This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... geography is the combination between physical and human geography A) Map. B) Landforms. C) Social. D) Environmental. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Environmental. 2. Which practice from the Good list most directly reduces waste generation? A) Re-using items. B) Leaving chemicals in the air. C) Increasing car use. D) Allowing untreated sewage into the sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Re-using items. 3. The environmental protection act of India came in the year- A) 1986. B) 1988. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1986. 4. What language is spoken in Mexico? A) Portuguese. B) English. C) Spanish. D) Roman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spanish. 5. Why are resource towns vulnerable to economic instability? A) They depend entirely on single resource extraction. B) They have diverse economic activities. C) They attract multiple industries. D) They have strong government support. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They depend entirely on single resource extraction. 6. How can individuals contribute to biodiversity conservation? A) Ignoring environmental issues. B) Promoting deforestation. C) Using more plastic products. D) Individuals can contribute to biodiversity conservation by engaging in local conservation activities, reducing waste, supporting sustainable practices, and educating others. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Individuals can contribute to biodiversity conservation by engaging in local conservation activities, reducing waste, supporting sustainable practices, and educating others. 7. The main importance of Environmental Geography is that it helps us: A) Identify new mineral reserves. B) Understand the relationship between humans and the environment and build a sustainable future. C) Predict the weather accurately. D) Focus exclusively on physical processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Understand the relationship between humans and the environment and build a sustainable future. 8. The role of Diagnosis & Evaluation involves analyzing the social processes that drive human behavior and decisions to determine: A) The economic value of a natural resource. B) Where change is most needed, acceptable, likely, and effective. C) The exact geological age of the Earth. D) New methods for agricultural production. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where change is most needed, acceptable, likely, and effective. 9. The field of engineering focused on structures and buildings of all kinds. A) Industrial Engineering. B) Civil Engineering. C) Mechanical Engineering. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Civil Engineering. 10. ..... lead to a depletion of natural resources, global warming, and pollution A) War. B) Natural Disasters. C) Agriculture. D) Industrialization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Industrialization. 11. What is the cleanest city in the world? A) Sfax, Tunisia. B) Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. C) Ifrane, Morocco. D) New York, USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ifrane, Morocco. 12. This theme of geography focuses on how people and the natural environment interact A) Political. B) Environmental. C) Physical. D) Economical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental. 13. ..... is the study of the surroundings in which people, plants and animals live. A) Human Geography. B) Physical Geography. C) Environmental Geography. D) GIS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental Geography. 14. Where is the Great Green Wall located? A) In the Sahel in Africa. B) In Beijing, China. C) Between Tibet and Nepal. D) In La Paz, Bolivia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the Sahel in Africa. 15. Which option correctly lists the three main divisions of geography introduced in this lesson? A) Physical Geography, Environmental Geography, Human/Social Geography. B) Atmospheric Science, Oceanography, Geology. C) Weather, Climate, Landforms. D) Hurricanes, Floods, Earthquakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical Geography, Environmental Geography, Human/Social Geography. 16. River travels 4, 000 miles and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Fed by over 1, 000 different tributaries A) Orinoco River. B) Nile River. C) Amazon River. D) Parana River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amazon River. 17. How has plantation farming impacted the environment? A) Planting one crop repeatedly in the same location taxes the soil. B) It increases the likelihood of diseases and pests that attack the crops. C) Often increases deforestation to clear land for farms. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 18. Climate change can lead to ..... A) Sea level rise and floods in coastal areas. B) Droughts. C) Spread of dengue fever and malaria. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. In the 1960s, the Soviet Union dammed up the rivers that led to the Aral Sea. Now the Aral Sea has dried up. Why is it hard for the area to recover? A) People use too much of the water left there. B) Water resources went to the mining industry. C) A natural disaster prevents the area from recovering. D) The area is too dry and salty for the land to return back. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The area is too dry and salty for the land to return back. 20. Freidrich Ratzel, father of Environmental Determinism was native of which country? A) Germany. B) France. C) USA. D) Britain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Germany. 21. Compared to the diameter measured through the poles, the Earth's diameter measured through the equator is: A) Shorter. B) The same. C) Longer. D) Not measurable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Longer. 22. True or False. The Ozone absorbs most of the Suns radiation. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. GMO's are created by injecting chemicals into food AFTER it is harvested. A) Fact. B) Fiction. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fiction. 24. What causes there to be LESS water in an area? A) Smaller populations. B) Wasteful water use. C) Reliable government. D) New water technology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wasteful water use. 25. In which layer do all the pressure, wind, and precipitation changes occur? A) Outer space. B) Stratosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Mesosphere. 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