This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 19 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does human geography focus on? A) Natural features of the Earth. B) Weather and climate. C) How people live and are affected by the Earth. D) Earthquakes and volcanoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How people live and are affected by the Earth. 2. What date is written at the bottom of the page? A) June 10, 2025. B) June 11, 2025. C) June 12, 2025. D) June 13, 2025. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) June 11, 2025. 3. This climate is characterized by high temperatures and heavy precipitation during at least part of the year A) Middle latitude. B) Tropical. C) Polar. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tropical. 4. Environmental geography is considered a bridge discipline because it combines the studies of Physical Geography with: A) Climatology. B) Geology. C) Human Geography. D) Oceanography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human Geography. 5. This is a long period of time without rain. A) Flood. B) Drought. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drought. 6. Which category of scientific disciplines is listed alongside the Natural and Human Sciences as needing to collaborate more effectively with social scientists to address environmental crises? A) Behavioral Sciences. B) Engineering Sciences. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Engineering Sciences. 7. During a(n) ..... event, trade winds are much stronger than usual. A) El Nino. B) La Nina. C) Normal. D) Partly sunny. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) La Nina. 8. Which discipline within the social sciences is most likely to study the impact of economic policies, such as taxation or subsidies, on the rates of resource depletion and pollution? A) Sociology. B) Economics. C) Political Science. D) Anthropology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Economics. 9. A sample of radioactive waste has a half-life of 10 years and an activity level of 2 curies. After how many years will the activity level of this ample be 0.25 curie? (Half-life) A) 10 years. B) 20 years. C) 30 years. D) 40 years. E) 80 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 30 years. 10. In a transform plate boundary, the ..... A) Plates are the same age. B) Convergent plate is older, oceanic plate is younger. C) Convergent plate is younger, divergent plate is older. D) Closer the plates are the younger they are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plates are the same age. 11. A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which it is consumed is a A) Nonpoint-source pollutant. B) Renewable resource. C) Nonrenewable resource. D) Biodegradable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable resource. 12. How do humans typically respond to challenging environmental conditions? A) By abandoning the region. B) By developing technological adaptations. C) By remaining unchanged. D) By complaining about difficulties. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By developing technological adaptations. 13. Which environmental factor is LEAST likely to influence human settlement? A) Climate. B) Soil quality. C) Topography. D) Musical preferences. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Musical preferences. 14. Define arable A) Land good for farming; capable of producing crops. B) Extremely dry without moisture. C) Deep and wide enough for ships to pass. D) Designated as a city. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Land good for farming; capable of producing crops. 15. Pollution is usually grouped by where it occurs. Which grouping is not explicitly mentioned? A) Air. B) Water. C) Land. D) Space. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Space. 16. The Amazon Rainforest helps convert ..... into clean breathable air. A) Hydrogen. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Helium. D) Plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide. 17. Which of the following is an example of a physical characteristic of a region? A) The jobs that are available in that region. B) The language that's spoken in that region. C) A sports team that everyone in the area roots for. D) A mountain range located within that region. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A mountain range located within that region. 18. The removal of overlying vegetation, rock, and soil to reach the underlying coal seam, usually a few feet beneath the surface A) Fracking. B) Strip mining. C) Dam Building. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strip mining. 19. The number and variety of organisms in an area at one time is called A) Biodegradable. B) Biodiversity. C) Point-source pollutant. D) Deforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biodiversity. 20. What is litter in gersmehl's diagram? A) Dead organic matter. B) Total mass of all living organism. C) Transfer of nutrients. D) Nutrients absorbtion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dead organic matter. 21. Physical geography is best defined as the study of which of the following? A) Human activities like building houses and driving. B) The earth's natural features and patterns such as weather, climate, soils, vegetation, animals, water, and landforms. C) Only the atmosphere and climate differences. D) How people communicate and wear clothes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The earth's natural features and patterns such as weather, climate, soils, vegetation, animals, water, and landforms. 22. Which organization states that social sciences play a critical role in addressing environmental issues? A) WHO. B) UNESCO (as cited in UN Report). C) World Bank. D) Greenpeace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) UNESCO (as cited in UN Report). 23. What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? A) A framework for economic growth created by the World Bank. B) The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 global goals set by the United Nations to promote sustainable development by 2030. C) A collection of environmental policies by the European Union. D) A set of 10 goals established by the World Health Organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 global goals set by the United Nations to promote sustainable development by 2030. 24. Which process reverses the greenhouse gas effect in the atmosphere? A) Photosynthesis. B) Transpiration. C) Burning fossil fuels. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photosynthesis. 25. Which statement BEST describes the 1st Agricultural Revolution? A) People hunted animals and found food. B) People created farming and irrigation. C) People used machines to help farm. D) People began to use science for crops. 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