Geography Quiz

What is a continent?

• a large body of water surrounded by land

• a large area of land partly surrounded by oceans

• a small area of land surrounded by water

• a land area with mountains

Which continent has the fewest people living on it?

• Africa

• Asia

• Australia

• Antarctica

What continent is directly south of Europe?

• South America

• Asia

• Africa

• North America

Which country is on the continent of Europe?

• Canada

• France

• China

• Egypt

Which ocean does not border North America?

• Pacific

• Indian

• Atlantic

Which river begins in Minnesota and ends in the Gulf of Mexico?

• Colorado River

• Mississippi River

• Ohio River

• Missouri River

Which US state touches the Gulf of Mexico?

• California

• Ohio

• Florida

• New York

The five great lakes are _______.

• Superior, Meade, Erie, Huron, Columbia

• Superior, Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario

• Ontario, Superior, Erie, Michigan, St. Clair

• Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Colorado, Columbia

If you want to travel from California to Japan, what body of water would you have to cross?

• Mississippi River

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Gulf of Mexico

What country is shaped like a boot?

• Germany

• Greece

• Italy

• Poland