This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere A) Greenhouse gases. B) Climate change. C) Sustainability. D) Noble gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenhouse gases. 2. Ultra-violet radiation is absorbed and removed by A) Ozone. B) Oxygen. C) Carbondioxide. D) Carbon tetrachloride. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ozone. 3. What are the major topics of geography? A) Latitude, longitude, temperature, and humidity. B) People, places, things, and locations. C) Location, place, region, movement, human environment interaction. D) Time zone, rainfall, population, and language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People, places, things, and locations. 4. When environmental geographers study the Temporal Changes in an ecosystem, what are they primarily analyzing? A) The spatial distribution of organisms. B) The interactions within a Geo-ecosystem. C) Variations and transformation in ecosystem structure over time. D) The ethical dilemmas of resource use. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Variations and transformation in ecosystem structure over time. 5. Forests, wetlands and grasslands are a critical parts of the global water cycle. What is it called? A) Pollution. B) Ecosystems. C) Water cycle. D) Scarcity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ecosystems. 6. What is an example of human geography? A) Rivers. B) Earthquakes. C) Population. D) Volcanoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Population. 7. What makes coastal cities historically significant? A) Better weather conditions. B) Easier transportation and trade. C) More attractive architecture. D) Lower living costs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Easier transportation and trade. 8. Identify the item that is clearly labeled as Bad because it pollutes water bodies. A) Re-using items. B) Untreated sewage into the sea. C) Using only what we need. D) Riding your bike. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Untreated sewage into the sea. 9. What term does this describe?People must find a way to meet their own needs, while not prevent future peoples from meeting their needs. A) Agricultural development. B) Repeatable development. C) Futuristic development. D) Sustainable development. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sustainable development. 10. Improper disposal and poor management of solid waste cause serious environmental problems, including: A) Increased population growth. B) Destruction of habitats and harm to ecosystems. C) Decreased industrialization. D) Increased carrying capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Destruction of habitats and harm to ecosystems. 11. How does technology change with agriculture? A) People find less ways to use technology in agriculture. B) People create new technology to grow more food. C) People do not want to use technology with farming. D) People prefer to use older technology for farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People create new technology to grow more food. 12. Using the map and your knowledge of physical geography, what region of Africa has no estimate on water scarcity? A) The Sahel. B) The Atlas Mountains. C) Tropical rain forest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Sahel. 13. ..... is an organism that only eats flesh of other animals for energy. A) Carnivore. B) Herbivore. C) Omnivore. D) Tetrivore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carnivore. 14. Which set includes landforms and the forces that change them as described in the passage? A) Mountains and rivers; changes caused by human communication. B) Plains and valleys; changes caused only by wind. C) Natural shape of the earth and changes caused by rivers, the sea, ice, and volcanoes. D) Urban neighborhoods; changes caused by driving. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural shape of the earth and changes caused by rivers, the sea, ice, and volcanoes. 15. Which geographic feature is best described by a narrow piece of land that connects two larger land masses? A) Island. B) Isthmus. C) Archipelago. D) Peninsula. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Isthmus. 16. Which statement describes how geography treats climate differences around the world? A) It ignores seasonal changes and focuses on daily weather only. B) It focuses on differences in climate between seasons and in different parts of the world. C) It studies only tropical climates. D) It concludes that all regions share identical seasonal patterns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It focuses on differences in climate between seasons and in different parts of the world. 17. Modern concerns related to pollution include: A) Soil erosion. B) Noise, light, and plastic pollution. C) Deforestation. D) Volcano eruptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noise, light, and plastic pollution. 18. Which human geography focus is concerned with the methods people use to move from one place to another for work or leisure? A) Economic. B) Transport. C) Settlement. D) Communications. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transport. 19. The aquifers, lakes and river basins shared by two or more countries-support the lives and livelihoods of vast numbers of people across the world. Is the definition of what? A) Water rights. B) Transboundary waters. C) Water cycle. D) Water scarcity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transboundary waters. 20. Which biome has the highest net primary productivity? A) Tundra. B) Desert. C) Tropical rainforest. D) Temperate grassland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tropical rainforest. 21. How can urban planning mitigate the effects of climate change? A) Urban planning has no impact on climate change mitigation efforts. B) Urban planning can increase carbon emissions by promoting industrial zones. C) Urban planning can mitigate climate change by promoting sustainable land use and increasing green spaces. D) Urban planning focuses solely on transportation without considering environmental factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urban planning can mitigate climate change by promoting sustainable land use and increasing green spaces. 22. Which of these events had the GREATEST impact on the beginning of the Green Revolution in India? A) The Salt March led by Mohandas Gandhi. B) India's population passing one billion people. C) Low crop yields and repeated periods of famine. D) A large Indian Ocean earthquake which caused a catastrophic tsunami. E) The threat of war between India and Pakistan over nuclear technologies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Low crop yields and repeated periods of famine. 23. Environmental Degradation and Pollution refers to: A) Natural processes that maintain balance. B) The process of conservation and restoration. C) The damage and destruction of nature caused by harmful human activities and waste. D) Variations in ecosystem structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The damage and destruction of nature caused by harmful human activities and waste. 24. According to USDA soil taxonomy, which order is young and lacks horizons? A) Alfisols. B) Entisols. C) Mollisols. D) Oxisols. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Entisols. 25. What % of the world fish are in danger or worse. A) 50%. B) 60%. C) 70%. D) 80%. 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