This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which innovation allows farmers to grow crops without depending on precipitation? A) Crop rotation. B) Irrigation. C) Mechanized crop production. D) Desalination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irrigation. 2. Which of these is NOT caused by mining? A) Most of fish species in crisis or worse. B) Air pollution. C) Toxic waste/runoff. D) Destruction of wildlife habitats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Most of fish species in crisis or worse. 3. GMOs can be A) Plants only. B) Animals only. C) Plant, animal, and bacteria. D) Plant and animal only. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plant, animal, and bacteria. 4. The specific social science act of analyzing how a community manages common resources, such as local forests or water, falls under the scope of: A) Engineering Science. B) Natural Science. C) Human Geography/Sociology. D) Pure Mathematics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human Geography/Sociology. 5. Definition:The natural setting and surroundings made up of different factors like climate, soil, and other natural resources A) Environment. B) Habitat. C) Agriculture. D) Landforms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environment. 6. The fishing industry in this region was incredibly important. In the 1960s, when the Soviet Union diverted water for irrigation, this body of water nearly dried up. What body of water is being described? A) Aral Sea. B) Black Sea. C) Caspian Sea. D) North Sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aral Sea. 7. Which concept advocates for using resources responsibly and applying a check on unrestrained human action, suggesting a balance between nature's influence and human freedom? A) Neodeterminism. B) Determinism. C) Indeterminism. D) Fatalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neodeterminism. 8. Which country has about 3/4 of the trade with Mexico? A) Brazil. B) Peru. C) United States. D) Guyana. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) United States. 9. The Green Revolution has allowed growers to modify crops using GMOs. What countries does this help the MOST? A) Large countries with big populations. B) Undeveloped countries with low resources. C) Countries with lots of farmland. D) Countries with little farmland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Undeveloped countries with low resources. 10. Who coined the term 'Ecology'? A) 1. A.G. Tansley. B) 2. Charles Darwin. C) 3. Ernst Hackel. D) 4. Ratzel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. Ernst Hackel. 11. The greatest biodiversity on the earth is found in ..... biome. A) Taiga. B) Grassland. C) Temperate deciduous forest. D) Tropical rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tropical rainforest. 12. What is a negative effect of fracking A) Pollute nearby streams, and rivers because of erosion and excessive runoff. B) Alter the flow of waterways and permanently alters the surrounding area. C) Gas explosion. D) Deprives earth of oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gas explosion. 13. What role does water play in human settlement development? A) Purely decorative purpose. B) Essential for survival and growth. C) Only for industrial use. D) No significant role. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Essential for survival and growth. 14. Which of these is a possible solution for reducing/stopping environmental destruction? A) International cooperation to address environmental destruction. B) More global dependence on fossil fuels. C) International trade agreements. D) Banning sustainable farming practices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) International cooperation to address environmental destruction. 15. Which biome is the driest? A) Desert. B) Tundra. C) Taiga. D) Rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desert. 16. How do mountainous regions typically differ from plains in human settlement? A) Mountains have denser populations. B) Mountain settlements are more spread out. C) Mountains prevent all human habitation. D) Mountain regions have identical settlement patterns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mountain settlements are more spread out. 17. Which is NOT an example of a natural environmental change? A) A beaver dam. B) A hurricane. C) A volcanic eruption. D) A housing development. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A housing development. 18. The idea that one's environment is responsible for who people are and how they live A) Positivism. B) Radicalism. C) Possibilism. D) Environmental Determinism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Environmental Determinism. 19. The Coriolis effect is a result of the Earth's A) Gravitation. B) Temperature. C) Rotation. D) Curvature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rotation. 20. What aspect of geography looks at how people are affected by the Earth? A) Physical Geography. B) Human Geography. C) Cultural Geography. D) Economic Geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human Geography. 21. A country will ..... what it cannot produce profitably. A) Export. B) Import. C) Buy. D) Sell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Import. 22. The layer of soil which the topsoil is found. A) Horizon A. B) Horizon B. C) Horizon C. D) Horizon D or R. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Horizon A. 23. What can you do with fresh water that you cannot do with salt water? A) Fish. B) Irrigate (water) crops. C) Sail a boat. D) Swim in it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irrigate (water) crops. 24. Increased mechanization (use of machines) in farming, resulting in an increase of production, was part of ..... A) The First Agricultural Revolution. B) The Second Agricultural Revolution. C) The Green Revolution. D) The Red Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Second Agricultural Revolution. 25. The clearing or trees or forests and using the land for agriculture or urban use A) Desertification. B) Deforestation. C) Water rights. D) Strip mining. 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