This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The primary goal of moving towards recycling and reuse is to address the environmental problem of solid waste by: A) Increasing population growth. B) Decreasing carrying capacity. C) Conserving resources and reducing landfill dependency. D) Increasing the speed of industrialization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conserving resources and reducing landfill dependency. 2. What does the environment refer to? A) Only living things. B) Only non-living things. C) Everything that surrounds us, both living and non-living things. D) The atmosphere and hydrosphere only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Everything that surrounds us, both living and non-living things. 3. Choose the action that best reflects environmental responsibility based on the Good list. A) Throwing rubbish in open areas. B) Using only what we need. C) Releasing untreated sewage into the sea. D) Producing more waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using only what we need. 4. Which of the following is an ECONOMIC impact of fracking? A) Oil can contaminate water sources. B) Fracking can increase the chances of earthquakes. C) Oil and gas prices have decreased. D) People are forced off their land. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oil and gas prices have decreased. 5. Which biome is the coldest? A) Tundra. B) Grassland. C) Temperate Forest. D) Desert. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tundra. 6. Which biogeochemical cycle lacks a significant atmospheric component? A) Carbon cycle. B) Nitrogen cycle. C) Phosphorus cycle. D) Water cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phosphorus cycle. 7. What is the most popular religion of Latin America? A) Roman Catholic. B) Buddhism. C) Creole. D) Islam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Roman Catholic. 8. Which statement BEST describes the 3rd 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People began to use science for crops. 9. Which invention had the greatest impact on the increased yields in seed agriculture? A) Fencing. B) Weeding. C) Irrigation. D) Terrace farming. E) Mechanized harvesters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irrigation. 10. Doppler radar is used to predict which natural hazard? A) Earthquakes. B) Floods. C) Landslides. D) Tornadoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tornadoes. 11. How could drought create political problems? A) Countries can have land disputes (conflict) over water resources. B) Government leaders can die, creating chaos in countries. C) Lack of food increases the need for trade. D) Drought does not impact politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Countries can have land disputes (conflict) over water resources. 12. The term "geography" comes from two Greek parts. Based on the instructional text, what do "geo" and "graphy" each mean? A) Geo means Earth; graphy means to describe. B) Geo means landforms; graphy means to write maps. C) Geo means world cities; graphy means to measure. D) Geo means climate; graphy means to calculate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geo means Earth; graphy means to describe. 13. Which of the following is NOT a cause of water insecurity (lack of water for some)? A) Drought. B) Desertification. C) Deforestattion. D) Overfarming/irrigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deforestattion. 14. Approximately how long ago did Earth form? A) 1 billion years ago. B) 4.5 billion years ago. C) 10 billion years ago. D) 450 million years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4.5 billion years ago. 15. The main reason Urbanization leads to environmental harm is the increased demand for: A) Traditional farming techniques. B) Land, infrastructure, and resources. C) Rural labor. D) Sustainable farming practices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Land, infrastructure, and resources. 16. The term "environment" is derived from the Middle French word "Environ, " which means: A) Earth. B) Surround. C) Life. D) System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surround. 17. Overfarming land areas and over-using the soil has contributed to which problem? A) Desertification. B) Soil loss. C) Acid rain. D) Famine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desertification. 18. Earthworms and bacteria are called A) Producers. B) Consumers. C) Decomposers. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decomposers. 19. Ellen C. Semple is associated with A) Determinism. B) Possibilism. C) Probabilism. D) Neo determinism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Determinism. 20. What is the wettest place in the world? A) Maui, Hawaii. B) Tutendo. C) Bioko Island. D) Dammam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bioko Island. 21. What is a becoming an increasingly bigger problem in Sub-Saharan Africa due to desertification? A) Access to clean water. B) Lack of food (famine). C) Overuse of GMOs. D) Wars between different cultural groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Access to clean water. 22. The concept that describes the limit of a population size an environment can support, which is directly related to the availability of food and water in a specific area, is: A) Fertility rate. B) Carrying capacity. C) Migration rate. D) Mortality rate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carrying capacity. 23. What is a POSITIVE impact damming can have on an area? A) Locations downstream have less water. B) New lakes are created to obtain more water. C) It can potentially harm the natural wildlife. D) Damming can occasionally lead to flooding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) New lakes are created to obtain more water. 24. Environmental geography's overall goal is to prepare students for careers in which of the following fields? A) Accounting and Finance. B) Environmental planning, design, and restoration. C) Pure Theoretical Mathematics. D) Literary Criticism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental planning, design, and restoration. 25. Having a reliable food sources allowed people to A) Settle in one location and increase their population. B) Increase their lifespan and have time for innovation. C) Both A & B. D) None of the above. 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