wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Geography Bowl!

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

With which country do we associate this flag?

a)

Brazil

b)

Argentina

c)

Uruguay

d)

Chile

2.

Which continent is largest by land area?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

South America

3.

Which continent is largest by population?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

South America

4.

What is the world's third most populous nation (after China and India)?

a)

Indonesia

b)

USA

c)

Brazil

d)

Russia

5.

Which country has this unusual shape?

a)

Chile

b)

Bolivia

c)

Peru

d)

Uruguay

6.

What is Africa's highest mountain?

a)

Mt Everest

b)

Mt Kilimanjaro

c)

Mt Blanc

d)

Mt Atlas

7.

What is Melbourne's latitude and longitude?

a)

33.9ºS, 151.2ºE

b)

37.8ºS, 144.9ºE

c)

31.9ºS, 115.9ºE

d)

33.9ºN, 151.2ºW

8.

Which country is shaped like this?

a)

Papua New Guinea

b)

Mexico

c)

New Zealand

d)

Japan

9.

Which Asian country is the birthplace of Anime?

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

India

d)

South Korea

10.

This is the national sport of 80% of the world's countries.

a)

Basketball

b)

Baseball

c)

Football

d)

Soccer

11.

What is longitude and latitude also called?

a)

relative location

b)

absolute location

c)

location

d)

place

12.

What is the capital of Mexico?

a)

New Mexico

b)

Peru

c)

Mexico City

d)

Arizona

13.

What is the capital of Canada?

a)

London

b)

Calgary

c)

Vancouver

d)

Ottawa

14.

What is the capital of the United States

a)

Washington

b)

Philadelphia

c)

New York

d)

Washington D.C.

15.

What mountain range separates Europe from Asia?

a)

The Ural Mountains

b)

The Andes Mountains

c)

The Rocky Mountains

d)

The Alps

16.

Which area of the United States is the most densely populated?

a)

The Southwest

b)

The Southeast

c)

The Northeast

d)

The Midwest

17.

Spain is south of France is an example of what?

a)

absolute location

b)

relative location

c)

location

d)

place

18.

The official language of Brazil is?

a)

Spanish

b)

Portuguese

c)

English

d)

French

19.

The country of Russia was previously named what?

a)

Moscow

b)

Slovakia

c)

Prussia

d)

Soviet Union

20.
Hinduism is which type of religion?
a)
Monotheistic
b)
Polytheistic
c)
Animistic 
d)
Reijistic
21.

What is the average TFR needed to keep the population stable?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

22.
What is the most heavily populated region on the planet?
a)
Southern Latin America
b)
Western Europe
c)
South Asia
d)
Sub-Saharan Africa
23.

Capital of Turkey...

a)

Nicosia

b)

Vaduz

c)

Istanbul

d)

Ankara

24.

The city in this picture is…

a)

Sao Paulo

b)

Rio

c)

Recife

d)

Porto Alegre

25.

Which European country is famous for its watches?

a)

Austria

b)

Belgium

c)

Switzerland

26.

What is this?

a)

Nile River

b)

Grand Canyon

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

Great Lakes

27.

What is this?

a)

Buckingham Palace

b)

Nile River

c)

Sahara Desert

d)

The White House

28.

What is this?

a)

Mount Saint Helena

b)

Golden Gate Bridge

c)

Mount Rushmore

d)

Leaning Tower of Pisa

29.
Where is Ayers Rock?
a)
New Zealand
b)
Fiji
c)
Australia
d)
Papua New Guinea
30.
Where is Big Ben?
a)
England
b)
Ireland
c)
Scotland
d)
Wales
31.
Where is the Sphinx?
a)
Iraq
b)
Azerbaijin
c)
USA
d)
Egypt
32.
Where is this?
a)
France
b)
Italy
c)
USA
d)
Australia
33.
Where is the Parthenon?
a)
Cyprus
b)
Malta
c)
Greece
d)
India
34.
Where is the Colloseum?
a)
Greece
b)
Norway
c)
Italy
d)
Portugal
35.

Where is the Taj Mahal?

a)

Sri Lanka

b)

India

c)

Pakistan

d)

Iraq

36.
What is the capital of Greece?
a)
Sparta
b)
Crete
c)
Olympus
d)
Athens
37.
Russia and Turkey both have areas of their countries that are part of the European continent. What other continent do they each have land in?
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
the Middle East
d)
Australia
38.

What is the name of the chief river of the United States, longest river in the U.S.?

a)

Nile River

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Hudson River

39.

What type of map is this?

a)

Physical

b)

Political

c)

Special Purpose

40.

What type of map is this?

a)

Physical

b)

Special Purpose

c)

Political

41.
Half of the globe.  The Earth can be divided into 4 of these.  The first part of the word means "half".
a)
hedosphere
b)
prime meridian
c)
hemisphere
d)
equator
42.
The main directions (north, south, east, west) on a compass rose.
a)
intermediate directions
b)
cardinal directions
c)
immediate directions
d)
locator directions
43.
An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
a)
prime meridian
b)
equator
c)
compass rose
d)
hemisphere
44.

Which state has a longer coastline?

a)

Maine

b)

Rhode Island

45.

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

46.
Which state is closer to the Pacific Ocean?
a)
Nevada
b)
Kentucky
47.
Which blockbuster film was written by George Lucas in California in the 1970s to get kids interested in space exploration? 
a)
Divergent
b)
Star Wars
48.
The Panama Canal connects the Pacific Ocean with which other ocean? 
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Artic Ocean
d)
Indian Ocean
49.
Weird but true: Scientists used a robot disguised as a penguin to study real emperor penguins.  Emperor penguins live in Victoria Land and Marie Byrd Land on which continent?
a)
Antartica
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
South America
50.
Weird but true: doctors in ancient Peru drilled holes in patients' skulls to relieve their headaches.  Peru is a country located on which continent? 
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Australia
d)
Africa
51.
Which country does not experience frequent earthquakes?
a)
Chile
b)
United States
c)
Nigeria
52.

Which mountain range separates Europe from Asia?

a)

Ural Mountains

b)

Pyrenees Mountains

c)

Alps Mountains

d)

Siberian Mountain Range

53.
What is the name of this tiny country?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Russia
d)
Belgium

Similar Resources on Wayground

Economy in Geography

55 questions

Economy in Geography

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

Unit 3 - World Geography

49 questions

Unit 3 - World Geography

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

24-25 S6 Geography 2nd Term Exam Revision

50 questions

24-25 S6 Geography 2nd Term Exam Revision

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade

Population/Migration/Epidemiology Quiz

48 questions

Population/Migration/Epidemiology Quiz

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th Grade

AP 10, 1st QUARTER EXAMINATION

51 questions

AP 10, 1st QUARTER EXAMINATION

quiz

Worksheet

•

10th Grade

Mexico

53 questions

Mexico

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th - 10th Grade

Southwest Asia

50 questions

Southwest Asia

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th - 12th Grade

APHG Chapter 2

49 questions

APHG Chapter 2

quiz

Worksheet

•

9th - 12th Grade