This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Geography Chapter 9 Environmental Geography Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The shift from hunting and gathering to farming is also known as: A) Guns, Germs, and Steel. B) The neolithic revolution. C) The farming revolution. D) The gift of latitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The neolithic revolution. 2. Which statement best describes climate change? A) All locations around the world are getting hotter. B) Rising temperatures and changing weather patterns. C) Changes in water availability due to the building of dams & reservoirs. D) Less water available worldwide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rising temperatures and changing weather patterns. 3. Urbanization happens when people move from rural areas to cities for: A) Warmer climate. B) Jobs and better living. C) Natural resource extraction. D) To avoid population growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jobs and better living. 4. Countries with low GDPs who have economies made up of mostly primary and secondary sector jobs have difficulty implementing "clean" alternatives to manufacturing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. The widespread use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers in modern agriculture primarily contributes to which two types of pollution? A) Noise and light pollution. B) Air and noise pollution. C) Water and land (soil) pollution. D) Space and light pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water and land (soil) pollution. 6. What role do greenhouse gases play in climate change? A) Greenhouse gases contribute to climate change by trapping heat in the atmosphere, leading to global warming. B) Greenhouse gases are only produced by natural processes. C) Greenhouse gases cool the Earth by reflecting sunlight away. D) Greenhouse gases have no impact on climate change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenhouse gases contribute to climate change by trapping heat in the atmosphere, leading to global warming. 7. An inverted pyramid of biomass is possible in which ecosystem? A) Desert. B) Tropical rainforest. C) Marine. D) Grassland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marine. 8. The world gets about 20% of what from the Amazon Rainforest? A) Water. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Radiation. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxygen. 9. The "Earth Summit" of 1992 led to the creation of which key document? A) Kyoto Protocol. B) Paris Agreement. C) Agenda 21. D) Basel Convention. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Agenda 21. 10. Biodiversity is important to human health. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Both industrialization and urbanization can harm the environment if: A) They are managed carefully. B) They cause economic growth. C) They are not managed carefully. D) They increase the use of natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are not managed carefully. 12. 6 kg = ..... g A) 6. B) 6000. C) 600. D) .006. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6000. 13. What is the focus of the Critique & Innovation role for social scientists? A) Providing a novel, critical perspective for fair and sustainable futures. B) Measuring air quality. C) Designing engineering solutions for pollution. D) Quantifying resource depletion rates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Providing a novel, critical perspective for fair and sustainable futures. 14. Mexico's 3 large mountain ranges are called the ..... A) Sierra Madre. B) Rocky Mountains. C) Mexican Plateau. D) Valley of Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sierra Madre. 15. What is the study of natural features of the Earth called? A) Human Geography. B) Physical Geography. C) Cultural Geography. D) Economic Geography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Physical Geography. 16. The scientific study of the interaction between organisms and their environment is called. A) Ecology. B) Biology. C) Astronomy. D) Zoology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecology. 17. The process of making an area more urban. A) Civilization. B) Rural area. C) Urbanization. D) The Country. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Urbanization. 18. What is one of the practical skills the course aims to prepare students for? A) Deep-sea fishing. B) Environmental assessment and monitoring. C) Building skyscrapers. D) International diplomacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental assessment and monitoring. 19. Which of the following has cause repeating 100, 000-year cycles of ice ages in the past? A) An increase in sun spots. B) Several major volcanic eruptions. C) Changes in Earth's orbit and tilt of its axis. D) Continental drift. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Changes in Earth's orbit and tilt of its axis. 20. Which of the following describes the location of Mexico City? A) High elevation yet surrounded by mountains at a higher elevation. B) In the middle of a rainforest. C) On the east coast of Mexico along the Gulf of Mexico. D) A high elevation above the Sierra Madre Mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High elevation yet surrounded by mountains at a higher elevation. 21. ..... is the capital of Mexico and one of the largest cities in the world. A) Mexico City. B) Baja California. C) Tijuana. D) Guadalajara. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mexico City. 22. Which of the following is an example of physical geography? A) Cities and towns. B) Population. C) Mountains and rivers. D) Jobs and economy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mountains and rivers. 23. What are some effective strategies for biodiversity conservation? A) Promote invasive species. B) Limit public access to nature. C) Establish protected areas, restore habitats, implement sustainable practices, promote species conservation, and raise public awareness. D) Increase urban development. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Establish protected areas, restore habitats, implement sustainable practices, promote species conservation, and raise public awareness. 24. Commercial farming has lead to ..... A) Desertififcation. B) Overfishing. C) Deforestation. D) Non-renewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deforestation. 25. Natural disasters can change the future for countries A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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