This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Powerful storm that forms over warm, tropical waters in the ocean A) Tsunami. B) Hurricane. C) Superstorm. D) Tornado. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hurricane. 2. What is the name of the type of water-based storm that is MOST LIKELY to strike in the areas shown on the map? A) Hurricane. B) Tornado. C) Tsunami. D) Typhoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Typhoon. 3. According to the text, what does the study of the atmosphere involve? A) Changes in weather and climate. B) Movements of tectonic plates. C) Patterns of human migration. D) Formation of cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Changes in weather and climate. 4. An urban dust dome is a phenomenon related to what? A) Increased rainfall. B) Concentration of pollutants. C) Lower nighttime temperatures. D) High wind speeds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concentration of pollutants. 5. What resource is harvested using fracking? A) Fracks. B) Oil/natural gas. C) Copper. D) Diamonds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oil/natural gas. 6. Permafrost is a defining characteristic of which biome? A) Taiga. B) Tundra. C) Temperate deciduous forest. D) Savanna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tundra. 7. Environmental Geography is a branch of geography that studies the interactions between: A) Biotic and abiotic components. B) Oceans and continents. C) Physical geography and social sciences. D) People and the natural environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People and the natural environment. 8. Which factor influencing population growth specifically accounts for the number of people leaving a region? A) Fertility rate. B) Mortality rate. C) Emigration (a form of Migration). D) Carrying capacity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emigration (a form of Migration). 9. The concept of "ecotone" refers to what? A) A stable climax community. B) A transition zone between biomes. C) A single dominant species area. D) A human-modified landscape. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A transition zone between biomes. 10. In what areas of the Earth do we tend to see water insecurity the most? A) Near the poles. B) In high populated areas (density). C) In areas of high temperature. D) In low populated areas (density). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In high populated areas (density). 11. What is the approximate shape of the Earth? A) Perfect Sphere. B) Oblate Spheroidal. C) Geoid. D) Irregular Ellipsoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oblate Spheroidal. 12. Population growth is defined as the change over time in the number of: A) Countries in the world. B) Rivers and lakes. C) Plants or animals in a certain area. D) Factories built in a year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plants or animals in a certain area. 13. What is the smallest continent? A) Australia. B) Asia. C) Europe. D) Antarctica. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Australia. 14. Humans possess the ability to dominate their environment is known as A) Environmental determinism. B) Possibilism. C) Feminism. D) Animism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Possibilism. 15. ..... is considered a human feature. A) Pier. B) Coast. C) Spit. D) Marshes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pier. 16. The part of the environment that includes water bodies like oceans, rivers, and groundwater is the: A) Atmosphere. B) Lithosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydrosphere. 17. Which view asserts that nature provides opportunities, and human culture and technology determine the extent and way humans utilize the environment? A) Determinism. B) Neodeterminism. C) Possibilism. D) Environmental Management. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Possibilism. 18. ..... is an example of renewable resources A) Iron. B) Gas. C) Petrol. D) Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind. 19. Goods taken directly from ecosystems or made from their natural resources A) Provisioning services. B) Regulating services. C) Cultural services. D) Supporting services. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provisioning services. 20. Why are flat plains attractive for human settlements? A) They are easy to build and farm on. B) They have more interesting landscapes. C) They have cooler temperatures. D) They prevent agricultural activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are easy to build and farm on. 21. Which biome has hot days and cold nights? A) Arctic Tundra. B) Temperate Forest. C) Temperate Grassland. D) Subtropical Deserts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subtropical Deserts. 22. Name the specialized body that handle environmental disputes and cases relating to environmental protection A) Supreme Court. B) High Court. C) National Green Tribunal. D) Munsif Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) National Green Tribunal. 23. Which statement BEST describes the 2nd 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: C) People used machines to help farm. 24. Which statement best matches the vocabulary bank's link between actions and outcomes? A) Cars reduce global warming by lowering emissions. B) Rubbish helps keep air clean. C) Re-using items helps decrease waste. D) Chemicals in the air improve health. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Re-using items helps decrease waste. 25. All of the following are greenhouse gasses EXCEPT: A) Water Vapor. B) Argon. C) Nitrous Oxide. D) CFC's. 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