This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 18 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Biodiversity Day A) May 19. B) May 24. C) May 22. D) June 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May 22. 2. El Nino occurs when the tropical ocean waters are warmer in which ocean? A) Atlantic. B) Indian. C) Pacific. D) Arctic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pacific. 3. Which of the following is NOT one of the three main patterns of surface ocean circulation? A) Gyres. B) Upwelling. C) Rotational. D) Thermohaline. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rotational. 4. A giant, destructive wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption A) Hurricane. B) Tornado. C) Superstorm. D) Tsunami. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tsunami. 5. Which option from the Bad list contributes to global warming? A) Riding a bike instead of driving. B) Cars emitting exhaust gases. C) Using only what we need. D) Re-using materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cars emitting exhaust gases. 6. The United Nations recently created 17 Sustainable Development Goals to help combat (prevent) A) Lack of resources and global inequality. B) Lack of access to technology. C) Too many people moving to cities. D) Not enough individuals living in rural areas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lack of resources and global inequality. 7. Where the naturally occuring good ozone layer is located A) Troposphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratosphere. 8. What is the fundamental study unit of environmental geography? A) The entire Earth. B) The life layer of the earth. C) The atmosphere. D) The hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The life layer of the earth. 9. Which zone in the mangrove forest that influenced greatly by tidal wave? A) Terrestrial Forest. B) Landward Zone. C) Mid Zone. D) Seaward Zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seaward Zone. 10. The Galapagos islands are most famous for what? A) Rare plant species. B) Rare animal species. C) Abundance of diseases. D) Volcanic activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rare animal species. 11. Our use of fresh water and energy needs to be A) Protected. B) Managed. C) Conserved. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conserved. 12. What is the name of the peninsula found in southeastern Mexico? A) Yucatan Peninsula. B) Baja Peninsula. C) The Panama Peninsula. D) The Floridian Peninsula. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yucatan Peninsula. 13. What is EIA? A) Environmental Impact Act. B) Energy In Air. C) Environmental Impact Assessment. D) Environmental Impact Act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environmental Impact Assessment. 14. Soil salinization is a major form of degradation caused primarily by what? A) Deforestation. B) Overgrazing. C) Poor irrigation. D) Acid rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poor irrigation. 15. What are the primary causes of climate change? A) The primary causes of climate change are greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial activities. B) Urbanization and population growth. C) Natural disasters like earthquakes. D) Increased solar activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The primary causes of climate change are greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial activities. 16. What is the system of planting different crops on the same field in a particular order to preserve the soil called? A) Crop rotation. B) Genetically Modified Organisms. C) Irrigation. D) Fracking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crop rotation. 17. Which of the following are uses that people have for fresh water? A) Drinking. B) Transportation. C) Irrigating (watering) crops. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 18. Which aspect of human geography primarily studies why people choose to live in particular places and how some areas become urban while others remain rural? A) Communications. B) Transport. C) Settlement. D) Economic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Settlement. 19. Most of Earth's freshwater is ..... A) Under ground. B) As a liquid on the surface. C) Frozen. D) In Olympic swimming pools. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frozen. 20. What is an example of a non renewable resource? A) Wind. B) Water. C) Coal. D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal. 21. What is a major environmental concern in Mexico City? A) Smog/air pollution. B) Extraction of natural resources. C) Deforestation. D) Over-production of oil (spills/ leaks). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smog/air pollution. 22. How can humans encourage sustainability? A) Humans can destroy ecosystems causing disruption in the life cycle. B) Humans can increase industrialization admitting pollution into the atmosphere. C) Humans can adjust the price of commodities to include the costs to the environment. D) Humans can utilize excessive extraction of resources from beneath the Earth's crust. E) Humans can utilize dams to drain areas usually underwater for agricultural practices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humans can adjust the price of commodities to include the costs to the environment. 23. The concept that emphasizes a balanced approach, responsible use, and conservation in geography is known as: A) Determinism. B) Possibilism. C) Neodeterminism. D) Geo-ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neodeterminism. 24. What does Hydrology study? A) Ancient life. B) Human population. C) Movement of water. D) Boundaries of states. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Movement of water. 25. Environmental Geography is multidisciplinary in nature. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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