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Geo practice

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which are true? (capitals)

a)

Denmark- Copenhagen

b)

Finland- Hlinsko

c)

Sweden- Stockholm

d)

Norway- Oslo

2.
Capital of Canada
a)
Montreal
b)
Ottawa
c)
Toronto
d)
Vancouver
3.
Capital of France
a)
Marseille
b)
Lyon
c)
Toulouse
d)
Paris
4.
Capital of England
a)
Manchester
b)
London
c)
Liverpool
d)
Newcastle
5.
Capital of Peru
a)
Cusco
b)
Arequipa
c)
Lima
d)
Piura
6.
Capital of Germany
a)
Berlin
b)
Hamburg
c)
Munich
d)
Frankfurt
7.
Capital of Ireland
a)
Dublin
b)
Waterford
c)
Belfast
d)
Cork
8.
Capital of Portugal
a)
Porto
b)
Faro
c)
Lisbon
d)
Coimbra
9.
Capital of Switzerland
a)
Zurich
b)
Bern
c)
Geneva
d)
Lucerne
10.

What river forms much of the northern border of Bulgaria

a)

Danube river

b)

Rio Grande river

c)

Pilcomayo river

d)

Elbe river

11.

Thessaloniki is the second largest city in what country that hosted the 2004 summer Olympics.

a)

Italy

b)

Russia

c)

Greece

d)

Sweeden

12.
Lansing and Grand Rapids are cities located in which state?
a)
California
b)
Michigan
13.
The Chattahoochee River passes through which state?
a)
New Jersey
b)
Georgia
14.
The Northern cardinal is the official bird of several Appalachian Mountain states -including Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia and which other state?
a)
Florida
b)
North Carolina
15.
The eastern goldfinch is the official bird of three-states including which state that lies between the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers
a)
Wyoming
b)
Iowa
16.
What is the term for the fast-moving winds found high in the atmosphere?
a)
sirocco
b)
jet streams
17.
What is the term for grain soil that has been saturated with water into a soupy mix that is less able to support weight?
a)
quicksand
b)
clay
18.
It does not rain in the eye of a hurricane. It's weird , but it is true! Hurricane often make landfall along the Gulf of Mexico on which continent?
a)
North America
b)
South America
19.
Rhino horns are made of the same substance as human fingernails. It's weird, but it's true! The black rhinoceros live in Kenya and other countries on which continent that includes Lake Victoria?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
20.
In the 17th century , what company founded in Amsterdam established outpost in Indonesia so they would have access to spice?
a)
Dutch East India Company
b)
Hudson Bay Company
21.
What system , with a long history in India, places people into social and occupational groups based on their ancestry?
a)
Caste system
b)
Egalitariansim
22.
Which country was not colonized by Spain?
a)
Peru
b)
Colombia
c)
Suriname
23.
Which country does not border the North Sea?
a)
Ireland
b)
Denmark
c)
Germany
24.
In the 1930's , Italian architects working in Tropoli designed building that were modern but still reflected the traditional culture of which North African country?
a)
Libya
b)
Liberia
c)
Madagascar
25.
A busy Mc Donald's restaurant operates near the train station in Kiev, the capital of what European country?
a)
Turkey
b)
Russia
c)
Ukraine
26.
Pensacola Bay, an arm of the Gulf of Mexico, borders which state?
a)
Florida
b)
South Carolina
27.
Which state includes White Sands National Monument? 
a)
New Mexico
b)
Vermont
28.
Which state borders the Canadian province of Quebec?
a)
Vermont
b)
Missouri
29.
Which state includes Rocky Mountain National Park?
a)
Kansas 
b)
Colorado
30.
Which state borders Lake Erie?
a)
Nevada
b)
Pennsylvania
31.
Which state is closer to Mexico?
a)
Arizona
b)
North Dakota
32.
Which state experiences more tornadoes?
a)
Indiana
b)
California
33.
Which states has a larger area of deciduous forest? 
a)
Kansas
b)
Maine
34.
Which state is closer to the Ohio River? 
a)
Illinois
b)
Georgia
35.
Which state is known as the Peach State because peaches are one of its major crops?
a)
Georgia
b)
Hawaii
36.
Which state is known as the pine tree state because of the importance of the timber wood industry? 
a)
Connecticut 
b)
Maine
37.
Which state is known as the Mount Rushmore State because large sculptures of four presidents are carved onto a mountainside there? 
a)
South Dakota
b)
Minnesota
38.
Which state is known as the Peace Garden State due to a park that is located on its border with Canada?
a)
North Dakota
b)
Indiana
39.
The Andes Mountains are located on which continent?
a)
Australia
b)
South America
c)
Antartica
d)
Europe
40.
Which continent includes the Jutland and Iberian Peninsulas?
a)
Australia
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Europe 
41.

Grand Traverse Bay borders the lower Peninsula of which state -

a)

South Dakota

b)

Michigan

42.

Carlsbad Cavern National Park is located in the Chihuahuan Desert in which state -

a)

New Mexico

b)

Iowa

43.

Which state is a major producer of peaches in the U.S.?

a)

Georgia

b)

Utah

44.

Forest cover approximately 60 percent of which state?

a)

Arizona

b)

Virginia

45.

The White Mountains cover part of which state?

a)

New Hampshire

b)

Kansas

46.

Which state has a longer coastline?

a)

Maine

b)

Rhode Island

47.

Which state has a smaller population?

a)

Wyoming

b)

Minnesota

48.

Which state experiences more earthquakes?

a)

Alaska

b)

Iowa

49.

Which state is more arid?

a)

Louisiana

b)

Arizona

50.

Which state is closer to the Tropic of Cancer?

a)

Louisiana

b)

Utah

51.

Before Phoenix became an official city it was called Pumpkinville. Phoenix is the largest city in which southwestern state?

a)

Arizona

b)

Montana

52.

Nine Yankee baseball stadiums could fit inside the Mall of America. The Mall of America is just south of Minneapolis in which state that borders Wisconsin?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Minnesota

53.

Amelia Earhart's childhood dog was name James Ferocious. Amelia Earhart grew up northeast of Topeka along the Missouri River in which state?

a)

Kansas

b)

Vermont

54.

A construction crew unearthed a 66 million year old Triceratops just nor to Denver. It was the third Triceratops skull found in the Front Range in what state?

a)

Colorado

b)

Iowa

55.

A scientist at Vanderbilt University let an electric eel shock his arm to better understand the animal's behavior. This shocking experiment took place in Nashville, which lies along the Cumberland River in which state?

a)

Tennessee

b)

Minnesota

56.

The cities of Kinshasa and Brazzaville lie along the Congo River on which continent?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Antarctica

57.

The Magdalena River, the principal river of Colombia, flows through the city of Barranquilla near the Caribbean Sea on which continent?

a)

Australia

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

58.

The Yenisey River flows through Siberia to the Arctic Ocean on which continent?

a)

Australia

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

South America

59.

Which country does not border the black sea?

a)

Bulgaria

b)

Denmark

c)

Turkey

60.

Which country does not border Brazil?

a)

Bolivia

b)

Chile

c)

Suriname