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Around the World Quiz

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 7hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or False: Canada is the largest country in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

How many states are in the U.S.?

a)

25

b)

50

c)

51

d)

5

3.

How many mountain chains run down both coastlines in Northern Mexico?

a)

1

b)

0

c)

3

d)

2

4.

What is the main language spoken in South America?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

Brazilian

d)

Russian

5.

What rain forest did we read about that is in Brazil?

a)

Columbia rain forest

b)

Brazil rain forest

c)

Brasilia rain forest

d)

Amazon rain forest

6.

When did the Spaniards first arrive in the Andes?

a)

1524

b)

1424

c)

1924

d)

1994

7.

Europe and Asia together form one vast land mass called

a)

Eurasia.

b)

Asiaeur.

c)

Europeasia.

d)

Europeandasai.

8.

Norway, Sweden and Denmark are often grouped under the name

a)

Dinavia.

b)

Scandin.

c)

Scandinavia.

d)

Navia.

9.

What are the two largest islands that are part of the British Isles?

a)

Brittany

b)

Great Britain

c)

England

d)

Ireland

10.

True or False: France is the smallest country in western Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

True or False: The Netherlands and Belgium are countries with a lot of mountains.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

When did Germany become a single country?

a)

1871

b)

1971

c)

1671

d)

1771

13.

Italy is shaped like a

a)

ball.

b)

horseshoe.

c)

boot.

d)

fish.

14.

The southeastern corner of Europe is called the

a)

Balkians

b)

Balks

c)

Kan

d)

Balkans

15.

What is the largest continent in the world?

a)

Russia

b)

North America

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

16.

What is the largest country in the world?

a)

Asia

b)

Russia

c)

China

d)

United States of America

17.

Which sea surrounds the Arabian Peninsula?

a)

Arabian Sea

b)

Red Sea

c)

Persian Gulf

d)

All of them

18.

True or False: Half of the highest peaks in the world are found in the Himalaya and Karakoram mountain ranges.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What type of climate do the countries of Southeast Asia have?

a)

Tropical

b)

Dry

c)

Polar

d)

Freezing

20.

China makes up how much of the world's population?

a)

1/3

b)

2/3

c)

1/5

d)

2/5

21.

Around how many earthquakes happen in Japan each year?

a)

50,000 earthquakes

b)

3,000 earthquakes

c)

500 earthquakes

d)

5,000 earthquakes

22.

Which part of Australia do most people live in?

a)

Southeast

b)

Northeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Northwest

23.

What continent is connected to Africa?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Asia

d)

Europe

24.

True or False: The Sahara Desert is a bad place to farm.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

True or False: South Africa is a great place to mine and farm.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

True or False: The North Pole is in the Antarctic and the the South Pole is in the Arctic.

a)

True

b)

False