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Geography Quiz – Questions and Answers
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- Question 1 of 12Mountains, Rivers & Oceans
What is the highest mountain above sea level?
- AK2
- BMount Everest
- CMount Kilimanjaro
- DDenali
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Correct answer: Mount Everest
Explanation: Mount Everest rises approximately 8,849 metres above sea level, making it the world's highest mountain.
- Question 2 of 12Physical Geography
Which ocean is the largest by surface area?
- AAtlantic Ocean
- BPacific Ocean
- CIndian Ocean
- DArctic Ocean
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Correct answer: Pacific Ocean
Explanation: The Pacific Ocean covers about one-third of Earth's total surface area.
- Question 3 of 12Countries & Capitals
Cairo is the capital city of which country?
- AMorocco
- BJordan
- CEgypt
- DTunisia
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Correct answer: Egypt
Explanation: Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt.
- Question 4 of 12Countries & Capitals
Nassau, located on New Providence Island, is the capital of which country?
- ABarbados
- BJamaica
- CThe Bahamas
- DDominica
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Correct answer: The Bahamas
Explanation: Nassau is the capital of The Bahamas and is situated on New Providence Island.
- Question 5 of 12World Maps & Locations
Which sea lies directly south of Europe and north of Africa?
- ACaribbean Sea
- BBaltic Sea
- CMediterranean Sea
- DArabian Sea
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Correct answer: Mediterranean Sea
Explanation: The Mediterranean Sea separates southern Europe from northern Africa.
- Question 6 of 12World Maps & Locations
Lake Titicaca lies on the border between which two countries?
- AChile and Argentina
- BEcuador and Colombia
- CPeru and Bolivia
- DBrazil and Paraguay
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Correct answer: Peru and Bolivia
Explanation: Lake Titicaca straddles the border between Peru and Bolivia in the Andes.
- Question 7 of 12World Maps & Locations
Which European capital stands on the Danube River?
- AMadrid
- BVienna
- CLisbon
- DOslo
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Correct answer: Vienna
Explanation: Vienna, the capital of Austria, is situated on the Danube River.
- Question 8 of 12Physical Geography
A deep, narrow inlet created when the sea floods a glacially carved valley is a ____.
- Aria
- Bfjord
- Clagoon
- Dtombolo
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Correct answer: fjord
Explanation: A fjord is a submerged glacial trough characteristically bordered by steep rock walls.
- Question 9 of 12Physical Geography
Which term names the underground point where an earthquake begins?
- AFault
- BFocus (hypocenter)
- CEpicenter
- DSeismic wave
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Correct answer: Focus (hypocenter)
Explanation: The focus, or hypocenter, is the underground point where rock first ruptures during an earthquake.
- Question 10 of 12Climate & Weather
What term describes the average pattern of weather in a place over many years?
- AForecast
- BSeason
- CClimate
- DStorm
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Correct answer: Climate
Explanation: Climate is the long-term pattern of temperature, precipitation, and other weather conditions in a region.
- Question 11 of 12Climate & Weather
Which form of precipitation consists of balls or lumps of ice formed inside thunderstorms?
- ARain
- BSnow
- CHail
- DDrizzle
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Correct answer: Hail
Explanation: Hail forms when strong thunderstorm updrafts carry water droplets into freezing regions of a cloud.
- Question 12 of 12Population & Human Geography
What term describes the number of people living per unit of land area?
- APopulation density
- BPopulation growth
- CPopulation distribution
- DPopulation decline
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Correct answer: Population density
Explanation: Population density is calculated by dividing a place's population by its land area.
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Countries and capitals, mountains, rivers and oceans, physical geography, world maps and locations, climate and weather, and population.
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