizens to reduce the emission of smog by riding what? A) Skateboards. B) Donkeys. C) Bicycles. D) Horses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bicycles. 4. Which factor is most responsible for the international importance of the Middle East? A) Innovative political and social reforms. B) Superior weapons technology. C) Vital natural resources in a strategic location. D) Advanced scientific and industrial development. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vital natural resources in a strategic location. 5. Southern Mexico is part of a ..... that connects North America and South America. A) Crossroads. B) Peninsula. C) Land bridge. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Land bridge. 6. Definition:The farm crops and plant life of certain region A) Planting. B) Wildlife. C) Vegetation. D) Agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vegetation. 7. What are green house gasses? A) Lightning. B) Fossil fuels. C) Jeff. D) Solar power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fossil fuels. 8. A positive 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: B) An increase in amount of crops produced. 9. How do humans adapt building designs to different environmental conditions? A) They use identical designs everywhere. B) They modify structures based on local climate challenges. C) They ignore environmental constraints. D) They always build underground. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They modify structures based on local climate challenges. 10. Under the role of Diagnosis, & Evaluation, social scientists help environmental efforts by analyzing social processes to determine: A) The economic value of a species. B) New methods for pollution control technology. C) Where change is most needed and likely to be effective. D) The chemical composition of air pollutants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where change is most needed and likely to be effective. 11. What type of geography focuses on how people and their natural environment interact? A) Population geography. B) Environmental Geography. C) Physical geography. D) Political geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental Geography. 12. Which combination best explains why hurricanes form, as described in the case study? A) Warm ocean waters adding heat and moisture plus a cool wind pattern near the ocean surface. B) Cold ocean waters removing heat plus a warm wind pattern far above the ocean. C) High mountains blocking wind plus dry desert air. D) Cool lakes providing moisture plus steady inland breezes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Warm ocean waters adding heat and moisture plus a cool wind pattern near the ocean surface. 13. The Montreal Protocol was successful in phasing out what substances? A) Ozone-depleting substances. B) Heavy metals. C) Radioactive waste. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ozone-depleting substances. 14. What is the major environmental issue in Brazil? A) Air pollution. B) Logging. C) Oil spills. D) Destruction of the rain forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Destruction of the rain forest. 15. The United States is known around the world for sending help (medical assistance, food, and financial donations) when disasters strike in other countries. What recent disasters that have affected the United States have other nations been quick to offer help? A) 9-11 and the Great Chicago Fire. B) Ebola epidemic and the Gulf oil spill. C) Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. D) Hurricane Katrina and the San Francisco earthquake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. 16. The primary goal of moving towards recycling and reuse is to address the environmental problem of solid waste by: A) Increasing population growth. B) Decreasing carrying capacity. C) Conserving resources and reducing landfill dependency. D) Increasing the speed of industrialization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conserving resources and reducing landfill dependency. 17. What does the environment refer to? A) Only living things. B) Only non-living things. C) Everything that surrounds us, both living and non-living things. D) The atmosphere and hydrosphere only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Everything that surrounds us, both living and non-living things. 18. Choose the action that best reflects environmental responsibility based on the Good list. A) Releasing untreated sewage into the sea. B) Producing more waste. C) Throwing rubbish in open areas. D) Using only what we need. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Using only what we need. 19. Which of the following is an ECONOMIC impact of fracking? A) Oil can contaminate water sources. B) Fracking can increase the chances of earthquakes. C) Oil and gas prices have decreased. D) People are forced off their land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oil and gas prices have decreased. 20. Which biome is the coldest? A) Tundra. B) Grassland. C) Temperate Forest. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tundra. 21. Which biogeochemical cycle lacks a significant atmospheric component? A) Water cycle. B) Nitrogen cycle. C) Phosphorus cycle. D) Carbon cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phosphorus cycle. 22. What is the most popular religion of Latin America? A) Islam. B) Creole. C) Roman Catholic. D) Buddhism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roman Catholic. 23. Which statement BEST describes the 3rd Agricultural Revolution? A) People hunted animals and found food. B) People created farming and irrigation. C) People used machines to help farm. D) People began to use science for crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People began to use science for crops. 24. Which invention had the greatest impact on the increased yields in seed agriculture? A) Weeding. B) Terrace farming. C) Irrigation. D) Mechanized harvesters. E) Fencing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irrigation. 25. Doppler radar is used to predict which natural hazard? A) Earthquakes. B) Floods. C) Landslides. D) Tornadoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tornadoes. 26. How could drought create political problems? A) Countries can have land disputes (conflict) over water resources. B) Government leaders can die, creating chaos in countries. C) Lack of food increases the need for trade. D) Drought does not impact politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Countries can have land disputes (conflict) over water resources. 27. The term "geography" comes from two Greek parts. Based on the instructional text, what do "geo" and "graphy" each mean? A) Geo means Earth; graphy means to describe. B) Geo means landforms; graphy means to write maps. C) Geo means world cities; graphy means to measure. D) Geo means climate; graphy means to calculate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geo means Earth; graphy means to describe. 28. Which of the following is NOT a cause of water insecurity (lack of water for some)? A) Drought. B) Deforestattion. C) Desertification. D) Overfarming/irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deforestattion. 29. Approximately how long ago did Earth form? A) 450 million years ago. B) 4.5 billion years ago. C) 10 billion years ago. D) 1 billion years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4.5 billion years ago. 30. The main reason Urbanization leads to environmental harm is the increased demand for: A) Traditional farming techniques. B) Land, infrastructure, and resources. C) Rural labor. D) Sustainable farming practices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Land, infrastructure, and resources. 31. The term "environment" is derived from the Middle French word "Environ, " which means: A) Earth. B) System. C) Surround. D) Life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surround. 32. Overfarming land areas and over-using the soil has contributed to which problem? A) Acid rain. B) Desertification. C) Famine. D) Soil loss. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desertification. 33. Earthworms and bacteria are called A) Producers. B) Consumers. C) Decomposers. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decomposers. 34. Ellen C. Semple is associated with A) Determinism. B) Neo determinism. C) Probabilism. D) Possibilism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Determinism. 35. What is the wettest place in the world? A) Maui, Hawaii. B) Tutendo. C) Bioko Island. D) Dammam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bioko Island. 36. What is a becoming an increasingly bigger problem in Sub-Saharan Africa due to desertification? A) Access to clean water. B) Overuse of GMOs. C) Lack of food (famine). D) Wars between different cultural groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Access to clean water. 37. The concept that describes the limit of a population size an environment can support, which is directly related to the availability of food and water in a specific area, is: A) Carrying capacity. B) Mortality rate. C) Fertility rate. D) Migration rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carrying capacity. 38. What is a POSITIVE impact damming can have on an area? A) Locations downstream have less water. B) New lakes are created to obtain more water. C) It can potentially harm the natural wildlife. D) Damming can occasionally lead to flooding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New lakes are created to obtain more water. 39. Environmental geography's overall goal is to prepare students for careers in which of the following fields? A) Accounting and Finance. B) Environmental planning, design, and restoration. C) Pure Theoretical Mathematics. D) Literary Criticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental planning, design, and restoration. 40. Having a reliable food sources allowed people to A) Settle in one location and increase their population. B) Increase their lifespan and have time for innovation. C) Both A & B. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A & B. 41. Why is it more difficult for developing countries to recover from natural disasters? A) It's not; they recover just as easily as developed countries. B) Deforestation. C) Lack of resources. D) No help from NGOs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lack of resources. 42. The world population in 2015 is about A) 9, 349, 472, 099. B) 6, 349, 472, 099. C) 8, 349, 472, 099. D) 7, 349, 472, 099. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7, 349, 472, 099. 43. The 10% Rule in ecology refers to the average transfer of what? A) Water. B) Biomass. C) Nutrients. D) Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Energy. 44. Which generalization can be made by studying this map of fresh groundwater sources in the Middle East? A) Western Iraq has access to plentiful supplies of water. B) Desalinization is helping to sustain populations along the coast. C) Major cities are only found along the coastline. D) The region's lack of rivers prevents people from having water access. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desalinization is helping to sustain populations along the coast. 45. All of the following are solutions for Mexico City's air pollution issue, EXCEPT which one? A) Online system showing the air quality of different parts of the city that is updated consistently. B) Close businesses & schools 1 day a week to reduce people traveling. C) Limit the number of days citizens are permitted to operate their personal motor vehicles. D) Encourage the use of public transit systems as an alternative means of transportation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Close businesses & schools 1 day a week to reduce people traveling. 46. A con of GMOs is that A) There is insufficient research to know the long term impacts they may have. B) They require fewer materials to grow crops. C) There is higher crop production. D) They are creating herbicide tolerant crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There is insufficient research to know the long term impacts they may have. 47. How do these major African exports contribute to the GDP of the continent? A) CAR, Gambia, and Niger contribute the most to the African GDP. B) Burundi, Malawi, and Guinea contribute the most to the African GDP. C) Nigeria, South Africa, and Egypt contribute the most to the African GDP. D) Liberia, Madagascar, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo contribute the most to the African GDP. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nigeria, South Africa, and Egypt contribute the most to the African GDP. 48. According to the Koppen climatic classification system, what climate group would you find this type of farming? A) Arid. B) Polar. C) Tropical. D) Temperate. E) Cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropical. 49. Why would a country choose to use sustainable activities? A) They want to help maintain their ecosystem. B) They wish to avoid political problems. C) It decreases the amount of jobs in a country. D) It costs too much money to do so. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They want to help maintain their ecosystem. 50. In human geography, which focus looks at activities related to how people communicate and the structures created to make this more efficient? A) Transport. B) Settlement. C) Economic. D) Communications. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Communications. 51. Growing crops and raising live stock to meet family needs is called A) Commercial farming. B) Mixed farming. C) Subsistence farming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subsistence farming. 52. What demonstrates the complex relationship between environment and human settlement? A) Settlements are randomly distributed. B) Environment determines every aspect of human habitation. C) Multiple factors interact to shape human living patterns. D) Human settlements ignore environmental constraints. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multiple factors interact to shape human living patterns. 53. According to the map, which country is MOST dependent on the export of technology? A) Uruguay. B) French Guiana. C) Guyana. D) Paraguay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) French Guiana. 54. A benefit of GMOs is that ..... A) There is not enough research. B) They are creating super bugs. C) They are producing more crops. D) They are changing natural ecology. 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