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WorksheetsEssential Junior Geographer Knowledge 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the capital city of Australia?
Sydney
Melbourne
Canberra
How many continents are there?
5
6
7
8
What is the maximum latitude you can have?
45º
90º
180º
360º
What is the maximum longitude you can have?
45º
90º
180º
360º
What is the world's largest ocean?
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean
What percentage of the earth's surface is water?
41%
51%
61%
71%
Which mountain's summit (peak) is higher above sea level than the summit of any other mountain at 8,848 metres?
Mt Everest
K2
Mt Kiliminjaro
Mauna Kea
What is the world's population as of March 2018?
7.6 billion
6.7 billion
3.5 billion
17.5 billion
What is Australia's population as of March 2018?
18.6 million
21.2 million
24.7 million
33.3 million
What are the world's 2 most populated nations?
India and Pakistan
China and Japan
China and India
China and USA
What is the world's largest country by surface area?
Russia
Canada
USA
China
The world's largest rainforest, the Amazon, is found on what continent?
South America
North America
Africa
Europe
In what 2 hemispheres is Australia located?
Southern and Western
Southern and Eastern
Southern and Northern
Northern and Eastern
Which Tropic runs through Australia?
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Sagittarius
Tropic of Taurus
Paris, Athens, London, Rome and Berlin are all capital cities found in which continent?
Europe
North America
Asia
South America
If you fly from Sydney to Los Angeles, what is the major line of LONGITUDE that you cross over?
Equator
International Date Line
Greenwich (or Prime) Meridian
Which of these countries is NOT a close geographic neighbour of Australia's?
Papua New Guinea
New Zealand
Indonesia
Ecuador
The world's 2 longest (and arguably most famous) rivers are:
The Amazon River and Nile River
The Yangtze River and Congo River
The Yellow River and Mekong River
The Thames River and The River Siene
The world's largest desert is the...
Gobi
Sahara
Great Australian
Arabian
What causes volcanoes and earthquakes?
Plate Tectonics
wind and ocean currents
erosion and deposition
In what mountain range is Mt Everest?
Andes
Himalayas
Rocky Mountains
How many states comprise the United States of America?
48
50
52
55
How many countries are there in the world today (2018)?
95
195
295
950
Australia's current life expectancy is 82.5 years, what do you estimate the world's average life expectancy to be?
92.5 years
71.9 years
78.8 years
62.2 years
Which is Australia's largest state, by area?
Western Australia
South Australia
Queensland
New South Wales
