Geography Quiz

What is physical geography the study of?

• The Earth's population

• The economic activities of people

• The quality of life in cities

• The Earth's natural features

What are changes in temperature, rainfall, and pressure responsible for?

• Human geography

• Settlement geography

• Weather and climate

• Population growth

Which of the following is a landform?

• A factory

• A shopping center

• A waterfall

• A school

How is soil formed?

• By human activities

• By breaking down of rocks into small pieces

• By climate changes

• By the movement of glaciers

Which of the following is part of human geography?

• Rivers and lakes

• Soil and vegetation

• Population and settlements

• Weather and climate

What does population geography study?

• The distribution of people over the Earth

• Why places are crowded

• Natural features like mountains

• The causes of climate change

Settlement geography focuses on which aspect?

• Industry and jobs

• Quality of air and water

• The atmosphere around us

• Where people live and how land is used

What is meant by 'economic geography'?

• The study of landforms

• The study of how people earn a living

• The study of population distribution

• The study of physical geography

What does 'quality of life' refer to in human geography?

• How happy or content people are with their lives

• How natural resources are used

• The study of natural features like rivers and mountains

• How large the population of a city is

What are renewable resources?

• Resources that cannot be used again

• Resources found only in cities

• Resources that can be used over and over again

• Resources that humans have created