This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Geography Chapter 1 Human Geography Nature And Scope – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Geography Chapter 1 Human Geography Nature And Scope Quiz 29 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What river flows north and is the main water source in a very arid region? A) Congo River. B) Nile River. C) Zambezi River. D) Niger River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nile River. 2. What physical feature do people usually settle around? A) Mountains. B) Deserts. C) Prairies. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 3. What are the 2 most spoken languages in the U.S.? A) English & Japanese. B) English & French. C) English & Spanish. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) English & Spanish. 4. The busiest waterway in Europe. Connects industrial regions to the North Sea and runs through the most populated region of Europe A) Rivers in Western Europe. B) Danube River. C) Rhine River. D) Tagus River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhine River. 5. Dragonback Way, Frisco, TX 75034 is an example of what kind of location? A) Absolute. B) Relative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absolute. 6. Which statement about globalization is correct? A) Globalization is always a smooth and easy process. B) Because of globalization, only a handful of the world cultures now exist. C) Globalization helps spread ideas and innovations. D) Virtually everyone around the world welcomes globalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Globalization helps spread ideas and innovations. 7. Which economic activity would intellectual occupations which are advanced and specialized such as thinking, research and developing new ideas fall under? A) Primary. B) Secondary. C) Tertiary. D) Quaternary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quaternary. 8. Which of the following metaphor is used for river? A) Eye. B) Face. C) Snout. D) Mouth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mouth. 9. What role does 'globalization' play in human geography? A) It leads to the isolation of cultures. B) It promotes the spread of ideas and goods across the world. C) It restricts international trade. D) It focuses on local traditions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It promotes the spread of ideas and goods across the world. 10. Single, self interested person who uses force to stay in power best describes the leadership from which type of government? A) Dictatorship. B) Democracy. C) Oligarchy. D) Monarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dictatorship. 11. Which of the following are the major components of the earth? A) Physical environment. B) Human beings. C) Both a) and b). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a) and b). 12. All of the following are aspects of commercial agriculture EXCEPT A) A heavy reliance on machinery. B) The product is consumed off the farm. C) There is little relationship to other businesses. D) A small percentage of the workforce is engaged directly in agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is little relationship to other businesses. 13. Can people's standard of living be different? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 14. Which of the following are characteristics of economically developing nations? A) Low GDP. B) Limited economic activity. C) Residents struggle to provide basic needs. D) All of these answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these answers. 15. Which characteristic of a place is most important in determining centrality or isolation? A) Pattern. B) Absolute Location. C) Relative Location. D) Toponym. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relative Location. 16. Demarcated boundaries can be described as what? A) Drawn on a map. B) Established by legal documents. C) Identified by physical objects. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Identified by physical objects. 17. India, China and Nigeria together forms ..... of the total growth of the world's urban population. A) 38. B) 35. C) 36. D) 37. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 37. 18. Which school of thought is mainly concerned with social well being of people? A) Radical. B) Behavioural. C) Welfare. D) Possibilism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Welfare. 19. Hong Kong is a ..... A) Nation-State. B) Autonomous Region. C) Semi-Autonomous Region. D) Multistate Nation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomous Region. 20. What type of government is ruled by the people? A) Democracy. B) Monarchy. C) Dictatorship. D) Culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democracy. 21. The layering of geographic data by computers into data sets is known as: A) GPS. B) GIS. C) ENSO. D) OPEC. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) GIS. 22. Which sub-field of geography is called Demography? A) Population Geography. B) Gender Geography. C) Rural Geography. D) Urban Geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population Geography. 23. What theme of geography deals with the transport of goods around the world? A) Region. B) Location. C) Human environment interaction. D) Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Movement. 24. A population pyramid shows: A) Population distribution for age and sex of an area. B) Population distribution for land area. C) Population distribution per capita level. D) Population distribution for age of population. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Population distribution for age and sex of an area. 25. In which period grand generalizations and the applicability of universal theories became popular in geographical studies? A) 1850s. B) 1990s. C) 1970s. D) 1920s. 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