This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Geography Chapter 1 Human Geography Nature And Scope – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Geography Chapter 1 Human Geography Nature And Scope Quiz 13 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does acculturation mean? A) The growth of ethnic diversity in a region. B) The adoption of new cultural traits by a society. C) The decline of traditional religions. D) The expansion of natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The adoption of new cultural traits by a society. 2. The Himalayan Mountains acted as a barrier for India. How did this impact the people in India? A) Helped protect them from invasions but also separated them from the outside world. B) Helped improve communication and spread new ideas with Asia and Europe. C) Helped build relationships with the government and military. D) Helped make traveling easier to trade with the rest of Asia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helped protect them from invasions but also separated them from the outside world. 3. What is the doctrine or belief that there is only one God? A) Polytheism. B) Monotheism. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monotheism. 4. A ..... lacks a direct outlet to a sea because it is completely surrounded by several other countries. A) Fragmented state. B) Elongated state. C) Landlocked state. D) Perforated state. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Landlocked state. 5. In a command economy, which group controls the means of production? A) Businesses. B) Citizens. C) Governments. D) Arbiters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Governments. 6. Which modern trend is directly responsible for the phenomena of space-time compression? A) Globalization. B) Fragmentation. C) Acculturation. D) Regionalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Globalization. 7. The Berlin Wall, and the related divide between east and west Germany, is an example of ..... A) Consequent boundaries. B) Antecedent boundaries. C) Superimposed boundaries. D) Relic boundaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relic boundaries. 8. According to the anthropologists there are four identified classification of race in the world, what are these four classifications of races? A) Caucasoid, Mongoloid (Asian), Negroid (Black), Australoid. B) American, Chinese, Black, Russian. C) White, Black, Brown, Red. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Caucasoid, Mongoloid (Asian), Negroid (Black), Australoid. 9. Rapid growth of cities that results in scattered development that increases traffic, drains local resources, and destroys open space is known as A) Smart growth. B) Suburbanization. C) Urban sprawl. D) The multiple nuclei model. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urban sprawl. 10. The way people are spread out over an area A) Population density. B) Population distribution. C) Urbanization. D) "push-pull" theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Population distribution. 11. The Himalayas were formed due to A) Faulting of the earths crust. B) Accumulation of Loess Deposits. C) Folding of Geosyncline name Tethys. D) Folding of earths crust. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Folding of Geosyncline name Tethys. 12. Which of the following is an example of a job in the primary sector, which produces raw materials and basic goods? A) Auto mechanic. B) Physician. C) Farmer. D) Banker. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Farmer. 13. What is 'demography' in the context of human geography? A) The study of landforms. B) The study of population characteristics. C) The study of weather patterns. D) The study of cultural traditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The study of population characteristics. 14. Which period provided impetus to further explorations? A) 1970. B) 1990. C) Colonial period. D) 1930s through inter war period. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colonial period. 15. This is an idea or innovation that migrates into new areas, leaving behind its origin or source of the cultural trait. A) Relocation Diffusion. B) Hierarchical Diffusion. C) Contagious Diffusion. D) Stimulus Diffusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relocation Diffusion. 16. What type of community has skyscrapers and most people use public transportation or walk? A) Rural. B) Suburbs. C) Urban. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urban. 17. Which school of thought employed the Marxian theory? A) Welfare school of thought. B) Behavioral school of thought. C) Radical school of thought. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radical school of thought. 18. Which of the following are all examples of primary economic activities? A) Agriculture, fishing, and mining. B) Agriculture, mining, and manufacturing. C) Mining, manufacturing, and fishing. D) Manufacturing, providing services, and processing information. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agriculture, fishing, and mining. 19. Which of the following is crucial to defining a society's culture? A) Beliefs and values. B) Forms of behavior. C) Social organizations. D) Tools, structures and artifacts. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 20. Today, most of the United States and Canadian population lives in which of the following? A) Farming areas. B) Metropolitan areas. C) Rural nonfarming areas. D) Central cities. E) Small towns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metropolitan areas. 21. All of the following are correct statements about time zones except ..... A) Local time in neighboring zones are exactly 1 hour different. B) Some areas practice daylight savings in spring and summer. C) China is bigger than USA and has more time zones. D) Time zones are 15 degrees of longitude apart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) China is bigger than USA and has more time zones. 22. This system of government gives all of the key powers of government to the national government A) Unitary System. B) Oligarchy. C) Democracy. D) Federal System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unitary System. 23. True or false:Economies of scale are an agreement to simulate international trade. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. What literary device is used in the sentence:'The city was a bustling beehive of activity'? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 25. While gentrification can have positive effects, what is a possible negative outcome? A) Gentrification generally leads to counterurbanization. B) Gentrification generally leads to suburbanization. C) Services do not generally reach gentrified communities. D) Higher rent causes displacement of original residents. E) Things in the area look newer and modern. 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