Quiz: World Geography Trivia Questions
Are you looking for some World geography trivia questions? Our universe is made up of some very interesting planets, and the most interesting is the earth. In this quiz, you can get to review just how much you know about the earth and the people in it. Do give it a shot and get to see only how knowledgeable you are in this course.
- 1.
Through their study of the Earth, geographers learn how the Earth and its people affect
- A.
Human health
- B.
Each other
- C.
The solar system
- D.
Political systems
Correct Answer
B. Each other -
- 2.
To learn more about the Earth, geographers organize information according to what themes?
- A.
Region, population, and place
- B.
Latitude, longitude, and movement
- C.
Location, population, and longitude
- D.
Location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and regions
Correct Answer
D. Location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and regions -
- 3.
Which pair of basic questions guides geographers in their work?
- A.
Where are things located? Why are they there?
- B.
What is the climate? Why has it changed?
- C.
When did the Earth form? What is it made from?
- D.
Who lived where? When did they move?
Correct Answer
A. Where are things located? Why are they there? -
- 4.
What do geographers learn by studying the theme of human-environmental interactons?
- A.
How people moved from one region to another
- B.
How cultural features define a location
- C.
How people and the environment affect each other
- D.
How regions differ from each other
Correct Answer
C. How people and the environment affect each other -
- 5.
Latitude and longitude lines help geographers identify
- A.
Absolute location
- B.
The depth of oceans
- C.
The Earth's distance from the sun
- D.
The heights of mountains
Correct Answer
A. Absolute location -
- 6.
The most accurate way to show the Earth's continents and bodies of water is with a
- A.
Mercator projection
- B.
Globe
- C.
Robinson projection
- D.
Conformal map
Correct Answer
B. Globe -
- 7.
Which of the following statements explains why there are always distortions in a map?
- A.
Maps are flat and the Earth is round
- B.
Small towns are hard to represent on a map
- C.
Mountains or plains don't show up on a map
- D.
Maps are too small to hold enough information
Correct Answer
A. Maps are flat and the Earth is round -
- 8.
A distorted map may change the shape of
- A.
A globe
- B.
The Equator
- C.
The Prime Meridian
- D.
Some landmasses
Correct Answer
D. Some landmasses -
- 9.
The gaps in an interrupted projection map make it hard to
- A.
Carry in a back pack
- B.
Determine the size of landmasses correctly
- C.
Figure distances correctly
- D.
Read borders clearly
Correct Answer
C. Figure distances correctly -
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