This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 13 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Humans are autotrophs. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. The Earth's axis is tilted at 23.4$^\circ$, which is responsible for creating: A) Tides. B) Days and nights. C) Seasons. D) Magnetic fields. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seasons. 3. Which question from geographic inquiry focuses on identifying the timing of events? A) Where is something located?. B) When did it / will it happen?. C) Why has it happened?. D) Who is being affected?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When did it / will it happen?. 4. What is the trade agreement between Mexico, Canada, and the U.S.? A) Mexican Cartel. B) U.S. Trade Agreement. C) NAFTA. D) SAFTA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NAFTA. 5. How does physical geography play a role in Mexico's City pollution problem? A) It is one of the world's largest cities. B) The city has views of distant snow capped mountains. C) It lies in a valley surrounded by mountains that trap air pollutants. D) The cars and factories send pollution such as lead, sulfur, and carbon monoxide into the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It lies in a valley surrounded by mountains that trap air pollutants. 6. How do natural resources influence town development? A) Resources have no economic impact. B) Resources can create temporary population booms. C) Resources guarantee permanent prosperity. D) Resources are randomly distributed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resources can create temporary population booms. 7. Scientists predict that the hurricanes coming off the warming waters of the Gulf of Mexico will be less severe and less frequent. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. The first agricultural revolution began in the Fertile Crescent between which two rivers? A) Tigris and Euprates. B) Nile and Amazon. C) Huang He and Yangtze. D) Colorado and Rio Grande. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tigris and Euprates. 9. Women and girls are marginalized in Sub Saharan Africa because they cannot attend school or learn a trade since they must find and bring home of water. This is cause of A) Deforestation. B) Water rights. C) Water insecurity. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water insecurity. 10. What was one result of Hurricane Katrina? A) An earthquake that nearly wiped out the city of New Orleans. B) National oil shortage. C) Displacement of much of the population of Louisiana. D) The economy of Louisiana grew because it took in the most migrants. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Displacement of much of the population of Louisiana. 11. What is the widest point of the Earth? A) The poles. B) The Tropic of Cancer. C) The equator. D) The Prime Meridian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The equator. 12. What is the relationship between the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the temperature of the atmosphere? A) Direct. B) Inverse. C) No consistent relationship. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct. 13. Which study is concerned with the movement of water? A) Climatology. B) Hydrology. C) Geomorphology. D) Urban Geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydrology. 14. National parks and endangered wildlife need to be A) Protected. B) Managed. C) Conserved. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protected. 15. Select the natural hazards named in the passage that result from sudden changes. A) Hurricanes, floods, droughts, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes. B) Tornadoes, blizzards, heat waves, and wildfires. C) Oil spills, deforestation, pollution, and littering. D) Traffic accidents, building collapses, and power outages. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hurricanes, floods, droughts, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes. 16. Which human activity has contributed heavily to climate change A) Fracking. B) Burning fossil fuels. C) Strip mining. D) Building dams. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burning fossil fuels. 17. Pollution of the environment is caused by the combustion of? A) Mineral oils. B) Natural gases. C) Coal. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 18. The most common gas in the atmosphere (78%). A) Nitrogen. B) Oxygen. C) Carbon Dioxide. D) Trace gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen. 19. Which of the following is a more sustainable alternative to the lumber trade? A) Monoculture. B) Polyculrture. C) Bamboo cultivation. D) Using horses for labor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bamboo cultivation. 20. A country will ..... what it can market for a profit. A) Export. B) Import. C) Buy. D) Sell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Export. 21. The Rainforests are home to the largest variety of plant and animals species on the planet and are known as the "lungs of the earth." What process occurs that justifies this statement? A) Trees in the rainforest convert carbon dioxide into valuable oxygen. B) Trees in the rainforests can be used as valuable lumber. C) Plants in the rainforests can be used as valuable medicine. D) Soil in the rainforests can be used as valuable farmland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trees in the rainforest convert carbon dioxide into valuable oxygen. 22. Africa's Water Shortage. Northern Africa suffers from: A) Physical water scarcity. B) Economic water scarcity. C) Little or no water scarcity. D) Approaching physical water scarcity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical water scarcity. 23. How did the FIRST Agricultural Revolution change society? A) By switching from human labor to machines. B) Introducing agricultural practices like planting and irrigation. C) Fewer people needed to be farmers as farmers could grow more. D) Farmers revolted against unfair taxes from the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Introducing agricultural practices like planting and irrigation. 24. Which aspect do the Natural Sciences primarily address in the context of environmental issues? A) Economic impacts of environmental issues. B) Policy-making and public acceptance. C) The physical extent and causes of an environmental issue. D) Human behavior driving the problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The physical extent and causes of an environmental issue. 25. Earth Day A) April 22. B) March 24. C) May 22. D) June 22. 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