This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Russia's economic development of its Arctic regions has allowed it to become one of the world leaders in the exporting of A) Cotton. B) Fish. C) Gold. D) Oil. E) Wheat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oil. 2. The environment is composed of which two main components? A) Geo-ecosystem and Temporal Changes. B) Physical and Human. C) Living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic). D) Atmosphere and Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic). 3. Which item is identified as a pollution source in the Bad list? A) Rubbish. B) Re-using items. C) Riding your bike. D) Using what we need. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rubbish. 4. Which of the following is a local government's POSITIVE response to a natural disaster? A) Haiti is too poor to help its citizens after a natural disaster. B) The United States did not prepare well for Hurricane Katrina. C) Japan unable to predict the destructive force of a tsunami. D) Australia evacuating people and providing shelter after wildfires. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Australia evacuating people and providing shelter after wildfires. 5. What is Environment Management? A) Managing Business Environment. B) Managing Natural Environment. C) An attempt to control human impact on and interaction with the environment in order to preserve natural resources. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An attempt to control human impact on and interaction with the environment in order to preserve natural resources. 6. Which of the following is NOT an ecosystem service? A) Provisioning Services. B) Cultural Services. C) Regulating Services. D) Economic Services. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Economic Services. 7. The "Anthropocene" is a proposed geological epoch marked by what dominant influence? A) Glacial cycles. B) Human activity. C) Volcanic activity. D) Solar variation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human activity. 8. What is integrated water resource management (IWRM)? A) A technique for diverting rivers for agriculture. B) Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) is a holistic approach to managing water resources sustainably. C) A method for increasing water consumption. D) A strategy for reducing water quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) is a holistic approach to managing water resources sustainably. 9. A system that delivers water to a larger area to that helps farmers to grow crops A) Irrigation. B) Crop rotation. C) Plantation farming. D) Fracking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irrigation. 10. Which is the most recent era of time-the one that we are currently in? A) Mesozoic. B) Paleozoic. C) Cenozoic. D) Precambrian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cenozoic. 11. Environmental geography focuses on which main idea described in the passage? A) Only physical processes like plate tectonics. B) How physical and human geography affect each other and together create the environment. C) Mapping continents and oceans. D) Designing transport networks for cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How physical and human geography affect each other and together create the environment. 12. The environment is the combination of A) Human and economic aspects. B) Physical and human aspects. C) Physical and financial aspects. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Physical and human aspects. 13. What can contribute to deforestation? A) Desertification. B) Human population growth. C) Hurricanes. D) Plantation farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human population growth. 14. Expansion of the desert to the area around it A) Desertification. B) Deforestation. C) Desalination. D) Drought. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desertification. 15. Rivers, mountains, deserts, climate, and soil fertility are all examples of ..... A) Vegetation. B) Deltas. C) Geography. D) Nomads. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geography. 16. Co-production and public engagement methods are specific strategies provided by social science under which main role for addressing environmental problems? A) Critique & Innovation. B) Diagnosis, & Evaluation. C) Practical Insights. D) Policy Advocacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Practical Insights. 17. ..... is an example of non-renewable energy. A) Wind. B) Rainfall. C) Sun. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal. 18. All of the water on and near Earth's surface A) Hydrosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydrosphere. 19. In the Typhoon Matma example profile, which impact is listed among what happened? A) Streets were flooded and trees were pulled down; shops were flooded. B) A drought dried up rivers across the north. C) Snowstorms blocked mountain passes. D) A heatwave caused widespread wildfires. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Streets were flooded and trees were pulled down; shops were flooded. 20. In earthquake-prone regions, how do humans typically adapt their buildings? A) By building extremely rigid structures. B) By constructing buildings that can sway and absorb shock. C) By avoiding construction entirely. D) By using only wooden materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By constructing buildings that can sway and absorb shock. 21. What part of Earth's atmosphere is home to Weather A) Stratosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Exosphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Troposphere. 22. What specific term refers to the Earth's true, irregular shape, which results from the slightly flattened poles and bulging equator? A) Sphere. B) Ellipsoid. C) Geoid. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geoid. 23. Who coined the term ecosystem? A) Aurthor George Tansley. B) Ernst Haeckel. C) Eugene Odum. D) Charles Darwin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aurthor George Tansley. 24. Ozone Day A) November 16. B) November 10. C) September 10. D) September 16. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) September 16. 25. What makes Mediterranean climates attractive for human settlements? A) Extreme weather conditions. B) High rainfall. C) Mild weather and comfortable living conditions. D) Frequent natural disasters. 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