Geography

Question 1

What is the largest continent on Earth?

Answer 1

Asia

Question 2

True or False: The equator is located at 0 degrees latitude.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What are the five oceans of the world?

Answer 3

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic

Question 4

Fill in the blank: The __________ is a line of latitude that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Answer 4

equator

Question 5

Which country has the largest land area?

Answer 5

Russia

Question 6

What is the capital city of France?

Answer 6

Paris

Question 7

Which river is the longest in the world?

Answer 7

Nile River

Question 8

True or False: The Himalayas are located in South America.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

What is the primary purpose of a map’s scale?

Answer 9

To show the ratio of distance on the map to distance on the ground

Question 10

What is the term for a large landmass that is smaller than a continent?

Answer 10

Island

Question 11

Which desert is the largest in the world?

Answer 11

Sahara Desert

Question 12

What is the capital of Australia?

Answer 12

Canberra

Question 13

Fill in the blank: The __________ is the imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole.

Answer 13

Prime Meridian

Question 14

What is the main factor that influences climate?

Answer 14

Latitude

Question 15

What is a biome?

Answer 15

A large geographic biotic unit, a major community of plants and animals with similar life forms and environmental conditions.

Question 16

True or False: The Amazon Rainforest is primarily located in Brazil.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Which city is known as the ‘Big Apple’?

Answer 17

New York City

Question 18

What type of map shows the physical features of an area?

Answer 18

Topographic map

Question 19

What is the term for the layer of gases surrounding the Earth?

Answer 19

Atmosphere

Question 20

Which continent is known for having the most countries?

Answer 20

Africa

Question 21

Fill in the blank: The __________ is a large body of salt water that covers most of the Earth’s surface.

Answer 21

ocean

Question 22

What is the capital city of Japan?

Answer 22

Tokyo

Question 23

True or False: Latitude lines run from east to west.

Answer 23

False

Question 24

Which natural phenomenon is measured by the Richter scale?

Answer 24

Earthquakes

Question 25

What is the primary reason for the seasons on Earth?

Answer 25

The tilt of the Earth's axis

Question 26

What is the longest river in North America?

Answer 26

Missouri River

Question 27

Fill in the blank: __________ is the study of the Earth's physical features and the relationships between people and their environment.

Answer 27

Geography

Question 28

Which ocean is the smallest?

Answer 28

Arctic Ocean

Question 29

What is the term for a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas?

Answer 29

Isthmus

Question 30

True or False: The Great Barrier Reef is located off the coast of Australia.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

What is the primary factor that determines climate zones?

Answer 31

Latitude

Question 32

Which country is home to the ancient city of Petra?

Answer 32

Jordan

Question 33

What is the capital of Canada?

Answer 33

Ottawa

Question 34

Fill in the blank: A __________ is a region of the Earth distinguished by specific physical and cultural characteristics.

Answer 34

region

Question 35

What is the term for the movement of people from one place to another?

Answer 35

Migration

Question 36

Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?

Answer 36

Ural Mountains

Question 37

True or False: The Dead Sea is the lowest point on Earth's surface.

Answer 37

True

Question 38

What type of climate is characterized by very little precipitation?

Answer 38

Desert climate

Question 39

What is the capital city of Egypt?

Answer 39

Cairo

Question 40

Fill in the blank: The __________ is the largest rainforest in the world.

Answer 40

Amazon Rainforest

Question 41

Which continent is known for its polar bears?

Answer 41

Antarctica

Question 42

What is the term for the boundary between two tectonic plates?

Answer 42

Plate boundary

Question 43

True or False: The Sahara Desert is expanding due to desertification.

Answer 43

True

Question 44

What is the capital city of Italy?

Answer 44

Rome

Question 45

What is the term for a large body of freshwater surrounded by land?

Answer 45

Lake

Question 46

Fill in the blank: The __________ is the longest mountain range in the world.

Answer 46

Andes

Question 47

Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?

Answer 47

Japan

Question 48

What is the capital city of Germany?

Answer 48

Berlin

Question 49

True or False: The Tropic of Cancer is located at 23.5 degrees north latitude.

Answer 49

True

Question 50

What is the term for the study of weather and atmospheric conditions?

Answer 50

Meteorology

Question 51

What is the primary purpose of a topographic map?

Answer 51

To show elevation and terrain features

Question 52

What is the capital of Brazil?

Answer 52

Brasília

Question 53

Fill in the blank: The __________ is a large area of flat land with few trees.

Answer 53

plain

Question 54

What is the term for an area where two or more ecosystems meet?

Answer 54

Ecotone

Question 55

Which continent is primarily located in the Southern Hemisphere?

Answer 55

Australia

Question 56

True or False: The Great Wall of China can be seen from space.

Answer 56

False

Question 57

What is the capital city of Spain?

Answer 57

Madrid

Question 58

What is the term for the practice of managing Earth's natural resources sustainably?

Answer 58

Conservation

Question 59

Fill in the blank: __________ are regions that have similar climate conditions and vegetation.

Answer 59

Biomes

Question 60

What is the capital city of India?

Answer 60

New Delhi