Year 5 Geography Quiz

What are the 7 continents of the world?

(a)  

What is the highest waterfall in the world?

• Angel Falls

• Niagara Falls

• Tugela Falls

• Victoria Falls

What is the name of the line of latitude at approximately 23.5 degrees North?

• Tropic of Capricorn

• North Pole

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

What is the name of the line of longitude that passes through Greenwich, England?

• International Date Line
• Tropic of Cancer
• Prime Meridian
• Equator

Which two countries share the longest international border?

• United States and Canada
• Canada and Australia
• United States and Russia
• United States and Mexico

In which country is the famous landmark, the Eiffel Tower, located?

• Italy

• Germany
• Spain
• France

What is the term for a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides?

• island
• peninsula
• isthmus
• archipelago

Which African country has the largest population?

• South Africa
• Egypt
• Nigeria
• Ethiopia

Which U.S. state is known as the 'Sunshine State'?

• Florida
• New York
• Texas
• California

What is the world's deepest ocean trench?

• Arctic Trench
• Mariana Trench
• Pacific Trench
• Atlantic Trench