Geography Quiz

1. What is the capital city of Australia?

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Answer explanation

Canberra (/ˈkænbərə/ (listen) KAN-bər-ə; Ngunawal: Ngambri)[11] is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest Australian city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory[12] at the northern tip of the Australian Alps, the country's highest mountain range. As of June 2022, Canberra's estimated population was 456,692.[2]

2. The Great Barrier Reef, one of the world's most famous coral reef systems, is located off the coast of which country?

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Answer explanation

The Great Barrier Reef is a site of remarkable variety and beauty on the north-east coast of Australia. It contains the world's largest collection of coral reefs, with 400 types of coral, 1,500 species of fish and 4,000 types of mollusc.

3. Which of the following is the largest desert in the world?

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Answer explanation

The Sahara is a desert on the African continent. With an area of 9,200,000 square kilometres, it is the largest hot desert in the world and the third-largest desert overall, smaller only than the deserts of Antarctica and the northern Arctic.

4. The Amazon River is located in which continent?

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The Amazon River is located in the northern portion of South America, flowing from west to east. The river system originates in the Andes Mountains of Peru and travels through Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Brazil before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.

5. Which country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"?

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Japan is called the "Land of the Rising Sun" because the country is considered to lie close to where the sun rises.

6. What is the world's largest country by land area?

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Answer explanation

Russia

The largest country in the world is Russia with a total area of 17,098,242 Km² (6,601,665 mi²) and a land area of 16,376,870 Km² (6,323,142 mi²), equivalent to 11% of the total world's landmass of 148,940,000 Km² (57,510,000 square miles). See also: Most Populous Countries.

7. Which of the following is an example of a primary economic activity?

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Answer explanation

Farming is the act or process of working the ground, planting seeds, and growing edible plants. You can also describe raising animals for milk or meat as farming. Farming is a great way to describe the lifestyle and work of people whose jobs are in the agriculture industry.

8. What is the study of the relationship between people and their environment called?

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Human geography or anthropogeography is the branch of geography that studies spatial relationships between human communities, cultures, economies, and their interactions with the environment, examples of which is studied in schools are urban sprawl, urban redevelopment etc.

9. The study of how people use space and resources on Earth is known as what?

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Economic Geography is the study of how people earn their living, how livelihood systems vary by area and how economic activities are spatially interrelated and linked

10. The process of dividing the Earth's surface into grid-like patterns for the purpose of locating points is known as what?

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A grid reference is a location on a map, which is found using the northing and easting numbered lines. Grid references are useful for helping a map user to find specific locations.