Geography Quiz – Printable Version
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- How many borders does France have?
- A. 10
- B. 13
- C. 11
- D. 8
- In which Middle Eastern country is the city of Mecca located?
- A. United Arab Emirates
- B. Saudi Arabia
- C. Israel
- D. Jordan
- Which is the largest continent?
- A. Europe
- B. Asia
- C. Africa
- D. America
- Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?
- A. Himalayas
- B. Ural
- C. Caucasus
- D. Alps
- Which country is at the northernmost tip of Africa?
- A. Tunisia
- B. Morocco
- C. Egypt
- D. Algeria
- How many continents are there on Earth?
- A. 6
- B. 8
- C. 5
- D. 7
- Which continent is the most populated?
- A. Africa
- B. Europe
- C. America
- D. Asia
- Which inland sea is the saltiest in the world?
- A. Red Sea
- B. Aral Sea
- C. Caspian Sea
- D. Dead Sea
- Which is the only country in the world entirely surrounded by just one other country?
- A. San Marino
- B. Lesotho
- C. Monaco
- D. Vatican City
- In which country is Mount Fuji located?
- A. Japan
- B. South Korea
- C. China
- D. Taiwan
- Which is the most populous city in Africa?
- A. Lagos
- B. Cairo
- C. Nairobi
- D. Kinshasa
- Which ocean borders the west coast of the United States?
- A. Arctic
- B. Pacific
- C. Atlantic
- D. Indian
- In which country is Patagonia located?
- A. Brazil and Uruguay
- B. Argentina and Chile
- C. Chile only
- D. Argentina only
- Which is the only country in Latin America whose official language is Portuguese?
- A. Uruguay
- B. Paraguay
- C. Argentina
- D. Brazil
- What is the arc of volcanoes and earthquake zones surrounding the Pacific Ocean called?
- A. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge
- B. The African Rift
- C. The Ring of Fire
- D. The Wallace Line
- What was the name of the supercontinent that united all land masses about 300 million years ago?
- A. Atlantis
- B. Pangaea
- C. Gondwana
- D. Mu
- Which inland sea in Central Asia lost most of its surface area because of irrigation for cotton fields?
- A. The Caspian Sea
- B. The Aral Sea
- C. The Black Sea
- D. Lake Baikal
- Which mountain range runs through Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia?
- A. The Hoggar
- B. The Atlas
- C. The Taurus
- D. The Zagros
- In which hemisphere is Equatorial Guinea mainly located, based on its reference latitude?
- A. Northern Hemisphere
- B. Southern Hemisphere
- C. on the Equator
- D. at both poles
- Which country spans the most time zones, overseas territories included?
- A. Russia
- B. United States
- C. China
- D. France
Answer key — Geography Quiz
- C. 11France has 11 neighboring countries, which surprises many thanks to its overseas territories.
- B. Saudi ArabiaMecca is the holiest city in Islam and the birthplace of Muhammad.
- B. AsiaVery big… really very big.
- B. UralThe Ural mountain range, about 2,500 km long, is the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia — an administrative mountain, in a sense.
- A. TunisiaAfrica's northernmost point is Cape Blanc (Ras ben Sakka), in Tunisia, near Bizerte.
- D. 77 continents — yes, Antarctica counts too.
- D. AsiaMore than half of the world's population lives in Asia.
- D. Dead SeaThe Dead Sea, on the border between Israel and Jordan, has a salinity of about 300 g/kg — almost 10 times that of the oceans.
- B. LesothoLesotho is entirely enclosed within South Africa — the only country in the world surrounded by a single other country.
- A. JapanMount Fuji stands at 3,776 m. It is an active stratovolcano (last eruption in 1707) and Japan's highest peak.
- A. LagosLagos, in Nigeria, is Africa's most populous city with over 15 million inhabitants in the city proper and over 24 million in its metro area.
- B. PacificThe west coast of the United States borders the Pacific Ocean.
- B. Argentina and ChilePatagonia is a natural region shared between Argentina (east of the Andes) and Chile (west).
- D. BrazilBrazil is the only country in Latin America where the official language is Portuguese, a legacy of colonization by Portugal beginning in 1500.
- C. The Ring of FireStretching some 40,000 km, it concentrates most of the planet's active volcanoes and major earthquakes, from Chile to Japan via Alaska.
- B. PangaeaGondwana was only its southern half. The continents are still drifting, by a few centimetres a year: roughly the speed at which your fingernails grow.
- B. The Aral SeaOnce the fourth-largest lake in the world, it has been drying up since the 1960s after its rivers were diverted.
- B. The AtlasIt peaks at Toubkal, 4,167 m, where you can ski in winter a few hours from the Sahara.
- A. Northern HemisphereThe reference latitude of Equatorial Guinea is about 2.0° N.
- D. FranceThanks to territories scattered across every ocean (French Polynesia, the Caribbean, Réunion, New Caledonia, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon…), France has 12 time zones, ahead of Russia and the United States (11 each).