Geography Quiz

Which of the following types of vegetation is most common in Africa?

• temperate grassland

• tropical grassland

• coniferous forest

• mixed forest

What causes the changing of seasons throughout the year?

• the rotation of Earth around its axis

• the tilt of Earth's axis toward the sun

• the distance between the sun and Earth

• the division of Earth into hemispheres

The study of Earth and its people is called

• demography

• geography

• geology

• history

In which country does the White Nile join the Blue Nile?

• Congo

• Egypt

• Somalia

• Sudan

What is the most common climate on the Arabian Peninsula?

• arid

• semiarid

• highlands

• Mediterranean

Which of these physical features best explains the population density in western China?

• Bay of Bengal

• Indus River

• Malay Peninsula

• Plateau of Tibet

Geographers look at the world in spatial terms. This means

• they only study how changes to Earth occur

• they examine why people choose to live in a certain place

• they look at how things are arranged relative to each other

• they prefer the use of maps to answer geographic questions

When spring begins in the Southern Hemisphere, what season begins in the Northern Hemisphere?

• winter

• spring

• summer

• fall

What is the effect of Earth's tilt?

• It affects the amount of sunlight received and, therefore, the differences in seasons

• It limits the amount of precipitation received in each season

• It affects how the sun beats straight down in the far north and far south

• It creates temporary temperature extremes in the temperate zones