Geography Quiz. Are you able to name the geographical features (natural and unnatural) of the earth? A series of questions will be presented. In most cases, the question will appear followed several seconds later by some multiple choice answers. Try to answer before the multiple choices appear. Several seconds later, the answer will be shown. Sit back, enjoy, find out how much you know about our world and learn.

1. What is longest river on earth?

Nile, Africa 6,825 km Amazon, South America 6,437 km Chang Jiang (Yangtze), Asia 6,380 km Mississippi/Missouri, North America 5,971 km Yenisey-Angara, Asia 5,536 km Huang (Yellow), Asia 5,464 km Ob-Irtysh, Asia 5,410 km Amur, Asia 4,416 km Lena, Asia 4,400 km Congo, Africa 4,370 kmMackenzie-Peace, North America 4,241 km Mekong, Asia 4,184 km Niger, Africa 4,171 km

a. Congob. Nilec. Mississippi/Missourid. Amazone. Yangtze

2. By volume of discharge, which is the world’s largest river?

a. Congob. Nilec. Mississippi/Missourid. Amazone. Yangtze

# River m3/sec 1 Amazon 209,000 2 Congo 41,200 3 Ganges 38,129 6 Yangtze 30,16613 Ms/Mo 16,79254 Nile 2,830

3. Name the countries with yellow rectangles.

a. =b. =c. =d. =

a. Iran

b. Iraq

c. Syria

d. Afghanistan

a.b.c.

d.

4. Locate Ukraine and Germany (give #’s) on the map.

Ukraine = 41, Germany = 16

5. Give the numbers for Nigeria

and Kenya.

12

44

6. Give the numbers forPeru, Argentina andGuatemala.

16, 19 and 2

7. Give the numbers of Pakistan and South Korea.

23 and 4

8. Give the numbers for Oregon, Nebraska and Georgia. 2 15 26

9. What is the world’s largest continent?

a. Africab. North Americac. Asiad. Antarcticae. None of the above

10. Can you name the geological feature(s) that separate(s) Europe from Asia?

f. The boundary follows the watershed of the Ural Mountains in the North from the Arctic Ocean to the source of the Ural River, then follows that river to the Caspian Sea. The border then follows the watershed of the Caucasus Mountains from the Caspian Sea to the Black Sea. In the south, the boundary ends in Turkey at the Dardanelles and Bosporus.

a. Ural Mts. b. Ural River c. Caspian Sea d. Caucasus Mts. e. Dardanelles

f. All of the preceding

11. What is the largest ocean by area on earth?

Pacific 155,557,000 sq kmAtlantic 76,762,000 sq kmIndian 68,556,000 sq kmSouthern 20,327,000 sq kmArctic 14,056,000 sq km

a. Arcticb. Southernc. Indiand. Atlantice. Pacific

12. What is the largest subtropical desert on earth?

(Subtropical)Sahara, North Africa 3,320,000 sq. miles Arabian, Middle East 900,000 sq. miles Kalahari, Southern Africa 360,000 sq. miles Great Victoria, Australia 250,000 sq. miles Syrian, Syria, Jordan, Iraq 200,000 sq. miles Chihuahuan, Mexico, U.S. 175,000 sq. miles Great Sandy, Australia 150,000 sq. miles Sonoran, Mexico, U,S, 120,000 sq. miles Thar, India, Pakistan 77,000 sq. miles Gibson, Australia 60,000 sq. miles Simpson, Australia 56,000 sq. miles Mohave, S,W, USA 25,000 sq. miles

(Cool Coastal)Atacama, Chile SA 54,000 sq. miles

(Cold Winter)Gobi, China, Mongolia 500,000 sq. miles

a. Mohaveb. Saharac. Kalaharid. Arabian

13. What is the highest waterfall on earth?

Waterfall Location Ft. MetersAngel Venezuela 3,212 979Tugela South Africa 3,110 947Utigord Norway 2,625 800Monge Norway 2,540 774Gocta Cataract Peru 2,532 771Mutarazi Zimbabwe 2,449 762Yosemite U.S. (CA) 2,425 739

a. Angelb. Yosemitec. Victoriad. Iguazue. Niagara

Waterfall Country Flow rate height width (m3/sec) (m) (m)

Niagara U.S., Can. 2407 51 1203Iguazu Argentina, 1746 82 2700 BrazilVictoria Zimbabwe, 1088 108 1708 ZambiaDettifoss Iceland 991 96 850

14.What is the largest volume waterfall not counting submerged or falls with less than a 25 meter height?

15. What is the largest by area enclosed inland body of water on Earth?

Caspian Sea, Asia-Europe 371,000 sq kmSuperior, North America 82,100 sq kmVictoria, Africa 69,500 sq kmHuron, North America 59,600 sq kmMichigan, North America 57,800 sq kmTanganyika, Africa 32,900 sq kmBaikal, Asia 31,500 sq km

a. Caspian Seab. Lake Superiorc. Lake Michigand. Lake Baikal

Lake Baikal in Russia is the deepest at 1642 meters

16. What is the tallest mountain (above sea level) on earth? Mount Everest 29,035 ft (8,850 m) Nepal/China

Qogir (K2) 28,250 ft (8,611 m) PakistanKangchenjunga 28,169 ft (8,586 m) NepalLhotse 27,920 ft (8,501 m) NepalMakalu I 27,765 ft (8,462 m) Nepal

a. Qogir (K2)b. Mt. Everestc. Mt. Whitneyd. Mt. McKinleye. Aconcaguaf. Killimanjaro

17. What is the tallest mountain (above sea level) in North America? Mountain Location Height

(m) (ft.)McKinley Alaska 6,194 20,320Logan Canada 5,959 19,545Orizaba Mexico 5,636 18,491St. Elias Alaska, 5,489 18,008 CanadaPopocatepetl Mexico 5,426 17,802

a. Mt. Whitney b. Mt. Loganc. Mt. Elbertd. Mt. McKinley

18. What is the most populated U.S. city (within city limits)?(10) LARGEST USA CITIES1 New York City, NY 8.09 million 2. Los Angeles, CA 3.8 million 3. Chicago, IL 3.1 million 4. Houston, TX 2.78 million 5. Philadelphia, PA 1.62 million

6. Phoenix, AZ 1.54 million 7. San Antonio, TX 1.5 million 8. San Diego, CA 1.4 million 9. Dallas, TX 1.32 million 10. Detroit, MI 1 million

a. L.A.b. Phil.c. Chi.d. N.Y.

19. What is the largest populatedcity in the world (within city limits)?

a. Mexico Cityb. New Yorkc. Shanghai

Rank City Population (Millions)

1 Shanghai 17.8

2 Istanbul 13.9

3 Karachi 13.0

4 Mumbai 12.5

5 Moscow 12.0

6 Manilla 12.0

7 Sao Paulo 11.8

8 Beijing 11.7

9 Tiajin 11.1

10 Guangzhou 11.1

11 Delhi 11.0

12 Seoul 10.4

13 Shenzhen 10.4

14 Jakarta 10.2

Rank City Population (millions)

15 Tokyo 9.0

16 Mexico City 8.9

17 Kinshasa 8.8

18 Bangalore 8.4

19 New York 8.3

20 London 8.3

d. Bejinge. Tokyof. Sao Paulo

20. What is the most populated metropolitan area on earth?

a. Tokyob. New Yorkc. Mexico Cityd. Sao Pauloe. Mumbai

12. Beijing, China (17,311,000)13. Osaka, Japan (17,011,00014. Mumbai (Bombay), India (16,910,000)15. Guangzhou, China (16,837,000)16. Moscow, Russia (15,512,000)17. Los Angeles, USA (14,900,000)18. Calcutta, India (14,374,000)19. Dhaka, Bangladesh(14,000,000)20. Buenos Aires, Argentina (13,639,000)21. Istanbul, Turkey (13,576,000)

21. What is the longest canal in the world?

Rank Name Length Country Locks1 Grand Canal 1,776 Km China 24 2 Qaraqum Canal 1,375 Km Russia 3 Saimaa Canal 814 Km Russia 8 4 Eurasia Canal 700 Km Russia 13 5 Manych Ship Canal 700 km Russia 6 6 Erie canal 584 km USA 36 7 Grand Union Canal 461 Km England 236 8 Nara Canal 364 km Pakistan 9 Rhone–Rhine Canal 349 km France 10 Marne–Rhine Canal 313 Km France 154 11 Leeds, Liverpool Canal 204 Km England 91 12 Suez Canal 193.5 Km Egypt 0 13 Gota Canal 190 Km Sweden (Panama Canal 77 Km Panama 6)

a. Panamab. Suezc. Grand d. Erie

Burj Khalifa (Arabic: برج ,("Khalifa tower" ,خليفةknown as Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest man-made structure in the world, at 829.8 m (2,722 ft).

22. What is the tallest building in the world?

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a. Empire State b. Willisc. Taipei 101 d. Burl Khalifa

World’s tallest 10 buildings but the Kingdom Tower scheduled for completion in 2018 in Jeddah will be 1000 meters and a mile high tower for 2025 has been discussed.

23. By volume of water contained, what is the world’s largest dam? Volume (thousands)

Dam Location cu m cu yds Year

Three Gorges China 39,300,000 51,402,459 UC08

Syncrude Tailings Canada 540,000 706,320 UC

Chapetón Argentina 296,200 387,410 UC

Pati Argentina 238,180 274,026 UC

New Cornelia Tailings

United States 209,500 274,026 1973

Tarbela Pakistan 121,720 159,210 1976

Kambaratinsk Kyrgyzstan 112,200 146,758 UC

Fort Peck Montana 96,049 125,628 1940

Lower Usuma Nigeria 93,000 121,644 1990

Cipasang Indonesia 90,000 117,720 UC

a. Hooverb. Three Gorgesc. Shastad. Tarbelae. Fort Peck

24.Which landmark is the farthest south?

a. Cape of Good Hope, Africa

b. Cape Horn, S.A.c. Southern tip of

Australiad. Southern tip of New

Zealand

25.What percent of the earth’s surface is covered by water?

a. 90%b. 70%c. 50%d. 30%e. 10%

Only 3% of the water on earth is fresh water.

26. Which statement is true about the magnetic pole.a. It is true north.b. It does not movec. The discrepancy from true north depends on where you are.

d. All of the abovee. None of the above

C.

27. What place on earth gets the closest to the moon?

Chimborazo is a currently inactive strato-volcano located in the CordilleraOccidental range of the Andes in Ecuador. Its last known eruption occurred around 550 AD. Elevation: 20,564' (6,268 m). Although 9,000 ft shorter than Everest, Chimborazo sticks out from the earth more than other mountains because the earth is not exactly spherical.

a. Mt. Everest b. Pike’s Peak c. Empire State Building topd. Mt. Chimborazo

28. What is the name of the deepest trench in the ocean (below sea level more than Everest is above sea level)?

a. Tongas b. Marianasc. Philippine d. Kermadec

Marianas Trench 35,840 ft. 10,924 mTongas Trench 35,702 ft 10,082 mKuril- Kamchatka Trench 34,587 ft 10,542 mPhilippine Trench 34,580 ft 10,540 mKermadec Trench 32,963 ft 10,047 mPuerto Rico Trench 28,373 ft 8,648 mSouth Sandwich 28,307 ft 8,428 m

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