This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The U.S. has placed a ban on GMOs. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. What is a result of desertification? A) Contamination of ground water. B) Flooding. C) Decrease in oxygen. D) Expansion of the Sahara. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Expansion of the Sahara. 3. The half-life of Zn-71 is 2.4 minutes. If one had 100.0 g at the beginning, how many grams would be left after 7.2 minutes has elapsed? A) 100.0g. B) 50.0g. C) 12.5g. D) 8.5g. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12.5g. 4. Who coined the term Possibilism? A) Lucien Febvre. B) Jean Brunhes. C) Paul Vidal de la Blache. D) Alfred Hettner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lucien Febvre. 5. The Great Green Wall is a series of trees and other vegetation specifically planted to help prevent what? A) Deforestation. B) Water insecurity. C) Drought. D) Desertification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desertification. 6. Relative humidity of atmosphere is measured by: A) Hydrometer. B) Hygrometer. C) Potentiometer. D) Lactometer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hygrometer. 7. What is sustainability according to the passage? A) Using resources as quickly as possible to boost development. B) Ensuring we only take what we need to safeguard resources for the present and future generations. C) Banning all use of natural resources. D) Moving people from rural areas to urban areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ensuring we only take what we need to safeguard resources for the present and future generations. 8. A country suddenly undergoes a severe drought. What problem might arise from this natural disaster? A) Decreased desertifiication. B) Increased agriculture due to better irrigation. C) Increases in air pollution. D) Political disputes over water rights (access to fresh water). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political disputes over water rights (access to fresh water). 9. Large bodies of water affect climate because A) Water heats up and cools more slowly than land. B) Water heats up and cools faster than land. C) Water and land cool at the same time. D) Water and land heat at the same rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water heats up and cools more slowly than land. 10. ..... farming grows only enough food to feed a family; ..... farming grows massive quantities of food to feel larger populations controlled by a corporation A) Substance; commercial. B) Commercial; substance. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Substance; commercial. 11. Which type of landform covers much of the middle of Mexico? A) Plateau. B) Mountains. C) Valley. D) Grasslands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plateau. 12. What makes the Nile River Valley historically significant for human settlements? A) Its beautiful scenery. B) Its fertile soil supporting agriculture. C) Its proximity to modern cities. D) Its recreational opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its fertile soil supporting agriculture. 13. Which of the following is not listed as a component of the environment? A) Hydrosphere. B) Biosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratosphere. 14. The concept that explains the dynamic relationship between humans (man) and natural systems, including Determinism, Possibilism, and Neodeterminism, is called: A) Ecosystem function. B) Temporal Changes in Ecosystem. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Temporal Changes in Ecosystem. 15. The most abundant greenhouse gas is ..... A) Carbon dioxide. B) Water vapour. C) Methane. D) Nitrous oxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water vapour. 16. Which country among the following is suffering the most from earthquakes? A) Tunisia. B) Saudi Arabia. C) France. D) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Japan. 17. Farming and raising livestock for profit is called A) Subsistence farming. B) Commercial farming. C) Arable farming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commercial farming. 18. The process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste is called A) Recycling. B) Renewing. C) Rebuilding. D) Reducing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recycling. 19. One of the solutions to reduce air pollution in Mexico City (and around the world) is to increase the use of public transportation. What is public transportation? A) Buses, trains, bike shares. B) Personal cars, taxis, Ubers, Lyfts. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buses, trains, bike shares. 20. Violations against people's civil rights and liberties by governments A) Human Right Violations. B) Suffrage. C) Civil Rights. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Human Right Violations. 21. Objectives of environmental (protection) Act, 1986? A) To protect and improvement of the environment. B) To prevent hazards to all living creatures and property. C) To maintain harmonious relationship between humans and their environment. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 22. The term for the loss of trees that results in soil erosion, biodiversity loss, and increased greenhouse gases is: A) Urbanization. B) Resource depletion. C) Deforestation. D) Industrialization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deforestation. 23. Why we have seasons A) The tides. B) Earth's tilt. C) Sun's rotation around the Earth. D) Milankovitch cycles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Earth's tilt. 24. This is the world's largest desert. A) Sahara. B) Gobi. C) Great Painted Desert. D) The Congo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sahara. 25. The English word environment comes from French word environer, meaning ..... A) Encircle. B) Engaged. C) Enlarge. D) Enthusiasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Encircle. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 1Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 2Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 3Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 4Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 5Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 6Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 7Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 8Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 9Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books