This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. By focusing on decisions and lifestyles, social sciences help environmental efforts understand the fundamental ..... of environmental impact. A) Measurement. B) Origin/Driver. C) Prediction. D) Mitigation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Origin/Driver. 2. What could happen if there are small amounts of water in a country (No lakes or rivers)? A) People use more water for daily activities. B) Countries may fight over access to freshwater. C) Governments will let people make decisions. D) People simply wait for drought to end. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Countries may fight over access to freshwater. 3. Temperatures have risen by how much since the last century? A) 2.0. B) 1.5. C) 8.2. D) 6.1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1.5. 4. Which is an example of humans interacting with their environment? Choose the best answer. A) Someone eating a fish sandwich for lunch at a fastfood restaurant. B) Inuit tribes of the Arctic who depend on fishing for survival. C) A taxidermist who is paid to stuff and mount fish caught by sportsmen. D) A town council raising the cost of a fishing license from $ 5 to $ 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inuit tribes of the Arctic who depend on fishing for survival. 5. Resource depletion happens when natural resources are used up faster than they can: A) Be converted to pollution. B) Create new habitats. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be converted to pollution. 6. The collaboration between social scientists and Natural Scientists is essential because natural scientists can effectively identify: A) The political acceptability of solutions. B) The ethical concerns of environmental projects. C) The scientific basis of environmental problems. D) The social feasibility of environmental changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The scientific basis of environmental problems. 7. If a resource can be replaced/regrown/reused, after it have been used once, it is considered a(n) A) Non-renewable resource. B) Renewable resource. C) Recyclable resource. D) Reusable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable resource. 8. Ellen C. Semple, American Geographer and Disciple of F. Ratzel is associated with A) Determinism. B) Possibilism. C) Probabilism. D) Neo determinism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Determinism. 9. A method of extracting oil that increasingly contaminates groundwater A) Fracking. B) Plantation farming. C) Dam building. D) Strip mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fracking. 10. NAFTA A) North Atlantic Treaty Organization. B) North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement. C) North American Free Trade Association. D) North American Free Trade Agreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) North American Free Trade Agreement. 11. In terms of geography, which of the following is an example of movement? A) A businesswoman commuting to work every morning. B) Immigrants traveling from Asia to the United States. C) A father driving his car to the grocery store to buy diapers. D) A family taking a vacation to Florida. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immigrants traveling from Asia to the United States. 12. Which of these Southwest Asian nations has the MOST secure and reliable access to water? A) Iraq. B) Kuwait. C) Israel. D) Turkey. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Turkey. 13. Which revolution helped less developed countries increase crop yields between the 1920s and 1960s? A) Green Revolution. B) Marxist Revolution. C) Agricultural Revolution. D) Harvesting Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Green Revolution. 14. Renewable energy can be used ..... A) Only once. B) Over and over again. C) Few times. D) Two times. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over and over again. 15. Effects of drought on a country, s economy A) More gdp. B) More access of water. C) Decrease in gdp. D) Increase on food prices. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Decrease in gdp. 16. Which event increased the total population by providing a more reliable food supply? A) Second Agricultural Revolution. B) First Agricultural Revolution. C) Green Revolution. D) Industrial Revolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First Agricultural Revolution. 17. Japan, the Philippines, and Hawaii are all examples of which geographic feature? A) Archipelago. B) Isthmus. C) Peninsula. D) Plain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Archipelago. 18. A social scientist examining the unintended consequences of a new environmental policy (e.g., a ban on plastic bags) is primarily engaged in which role? A) Practical Insights. B) Critique & Innovation. C) Diagnosis, & Evaluation. D) Policy Implementation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diagnosis, & Evaluation. 19. The practice of using natural resources responsibly, so they can support both present and future generations A) Industrialization. B) Fracking. C) Irrigation. D) Sustainability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sustainability. 20. Based on the map, what type of goods are exported the most from the continent of Africa? A) Textiles. B) Machinery. C) Microprocessors. D) Natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural resources. 21. Environmental Management is defined as the process of: A) Documenting environmental damage. B) Planning, using, conserving, and restoring natural resources and ecosystems sustainably. C) Ignoring human impact on nature. D) Exploiting resources for economic growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Planning, using, conserving, and restoring natural resources and ecosystems sustainably. 22. What are the objectives of Air ( prevention & control of pollution) Act, 1981? A) To prevent, control & abatement of air pollution. B) To maintain the quality of air. C) To establish a board for the prevention & control of air pollution. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 23. How many days does it take for Earth to complete one trip around the Sun? A) 365.25 days. B) 30 days. C) 180 days. D) 400 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 365.25 days. 24. What are the impacts of climate change on agriculture? A) Climate change negatively impacts agriculture by reducing crop yields, altering growing seasons, increasing pests and diseases, and causing water scarcity. B) Climate change leads to more predictable weather patterns for farmers. C) Climate change improves crop yields and increases food production. D) Climate change has no effect on agriculture or farming practices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate change negatively impacts agriculture by reducing crop yields, altering growing seasons, increasing pests and diseases, and causing water scarcity. 25. What program addresses environmental and public health problems along the U.S. Mexico border? A) REDD ++. B) Sustainable Developments Projects. C) Border 2020. D) Muevete en Bici. 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