Geographical Concepts Quiz

What are latitude and longitude used for?

• To determine the time of sunrise and sunset.

• To specify geographic coordinates

• To calculate the population density of a region.

• To measure distance between two points on Earth's surface.

Name the seven continents.

• Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, and South America

• Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, and Antarctica.

• Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, and Asia.

• Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, and Europe.

What are the five oceans?

• Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Indian Ocean.

• Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean.

• Mediterranean Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Pacific Ocean.

What is the highest mountain in the world?

• Mount McKinley

• Mount Kilimanjaro

• K2

• Mount Everest

What is the largest desert in the world?

• Arabian Desert

• Gobi Desert

• Sahara Desert

• Antarctic Desert

What is the most populous country in the world?

• India

• United States

• Brazil

• China

What is the term used to describe the spread of people across a given area?

• population distribution

• population dispersion

• population concentration

• population density

What are renewable natural resources?

• Resources that can be replenished or regenerated naturally over time.

• Resources that are limited and cannot be replenished

• Resources that are man-made and cannot be regenerated

• Resources that are only found in certain regions and cannot be replenished

What are non-renewable natural resources?

• Resources that have no impact on the environment.

• Resources that are abundant and easily accessible.

• Resources that can be replenished or regenerated within a human lifespan or at a sustainable rate.

• Resources that cannot be replenished or regenerated within a human lifespan or at a sustainable rate.

What is the term used to describe the uneven distribution of population across a given area?

• population inequality

• population dispersion

• population distribution

• population imbalance